Turkey Cr Watershed Site 10-25

Turkey Cr Watershed Site 10-25 is an earth dam located in Cass County, Iowa, built in 1990. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height26 ft
Built199036 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 26 ft
26 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

26 ft tall and 600 ft long, taller than 55% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About Turkey Cr Watershed Site 10-25

The primary purpose of Turkey Cr Watershed Site 10-25 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 Cass County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-lone Tree Branch near Lewis.

The dam stands 26 feet tall and stretches 600 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 8 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 154 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1990, the structure is 36 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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Location

StateIowa
CountyCass
Nearest CityLewis
River/StreamTr-lone Tree Branch
Coordinates41.33620, -94.86700

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height26 ft
Dam Height26 ft
Dam Length600 ft
Year Completed1990 (36 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage154 acre-ft
Max Storage154 acre-ft
Normal Storage50 acre-ft
Surface Area8 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerCass County Swcd
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA02505
Federal IDIA02505
More InfoState Dam Safety Program