Mosquito Creek Watershed Site 6-5

Mosquito Creek Watershed Site 6-5 is an earth dam located in Harrison County, Iowa, built in 1979. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Mosquito Creek Watershed Site 6-5

The primary purpose of Mosquito Creek Watershed Site 6-5 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 Harrison County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-mosquito Creek near Yorkshire.

The dam stands 47 feet tall and stretches 610 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 251 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 47 feet, this dam is taller than 92% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyHarrison
Nearest CityYorkshire
River/StreamTr-mosquito Creek
Coordinates41.55240, -95.59960

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height47 ft
Dam Height47 ft
Dam Length610 ft
Year Completed1979 (47 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage251 acre-ft
Max Storage251 acre-ft
Normal Storage69 acre-ft
Surface Area10 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA01979
Federal IDIA01979
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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