Davids Creek Watershed Site 9-3

Davids Creek Watershed Site 9-3 is an earth dam located in Audubon County, Iowa, built in 1977. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height33 ft
Built197749 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 33 ft
33 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

33 ft tall and 550 ft long, taller than 76% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About Davids Creek Watershed Site 9-3

The primary purpose of Davids Creek Watershed Site 9-3 is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The dam maintains a small impoundment used for fire suppression, livestock watering, or as a fish pond. The dam is owned by Audubon County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-davids Creek near Exira.

The dam stands 33 feet tall and stretches 550 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 11 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 251 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1977, the structure is 49 years old.

This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life.

At 33 feet, this dam is taller than 76% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateIowa
CountyAudubon
Nearest CityExira
River/StreamTr-davids Creek
Coordinates41.62700, -94.84130

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height33 ft
Dam Height33 ft
Dam Length550 ft
Year Completed1977 (49 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage251 acre-ft
Max Storage251 acre-ft
Normal Storage62 acre-ft
Surface Area11 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerAudubon County Swcd
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA01471
Federal IDIA01471
More InfoState Dam Safety Program