Wayne County Roadgrade Dam 7-69-20

Wayne County Roadgrade Dam 7-69-20 is an earth dam located in Wayne County, Iowa, built in 1989. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Wayne County Roadgrade Dam 7-69-20

Wayne County Roadgrade Dam 7-69-20 is a dam in Wayne, Iowa. The dam is owned by Wayne County Board Of Supervisors (local government). It impounds the Tr- South Fork Chariton River near Rathbun Reservoir.

The dam stands 24 feet tall and stretches 525 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 126 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1989, the structure is 37 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
CountyWayne
Nearest CityRathbun Reservoir
River/StreamTr- South Fork Chariton River
Coordinates40.79340, -93.19480

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height24 ft
Dam Height24 ft
Dam Length525 ft
Year Completed1989 (37 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage126 acre-ft
Max Storage126 acre-ft
Normal Storage20 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerWayne County Board of Supervisors
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA02864
Federal IDIA02864
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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