Wahlberg Dam

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

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection04/07/1977
Height29 ft
Built197749 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 29 ft
29 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

29 ft tall and 495 ft long, taller than 65% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About Wahlberg Dam

The primary purpose of Wahlberg 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 Pauline Wahlberg (private). It impounds the Tr-wolf Creek near Missouri River.

The dam stands 29 feet tall and stretches 495 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 49 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. The most recent inspection on record was 04/07/1977. That was over 49 years ago.

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Location

StateIowa
CountyWoodbury
Nearest CityMissouri River
River/StreamTr-wolf Creek
Coordinates42.43590, -96.01680

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height29 ft
Dam Height29 ft
Dam Length495 ft
Year Completed1977 (49 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage49 acre-ft
Max Storage49 acre-ft
Normal Storage21 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerPauline Wahlberg
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection04/07/1977
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA01687
Federal IDIA01687
More InfoState Dam Safety Program