Twelve Mile Creek Watershed Site D-35

Twelve Mile Creek Watershed Site D-35 is an earth dam located in Union County, Iowa, built in 1988. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Twelve Mile Creek Watershed Site D-35

The primary purpose of Twelve Mile Creek Watershed Site D-35 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- Twelve Mile Creek near Westerville.

The dam stands 38 feet tall and stretches 825 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 20 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 530 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1988, the structure is 38 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 38 feet, this dam is taller than 85% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyUnion
Nearest CityWesterville
River/StreamTr- Twelve Mile Creek
Coordinates40.97790, -94.13590

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height38 ft
Dam Height38 ft
Dam Length825 ft
Year Completed1988 (38 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage530 acre-ft
Max Storage530 acre-ft
Normal Storage140 acre-ft
Surface Area20 acres
Drainage Area1 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 IDIA02490
Federal IDIA02490
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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