Big Wyacondah Watershed Site 38-3

Big Wyacondah Watershed Site 38-3 is an earth dam located in Davis County, Iowa, built in 1976. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Big Wyacondah Watershed Site 38-3

The primary purpose of Big Wyacondah Watershed Site 38-3 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 Davis County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-south Wyacondah near Wyacondah, Mo.

The dam stands 18 feet tall and stretches 512 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 2 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 67 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1976, the structure is 50 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.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyDavis
Nearest CityWyacondah, Mo
River/StreamTr-south Wyacondah
Coordinates40.75000, -92.49100

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height18 ft
Dam Height18 ft
Dam Length512 ft
Year Completed1976 (50 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage67 acre-ft
Max Storage67 acre-ft
Normal Storage19 acre-ft
Surface Area2 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerDavis County SWCD
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA01557
Federal IDIA01557
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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