East Fork Big Cr Watershed Site E-2

East Fork Big Cr Watershed Site E-2 is an earth dam located in Decatur County, Iowa, built in 1990. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About East Fork Big Cr Watershed Site E-2

The primary purpose of East Fork Big Cr Watershed Site E-2 is flood risk reduction. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate. The dam is owned by Decatur County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr- East Fork Big Creek near Lamoni.

The dam stands 18 feet tall and stretches 640 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 88 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1990, the structure is 36 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.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyDecatur
Nearest CityLamoni
River/StreamTr- East Fork Big Creek
Coordinates40.64000, -93.94000

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height18 ft
Dam Height18 ft
Dam Length640 ft
Year Completed1990 (36 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage88 acre-ft
Max Storage88 acre-ft
Normal Storage19 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerDecatur County SWCD
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA02642
Federal IDIA02642
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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