Troublesome Cr Watershed Site 86-1

Troublesome Cr Watershed Site 86-1 is an earth dam located in Audubon County, Iowa, built in 1992. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height33 ft
Built199234 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 33 ft
33 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

33 ft tall and 622 ft long, taller than 76% 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 Troublesome Cr Watershed Site 86-1

The primary purpose of Troublesome Cr Watershed Site 86-1 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 Audubon County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-east Nishnabotna River near Brayton.

The dam stands 33 feet tall and stretches 622 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 8 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 219 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 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 33 feet, this dam is taller than 76% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateIowa
CountyAudubon
Nearest CityBrayton
River/StreamTr-east Nishnabotna River
Coordinates41.57000, -94.87000

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height33 ft
Dam Height33 ft
Dam Length622 ft
Year Completed1992 (34 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage219 acre-ft
Max Storage219 acre-ft
Normal Storage65 acre-ft
Surface Area8 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA02598
Federal IDIA02598
More InfoState Dam Safety Program