Twelve Mile Creek Watershed Site 30

Twelve Mile Creek Watershed Site 30 is an earth dam located in Union County, Iowa, built in 1986. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Twelve Mile Creek Watershed Site 30

The primary purpose of Twelve Mile Creek Watershed Site 30 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 Union County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr- Sand Cr. near Westerville.

The dam stands 35 feet tall and stretches 490 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 175 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1986, the structure is 40 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 35 feet, this dam is taller than 82% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyUnion
Nearest CityWesterville
River/StreamTr- Sand Cr.
Coordinates40.95120, -94.01520

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height35 ft
Dam Height35 ft
Dam Length490 ft
Year Completed1986 (40 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage175 acre-ft
Max Storage175 acre-ft
Normal Storage49 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerUnion County SWCD
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA02325
Federal IDIA02325
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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