Dozark Dam

Dozark Dam is an earth dam located in Crawford County, Iowa, built in 1977. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Dozark Dam

The primary purpose of Dozark Dam 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 Virgil Dozark (private). It impounds the Tr-boyer River near Arion.

The dam stands 32 feet tall and stretches 405 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 79 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 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 32 feet, this dam is taller than 76% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyCrawford
Nearest CityArion
River/StreamTr-boyer River
Coordinates41.96170, -95.38960

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height32 ft
Dam Height32 ft
Dam Length405 ft
Year Completed1977 (49 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage79 acre-ft
Max Storage79 acre-ft
Normal Storage40 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerVirgil Dozark
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA01539
Federal IDIA01539
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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