Hertitage Hills Dam

Hertitage Hills Dam is an earth dam located in Louisa 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
Height26 ft
Built199531 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 26 ft
26 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

26 ft tall and 333 ft long, taller than 55% 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 Hertitage Hills Dam

The primary purpose of Hertitage Hills 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 Heritage Hills Ltd (private). It impounds the Tr- Honey Creek near Oakville.

The dam stands 26 feet tall and stretches 333 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 38 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
CountyLouisa
Nearest CityOakville
River/StreamTr- Honey Creek
Coordinates41.11710, -91.19870

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height26 ft
Dam Height26 ft
Dam Length333 ft
Year Completed1995 (31 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage38 acre-ft
Max Storage38 acre-ft
Normal Storage24 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerHeritage Hills Ltd
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA03138
Federal IDIA03138
More InfoState Dam Safety Program