Friesen Dam

Friesen Dam is an earth dam located in Ringgold County, Iowa, built in 1976. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Friesen Dam

The primary purpose of Friesen 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 Mary Friesen (private). It impounds the Tr-middle Fork Grand River near State Of Missouri.

The dam stands 31 feet tall and stretches 470 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 1 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 88 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
CountyRinggold
Nearest CityState Of Missouri
River/StreamTr-middle Fork Grand River
Coordinates40.64700, -94.28680

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height31 ft
Dam Height31 ft
Dam Length470 ft
Year Completed1976 (50 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage88 acre-ft
Max Storage88 acre-ft
Normal Storage19 acre-ft
Surface Area1 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA01625
Federal IDIA01625
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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