Camp Creek Subwatershed Site M-4

Camp Creek Subwatershed Site M-4 is an earth dam located in Woodbury County, Iowa, built in 1989. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Camp Creek Subwatershed Site M-4

The primary purpose of Camp Creek Subwatershed Site M-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 Woodbury County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Camp Creek near Hornick.

The dam stands 44 feet tall and stretches 625 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 8 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 289 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 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
CountyWoodbury
Nearest CityHornick
River/StreamCamp Creek
Coordinates42.38730, -96.13870

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height44 ft
Dam Height44 ft
Dam Length625 ft
Year Completed1989 (37 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage289 acre-ft
Max Storage289 acre-ft
Normal Storage93 acre-ft
Surface Area8 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA02532
Federal IDIA02532
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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