Bacon Creek Watershed Site J-2

Bacon Creek Watershed Site J-2 is an earth dam located in Woodbury County, Iowa, built in 1988. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Bacon Creek Watershed Site J-2

The primary purpose of Bacon Creek Watershed Site J-2 is flood risk reduction. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate. The dam is owned by Woodbury County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr- Floyd River near Sioux City.

The dam stands 50 feet tall and stretches 775 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 11 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 133 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1988, the structure is 38 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 50 feet, this dam is taller than 93% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyWoodbury
Nearest CitySioux City
River/StreamTr- Floyd River
Coordinates42.54470, -96.30870

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height50 ft
Dam Height50 ft
Dam Length775 ft
Year Completed1988 (38 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage133 acre-ft
Max Storage133 acre-ft
Normal Storage86 acre-ft
Surface Area11 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerWoodbury County SWCD
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA03108
Federal IDIA03108
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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