Little Beaver Subwatershed 5b-5000

Little Beaver Subwatershed 5b-5000 is an earth dam located in Woodbury County, Iowa, built in 1957. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Little Beaver Subwatershed 5b-5000

The primary purpose of Little Beaver Subwatershed 5b-5000 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 36 feet tall and stretches 350 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 2 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 97 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 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
CountyWoodbury
Nearest CityTurin
River/StreamTr-wolf Creek
Coordinates42.29830, -95.96350

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height36 ft
Dam Height36 ft
Dam Length350 ft
Year Completed1957 (69 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage97 acre-ft
Max Storage97 acre-ft
Normal Storage16 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 Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA01778
Federal IDIA01778
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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