Badger Creek Watershed Site 30-3

Badger Creek Watershed Site 30-3 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
Height27 ft
Built198442 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 27 ft
27 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

27 ft tall and 810 ft long, taller than 59% 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 Badger Creek Watershed Site 30-3

The primary purpose of Badger Creek Watershed Site 30-3 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 27 feet tall and stretches 810 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 8 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 495 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 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.
Coordinates41.46110, -93.85410

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height27 ft
Dam Height27 ft
Dam Length810 ft
Year Completed1984 (42 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage495 acre-ft
Max Storage495 acre-ft
Normal Storage24 acre-ft
Surface Area8 acres
Drainage Area1 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 IDIA02256
Federal IDIA02256
More InfoState Dam Safety Program