Mucky Creek Subwatershed Site 5-4185

Mucky Creek Subwatershed Site 5-4185 is an earth dam located in Monona County, Iowa, built in 1967. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height37 ft
Built196759 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 37 ft
37 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

37 ft tall, taller than 83% 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 Mucky Creek Subwatershed Site 5-4185

The primary purpose of Mucky Creek Subwatershed Site 5-4185 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 Monona County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-maple River near Mapleton.

The dam stands 37 feet tall, creates a reservoir covering 2 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 22 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1967, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 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 37 feet, this dam is taller than 83% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateIowa
CountyMonona
Nearest CityMapleton
River/StreamTr-maple River
Coordinates42.13650, -95.77020

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height37 ft
Dam Height37 ft
Year Completed1967 (59 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage22 acre-ft
Max Storage22 acre-ft
Normal Storage15 acre-ft
Surface Area2 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA02789
Federal IDIA02789
More InfoState Dam Safety Program