Weber Creek Subwatershed Site M-9000

Weber Creek Subwatershed Site M-9000 is an earth dam located in Woodbury County, Iowa, built in 1955. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Weber Creek Subwatershed Site M-9000

The primary purpose of Weber Creek Subwatershed Site M-9000 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 Weber Creek near Turin.

The dam stands 29 feet tall and stretches 500 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 1 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 73 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1955, 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/StreamWeber Creek
Coordinates42.23680, -96.01040

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height29 ft
Dam Height29 ft
Dam Length500 ft
Year Completed1955 (71 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage73 acre-ft
Max Storage73 acre-ft
Normal Storage11 acre-ft
Surface Area1 acres
Drainage Area1 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 IDIA01755
Federal IDIA01755
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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