Simon Run Watershed Site 9-3w

Simon Run Watershed Site 9-3w is an earth dam located in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, built in 1985. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Simon Run Watershed Site 9-3w

The primary purpose of Simon Run Watershed Site 9-3w 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 West Pottawattamie County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr- Simon Run near Crescent.

The dam stands 39 feet tall and stretches 386 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 69 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.

At 39 feet, this dam is taller than 86% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyPottawattamie
Nearest CityCrescent
River/StreamTr- Simon Run
Coordinates41.38580, -95.80170

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height39 ft
Dam Height39 ft
Dam Length386 ft
Year Completed1985 (41 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage69 acre-ft
Max Storage69 acre-ft
Normal Storage53 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA02385
Federal IDIA02385
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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