Lum Hollow Subwatershed M-6199

Lum Hollow Subwatershed M-6199 is an earth dam located in Woodbury County, Iowa, built in 1959. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height39 ft
Built195967 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 39 ft
39 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

39 ft tall and 200 ft long, taller than 85% 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 Lum Hollow Subwatershed M-6199

The primary purpose of Lum Hollow Subwatershed M-6199 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 Woodbury County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Lum Hollow Creek near Turin.

The dam stands 39 feet tall and stretches 200 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 153 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1959, 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.

At 39 feet, this dam is taller than 85% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateIowa
CountyWoodbury
Nearest CityTurin
River/StreamLum Hollow Creek
Coordinates42.27900, -95.97590

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height39 ft
Dam Height39 ft
Dam Length200 ft
Year Completed1959 (67 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage153 acre-ft
Max Storage153 acre-ft
Normal Storage80 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerWoodbury County Swcd
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA01711
Federal IDIA01711
More InfoState Dam Safety Program