Troublesome Cr Watershed Site 41-1

Troublesome Cr Watershed Site 41-1 is an earth dam located in Audubon County, Iowa, built in 1979. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection05/17/1989
Height37 ft
Built197947 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 37 ft
37 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

37 ft tall and 525 ft long, taller than 83% 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 Troublesome Cr Watershed Site 41-1

The primary purpose of Troublesome Cr Watershed Site 41-1 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 Audubon County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Troublesome Creek near Atlantic.

The dam stands 37 feet tall and stretches 525 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 2 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 72 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. The most recent inspection on record was 05/17/1989. That was over 37 years ago.

At 37 feet, this dam is taller than 83% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateIowa
CountyAudubon
Nearest CityAtlantic
River/StreamTroublesome Creek
Coordinates41.54850, -94.83850

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height37 ft
Dam Height37 ft
Dam Length525 ft
Year Completed1979 (47 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage72 acre-ft
Max Storage72 acre-ft
Normal Storage25 acre-ft
Surface Area2 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerAudubon County Swcd
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection05/17/1989
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA02031
Federal IDIA02031
More InfoState Dam Safety Program