Waubonsie Cr. Watershed Site 23-2

Waubonsie Cr. Watershed Site 23-2 is an earth dam located in Mills County, Iowa, built in 1979. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Waubonsie Cr. Watershed Site 23-2

The primary purpose of Waubonsie Cr. Watershed Site 23-2 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 Mills County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-waubonsie Creek near Bartlett.

The dam stands 54 feet tall and stretches 450 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 13 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 358 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1979, the structure is 47 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 54 feet, this dam is taller than 94% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyMills
Nearest CityBartlett
River/StreamTr-waubonsie Creek
Coordinates40.96300, -95.69060

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height54 ft
Dam Height54 ft
Dam Length450 ft
Year Completed1979 (47 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage358 acre-ft
Max Storage358 acre-ft
Normal Storage290 acre-ft
Surface Area13 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerMills County SWCD
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA01975
Federal IDIA01975
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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