Bacon Creek Watershed Site F-1

Bacon Creek Watershed Site F-1 is an earth dam located in Woodbury 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
Height33 ft
Built198145 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 33 ft
33 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

33 ft tall and 390 ft long, taller than 76% 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 Bacon Creek Watershed Site F-1

The primary purpose of Bacon Creek Watershed Site F-1 is flood risk reduction. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate. The dam is owned by City of Sioux City (local government). It impounds the Tr- Floyd River near Sioux City.

The dam stands 33 feet tall and stretches 390 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 1 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 28 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.

At 33 feet, this dam is taller than 76% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateIowa
CountyWoodbury
Nearest CitySioux City
River/StreamTr- Floyd River
Coordinates42.53000, -96.35980

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height33 ft
Dam Height33 ft
Dam Length390 ft
Year Completed1981 (45 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage28 acre-ft
Max Storage28 acre-ft
Normal Storage15 acre-ft
Surface Area1 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerCity of Sioux City
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA02173
Federal IDIA02173
More InfoState Dam Safety Program