Bacon Creek Watershed Site J-4

Bacon Creek Watershed Site J-4 is an earth dam located in Woodbury County, Iowa, built in 1985. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Bacon Creek Watershed Site J-4

Bacon Creek Watershed Site J-4 is a dam in Woodbury, Iowa. The dam is owned by Woodbury County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr- Floyd R. near Sioux City.

The dam stands 20 feet tall and stretches 450 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 61 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
CountyWoodbury
Nearest CitySioux City
River/StreamTr- Floyd R.
Coordinates42.54270, -96.28690

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height20 ft
Dam Height20 ft
Dam Length450 ft
Year Completed1985 (41 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage61 acre-ft
Max Storage61 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerWoodbury County SWCD
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA02410
Federal IDIA02410
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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