Big Wyacondah Watershed Site 10

Big Wyacondah Watershed Site 10 is an earth dam located in Davis County, Iowa, built in 1976. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Big Wyacondah Watershed Site 10

The primary purpose of Big Wyacondah Watershed Site 10 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 River near Wyacondah, Mo.

The dam stands 26 feet tall and stretches 336 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 44 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 River
Coordinates40.61870, -92.31120

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height26 ft
Dam Height26 ft
Dam Length336 ft
Year Completed1976 (50 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage44 acre-ft
Max Storage44 acre-ft
Normal Storage23 acre-ft
Surface Area3 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 IDIA01573
Federal IDIA01573
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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