Van Sickle Dam is an earth dam located in Boone County, Iowa, built in 1995. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 40 ft40 ft tall and 365 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 Van Sickle Dam
The primary purpose of Van Sickle Dam 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 Tom E Vansickle (private). It impounds the Tr- Des Moines River near Saylorville Reservoir.
The dam stands 40 feet tall and stretches 365 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 8 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 253 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1995, the structure is 31 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 | Boone |
| Nearest City | Saylorville Reservoir |
| River/Stream | Tr- Des Moines River |
| Coordinates | 42.00440, -93.94550 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 40 ft |
| Dam Height | 40 ft |
| Dam Length | 365 ft |
| Year Completed | 1995 (31 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 253 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 253 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 69 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 8 acres |
| Drainage Area | 1 sq mi |
| Spillway Type | Uncontrolled |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond |
| Owner | Tom E Vansickle |
| Owner Type | Private |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | IA02912 |
| Federal ID | IA02912 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |