West Fork One Subwatershed Site 4-4300

West Fork One Subwatershed Site 4-4300 is an earth dam located in Woodbury County, Iowa, built in 1955. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height36 ft
Built195571 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 36 ft
36 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

36 ft tall and 500 ft long, taller than 82% 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 West Fork One Subwatershed Site 4-4300

The primary purpose of West Fork One Subwatershed Site 4-4300 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-west Fork Little Sioux Riv near Rolly Springs.

The dam stands 36 feet tall and stretches 500 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 1 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 761 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 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.

At 36 feet, this dam is taller than 82% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateIowa
CountyWoodbury
Nearest CityRolly Springs
River/StreamTr-west Fork Little Sioux Riv
Coordinates42.43800, -96.07090

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height36 ft
Dam Height36 ft
Dam Length500 ft
Year Completed1955 (71 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage761 acre-ft
Max Storage761 acre-ft
Normal Storage57 acre-ft
Surface Area1 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 IDIA01773
Federal IDIA01773
More InfoState Dam Safety Program