Badger Creek Watershed Site 40-1

Badger Creek Watershed Site 40-1 is an earth dam located in Madison County, Iowa, built in 1974. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Badger Creek Watershed Site 40-1

The primary purpose of Badger Creek Watershed Site 40-1 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 Madison County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-badger Creek near Churchville.

The dam stands 26 feet tall and stretches 480 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 7 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 70 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1974, the structure is well into its service life at over 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
CountyMadison
Nearest CityChurchville
River/StreamTr-badger Creek
Coordinates41.47700, -93.89640

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height26 ft
Dam Height26 ft
Dam Length480 ft
Year Completed1974 (52 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage70 acre-ft
Max Storage70 acre-ft
Normal Storage28 acre-ft
Surface Area7 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA01624
Federal IDIA01624
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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