Held Watershed Site D-4

Held Watershed Site D-4 is an earth dam located in Plymouth County, Iowa, built in 1978. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height33 ft
Built197848 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 33 ft
33 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

33 ft tall and 450 ft long, taller than 76% 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 Held Watershed Site D-4

The primary purpose of Held Watershed Site D-4 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 Plymouth County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-floyd River near Hinton.

The dam stands 33 feet tall and stretches 450 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 123 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1978, the structure is 48 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 33 feet, this dam is taller than 76% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateIowa
CountyPlymouth
Nearest CityHinton
River/StreamTr-floyd River
Coordinates42.63440, -96.32360

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height33 ft
Dam Height33 ft
Dam Length450 ft
Year Completed1978 (48 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage123 acre-ft
Max Storage123 acre-ft
Normal Storage37 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerPlymouth County Swcd
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA01855
Federal IDIA01855
More InfoState Dam Safety Program