Troublesome Cr Watershed Site 47-4

Troublesome Cr Watershed Site 47-4 is an earth dam located in Audubon County, Iowa, built in 1981. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Troublesome Cr Watershed Site 47-4

The primary purpose of Troublesome Cr Watershed Site 47-4 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 Audubon County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-troublesome Creek near Atlantic.

The dam stands 20 feet tall and stretches 480 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 50 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1981, the structure is 45 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
CountyAudubon
Nearest CityAtlantic
River/StreamTr-troublesome Creek
Coordinates41.54700, -94.77230

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height20 ft
Dam Height20 ft
Dam Length480 ft
Year Completed1981 (45 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage50 acre-ft
Max Storage50 acre-ft
Normal Storage12 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA02422
Federal IDIA02422
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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