Upper Locust Creek Watershed Site L-19

Upper Locust Creek Watershed Site L-19 is an earth dam located in Wayne County, Iowa, built in 1995. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height28 ft
Built199531 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 28 ft
28 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

28 ft tall and 396 ft long, taller than 62% 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 Upper Locust Creek Watershed Site L-19

The primary purpose of Upper Locust Creek Watershed Site L-19 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 Upper Locust Creek Watershed Board (local government). It impounds the Tr- Locust Creek near West Liberty, Mo.

The dam stands 28 feet tall and stretches 396 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 69 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 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.

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Location

StateIowa
CountyWayne
Nearest CityWest Liberty, Mo
River/StreamTr- Locust Creek
Coordinates40.58640, -93.14580

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height28 ft
Dam Height28 ft
Dam Length396 ft
Year Completed1995 (31 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage69 acre-ft
Max Storage69 acre-ft
Normal Storage22 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerUpper Locust Creek Watershed Board
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA02952
Federal IDIA02952
More InfoState Dam Safety Program