Indian Creek Country Club

Indian Creek Country Club is an earth dam located in Story County, Iowa, built in 1981. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height32 ft
Built198145 years ago

Dam profile

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

32 ft tall and 400 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 Indian Creek Country Club

The primary purpose of Indian Creek Country Club is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Indian Creek Country Club (private). It impounds the Tr-w. Br. Indian Cr. near Maxwell.

The dam stands 32 feet tall and stretches 400 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 77 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1981, the structure is 45 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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Location

StateIowa
CountyStory
Nearest CityMaxwell
River/StreamTr-w. Br. Indian Cr.
Coordinates41.97670, -93.44250

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height32 ft
Dam Height32 ft
Dam Length400 ft
Year Completed1981 (45 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage77 acre-ft
Max Storage77 acre-ft
Normal Storage39 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerIndian Creek Country Club
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA02168
Federal IDIA02168
More InfoState Dam Safety Program