Langenfield/kolln Dam

Langenfield/kolln Dam is an earth dam located in Crawford County, Iowa, built in 1975. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height32 ft
Built197551 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 32 ft
32 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

32 ft tall and 500 ft long, taller than 74% 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 Langenfield/kolln Dam

The primary purpose of Langenfield/kolln Dam 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 L Langenfield & a Kolln (private). It impounds the Tr-buck Creek near Arion.

The dam stands 32 feet tall and stretches 500 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 65 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1975, 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.

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Location

StateIowa
CountyCrawford
Nearest CityArion
River/StreamTr-buck Creek
Coordinates41.89460, -95.41220

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height32 ft
Dam Height32 ft
Dam Length500 ft
Year Completed1975 (51 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage65 acre-ft
Max Storage65 acre-ft
Normal Storage30 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerL Langenfield & a Kolln
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA01914
Federal IDIA01914
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