Soap Creek Watershed Site 4-57a is an earth dam located in Appanoose County, Iowa, built in 1992. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 40 ft40 ft tall and 667 ft long, taller than 86% 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 Soap Creek Watershed Site 4-57a
The primary purpose of Soap Creek Watershed Site 4-57a 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 Soap Creek Watershed Board (local government). It impounds the Tr-soap Creek near Selma.
The dam stands 40 feet tall and stretches 667 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 8 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 275 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1992, the structure is 34 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 40 feet, this dam is taller than 86% of dams nationwide.
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Location
| State | Iowa |
| County | Appanoose |
| Nearest City | Selma |
| River/Stream | Tr-soap Creek |
| Coordinates | 40.85000, -92.65000 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 40 ft |
| Dam Height | 40 ft |
| Dam Length | 667 ft |
| Year Completed | 1992 (34 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 275 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 275 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 56 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 8 acres |
| Drainage Area | 0 sq mi |
| Spillway Type | Uncontrolled |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond |
| Owner | Soap Creek Watershed Board |
| Owner Type | Local Government |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | IA02596 |
| Federal ID | IA02596 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |