Wayne Co. Roadgrade Dam - Stokes Site

Wayne Co. Roadgrade Dam - Stokes Site is an earth dam located in Wayne County, Iowa, built in 1996. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height30 ft
Built199630 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 30 ft
30 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

30 ft tall and 525 ft long, taller than 68% 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 Wayne Co. Roadgrade Dam - Stokes Site

Wayne Co. Roadgrade Dam - Stokes Site is a dam in Wayne, Iowa. The dam is owned by Wayne County Board of Supervisors (local government). It impounds the Tr- W. Fk. Medicine Creek near State of Missouri.

The dam stands 30 feet tall and stretches 525 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 159 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1996, the structure is 30 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 CityState of Missouri
River/StreamTr- W. Fk. Medicine Creek
Coordinates40.59250, -93.37330

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height30 ft
Dam Height30 ft
Dam Length525 ft
Year Completed1996 (30 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage159 acre-ft
Max Storage159 acre-ft
Normal Storage15 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA03057
Federal IDIA03057
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