C & W Investments

C & W Investments is an earth dam located in Appanoose County, Iowa, built in 1985. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About C & W Investments

The primary purpose of C & W Investments 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 C&w Investments (private). It impounds the Tr- Rathbun Reservoir near Rathbun Reservoir.

The dam stands 31 feet tall and stretches 390 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 59 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1985, the structure is 41 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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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyAppanoose
Nearest CityRathbun Reservoir
River/StreamTr- Rathbun Reservoir
Coordinates40.86710, -93.04760

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height31 ft
Dam Height31 ft
Dam Length390 ft
Year Completed1985 (41 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage59 acre-ft
Max Storage59 acre-ft
Normal Storage36 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerC&W Investments
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA02350
Federal IDIA02350
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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