Three Mile Creek Watershed Site 33

Three Mile Creek Watershed Site 33 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 33

The primary purpose of Three Mile Creek Watershed Site 33 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 36 feet tall and stretches 510 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 11 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 185 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 36 feet, this dam is taller than 83% 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
Coordinates41.08670, -94.20830

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height36 ft
Dam Height36 ft
Dam Length510 ft
Year Completed1976 (50 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage185 acre-ft
Max Storage185 acre-ft
Normal Storage119 acre-ft
Surface Area11 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 IDIA01748
Federal IDIA01748
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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