Soap Creek Watershed Site 26-32

Soap Creek Watershed Site 26-32 is an earth dam located in Davis County, Iowa, built in 1995. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Soap Creek Watershed Site 26-32

The primary purpose of Soap Creek Watershed Site 26-32 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 Soap Creek Watershed Board (local government). It impounds the Tr- South Soap Creek near Floris.

The dam stands 27 feet tall and stretches 296 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 2 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 35 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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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyDavis
Nearest CityFloris
River/StreamTr- South Soap Creek
Coordinates40.82870, -92.62620

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height27 ft
Dam Height27 ft
Dam Length296 ft
Year Completed1995 (31 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage35 acre-ft
Max Storage35 acre-ft
Normal Storage9 acre-ft
Surface Area2 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA03008
Federal IDIA03008
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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