Crumly Dam

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

About Crumly Dam

The primary purpose of Crumly 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 Leo D Crumly (private). It impounds the Tr-east Branch Pine Creek near Wild Cat Den State Park.

The dam stands 34 feet tall and stretches 290 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 9 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 152 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 34 feet, this dam is taller than 80% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyMuscatine
Nearest CityWild Cat Den State Park
River/StreamTr-east Branch Pine Creek
Coordinates41.51200, -90.83870

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height34 ft
Dam Height34 ft
Dam Length290 ft
Year Completed1977 (49 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage152 acre-ft
Max Storage152 acre-ft
Normal Storage97 acre-ft
Surface Area9 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerLeo D Crumly
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA01650
Federal IDIA01650
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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