Three Mile Creek Watershed Site 43-1

Three Mile Creek Watershed Site 43-1 is an earth dam located in Union County, Iowa, built in 1976. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Three Mile Creek Watershed Site 43-1

The primary purpose of Three Mile Creek Watershed Site 43-1 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 Union County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-three Mile Creek near Talmage.

The dam stands 32 feet tall and stretches 600 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 12 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 196 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1976, the structure is 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 32 feet, this dam is taller than 76% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyUnion
Nearest CityTalmage
River/StreamTr-three Mile Creek
Coordinates41.11810, -94.24400

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height32 ft
Dam Height32 ft
Dam Length600 ft
Year Completed1976 (50 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage196 acre-ft
Max Storage196 acre-ft
Normal Storage95 acre-ft
Surface Area12 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerUnion County SWCD
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA01740
Federal IDIA01740
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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