Little Beaver Subwatershed M-16730

Little Beaver Subwatershed M-16730 is an earth dam located in Woodbury County, Iowa, built in 1957. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Little Beaver Subwatershed M-16730

The primary purpose of Little Beaver Subwatershed M-16730 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-wolf Creek near Turin.

The dam stands 40 feet tall and stretches 200 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 145 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1957, 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 40 feet, this dam is taller than 87% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyWoodbury
Nearest CityTurin
River/StreamTr-wolf Creek
Coordinates42.30990, -95.97590

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height40 ft
Dam Height40 ft
Dam Length200 ft
Year Completed1957 (69 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage145 acre-ft
Max Storage145 acre-ft
Normal Storage30 acre-ft
Surface Area4 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 Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA01776
Federal IDIA01776
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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