Three Mile Creek Watershed Site U-5-b

Three Mile Creek Watershed Site U-5-b is an earth dam located in Union County, Iowa, built in 1980. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Three Mile Creek Watershed Site U-5-b

The primary purpose of Three Mile Creek Watershed Site U-5-b 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 Union County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-three Mile Creek near Talmage.

The dam stands 28 feet tall and stretches 550 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 2 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 164 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
CountyUnion
Nearest CityTalmage
River/StreamTr-three Mile Creek
Coordinates41.14040, -94.26540

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height28 ft
Dam Height28 ft
Dam Length550 ft
Year Completed1980 (46 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage164 acre-ft
Max Storage164 acre-ft
Normal Storage25 acre-ft
Surface Area2 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA02104
Federal IDIA02104
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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