Liken Family Farm Dam

Liken Family Farm Dam is an earth dam located in Union County, Iowa, built in 1986. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Liken Family Farm Dam

The primary purpose of Liken Family Farm Dam 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 Liken Family Farm (private). It impounds the Tr- Middle Platt River near Maloy.

The dam stands 25 feet tall and stretches 630 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 119 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1986, the structure is 40 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
CountyUnion
Nearest CityMaloy
River/StreamTr- Middle Platt River
Coordinates40.99280, -94.37460

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Dam Length630 ft
Year Completed1986 (40 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage119 acre-ft
Max Storage119 acre-ft
Normal Storage16 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerLiken Family Farm
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA02492
Federal IDIA02492
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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