Mill Picayune Watershed Site M-16-6

Mill Picayune Watershed Site M-16-6 is an earth dam located in Shelby County, Iowa, built in 1989. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Mill Picayune Watershed Site M-16-6

The primary purpose of Mill Picayune Watershed Site M-16-6 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 Shelby County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr- Mill Creek near Woodbine.

The dam stands 44 feet tall and stretches 700 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 16 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 530 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 2 square miles. Completed in 1989, the structure is 37 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 44 feet, this dam is taller than 90% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyShelby
Nearest CityWoodbine
River/StreamTr- Mill Creek
Coordinates41.83590, -95.53520

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height44 ft
Dam Height44 ft
Dam Length700 ft
Year Completed1989 (37 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage530 acre-ft
Max Storage530 acre-ft
Normal Storage132 acre-ft
Surface Area16 acres
Drainage Area2 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA02522
Federal IDIA02522
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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