Lum Hollow Subwatershed 9c-3295

Lum Hollow Subwatershed 9c-3295 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
Height35 ft
Built195967 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 35 ft
35 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

35 ft tall and 500 ft long, taller than 80% 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 9c-3295

The primary purpose of Lum Hollow Subwatershed 9c-3295 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-moose Creek near Turin.

The dam stands 35 feet tall and stretches 500 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 2 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 75 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 35 feet, this dam is taller than 80% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateIowa
CountyWoodbury
Nearest CityTurin
River/StreamTr-moose Creek
Coordinates42.25380, -95.97670

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height35 ft
Dam Height35 ft
Dam Length500 ft
Year Completed1959 (67 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage75 acre-ft
Max Storage75 acre-ft
Normal Storage20 acre-ft
Surface Area2 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 IDIA01723
Federal IDIA01723
More InfoState Dam Safety Program