Lum Hollow Subwatershed 12-10865

Lum Hollow Subwatershed 12-10865 is an earth dam located in Woodbury County, Iowa, built in 1959. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Lum Hollow Subwatershed 12-10865

The primary purpose of Lum Hollow Subwatershed 12-10865 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 Tr-lum Hollow Creek near Turin.

The dam stands 27 feet tall and stretches 350 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 13 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 119 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.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyWoodbury
Nearest CityTurin
River/StreamTr-lum Hollow Creek
Coordinates42.27240, -95.99030

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height27 ft
Dam Height27 ft
Dam Length350 ft
Year Completed1959 (67 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage119 acre-ft
Max Storage119 acre-ft
Normal Storage80 acre-ft
Surface Area13 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 Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA01715
Federal IDIA01715
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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