Soap Creek Watershed Site 68-33b

Soap Creek Watershed Site 68-33b is an earth dam located in Monroe County, Iowa, built in 1997. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height37 ft
Built199729 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 37 ft
37 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

37 ft tall and 314 ft long, taller than 83% 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 Soap Creek Watershed Site 68-33b

The primary purpose of Soap Creek Watershed Site 68-33b 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- Kinser Creek near Eldon.

The dam stands 37 feet tall and stretches 314 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 2 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 73 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1997, the structure is 29 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 37 feet, this dam is taller than 83% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateIowa
CountyMonroe
Nearest CityEldon
River/StreamTr- Kinser Creek
Coordinates40.91260, -92.80290

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height37 ft
Dam Height37 ft
Dam Length314 ft
Year Completed1997 (29 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage73 acre-ft
Max Storage73 acre-ft
Normal Storage16 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 assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA03145
Federal IDIA03145
More InfoState Dam Safety Program