Weber Creek Subwatershed Site 5-4460

Weber Creek Subwatershed Site 5-4460 is an earth dam located in Woodbury County, Iowa, built in 1956. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height41 ft
Built195670 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 41 ft
41 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

41 ft tall and 400 ft long, taller than 87% 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 Weber Creek Subwatershed Site 5-4460

The primary purpose of Weber Creek Subwatershed Site 5-4460 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-east Fork Wolf Creek near Turin.

The dam stands 41 feet tall and stretches 400 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 2 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 94 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1956, 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 41 feet, this dam is taller than 87% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateIowa
CountyWoodbury
Nearest CityTurin
River/StreamTr-east Fork Wolf Creek
Coordinates42.40820, -95.95420

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height41 ft
Dam Height41 ft
Dam Length400 ft
Year Completed1956 (70 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage94 acre-ft
Max Storage94 acre-ft
Normal Storage28 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 IDIA01768
Federal IDIA01768
More InfoState Dam Safety Program