Turkey Cr Watershed Site 19-34a

Turkey Cr Watershed Site 19-34a is an earth dam located in Cass County, Iowa, built in 1980. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Turkey Cr Watershed Site 19-34a

The primary purpose of Turkey Cr Watershed Site 19-34a 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 Cass County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-jim Branch near Lewis.

The dam stands 22 feet tall and stretches 600 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 7 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 112 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1980, the structure is 46 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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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyCass
Nearest CityLewis
River/StreamTr-jim Branch
Coordinates41.36910, -94.83000

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height22 ft
Dam Height22 ft
Dam Length600 ft
Year Completed1980 (46 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage112 acre-ft
Max Storage112 acre-ft
Normal Storage41 acre-ft
Surface Area7 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA02090
Federal IDIA02090
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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