Wolf Creek Subwatershed Site 4-4

Wolf Creek Subwatershed Site 4-4 is an earth dam located in Woodbury County, Iowa, built in 1991. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection11/09/2002
Height39 ft
Built199135 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 39 ft
39 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

39 ft tall and 928 ft long, taller than 85% 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 Wolf Creek Subwatershed Site 4-4

The primary purpose of Wolf Creek Subwatershed Site 4-4 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 Tr- East Fork Wolf Creek near Turin.

The dam stands 39 feet tall and stretches 928 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 211 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1991, the structure is 35 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. The most recent inspection on record was 11/09/2002. That was over 23 years ago.

At 39 feet, this dam is taller than 85% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateIowa
CountyWoodbury
Nearest CityTurin
River/StreamTr- East Fork Wolf Creek
Coordinates42.41500, -95.93330

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height39 ft
Dam Height39 ft
Dam Length928 ft
Year Completed1991 (35 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage211 acre-ft
Max Storage211 acre-ft
Normal Storage78 acre-ft
Surface Area10 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerWoodbury County Swcd
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection11/09/2002
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA02584
Federal IDIA02584
More InfoState Dam Safety Program