Miami Lake Sediment Control Dam Site 3

Miami Lake Sediment Control Dam Site 3 is an earth dam located in Monroe County, Iowa, built in 1980. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection03/01/2006
Height32 ft
Built198046 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 32 ft
32 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

32 ft tall and 525 ft long, taller than 74% 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 Miami Lake Sediment Control Dam Site 3

The primary purpose of Miami Lake Sediment Control Dam Site 3 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 Monroe County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-bluff Creek near Lake Miami.

The dam stands 32 feet tall and stretches 525 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 9 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 260 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. The most recent inspection on record was 03/01/2006. That was over 20 years ago.

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Location

StateIowa
CountyMonroe
Nearest CityLake Miami
River/StreamTr-bluff Creek
Coordinates41.10490, -92.86180

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height32 ft
Dam Height32 ft
Dam Length525 ft
Year Completed1980 (46 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage260 acre-ft
Max Storage260 acre-ft
Normal Storage64 acre-ft
Surface Area9 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerMonroe County Swcd
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection03/01/2006
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA02146
Federal IDIA02146
More InfoState Dam Safety Program