Badger Creek Watershed Site 36-3

Badger Creek Watershed Site 36-3 is an earth dam located in Madison County, Iowa, built in 1984. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height20 ft
Built198442 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 20 ft
20 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

20 ft tall and 694 ft long. 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 Badger Creek Watershed Site 36-3

The primary purpose of Badger Creek Watershed Site 36-3 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 Madison County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr- Badger Cr. near North River.

The dam stands 20 feet tall and stretches 694 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 146 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1984, the structure is 42 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
CountyMadison
Nearest CityNorth River
River/StreamTr- Badger Cr.
Coordinates41.45490, -93.88740

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height20 ft
Dam Height20 ft
Dam Length694 ft
Year Completed1984 (42 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage146 acre-ft
Max Storage146 acre-ft
Normal Storage36 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerMadison County Swcd
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA02255
Federal IDIA02255
More InfoState Dam Safety Program