Van Dalen Dam

Van Dalen Dam is an earth dam located in Monroe County, Iowa, built in 1996. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Van Dalen Dam

The primary purpose of Van Dalen 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 Jerry Vandalen (private). It impounds the Tr- Middle Avery Creek near Chillicothe.

The dam stands 30 feet tall and stretches 258 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 1 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 18 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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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyMonroe
Nearest CityChillicothe
River/StreamTr- Middle Avery Creek
Coordinates40.99600, -92.72960

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height30 ft
Dam Height30 ft
Dam Length258 ft
Year Completed1996 (30 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage18 acre-ft
Max Storage18 acre-ft
Normal Storage8 acre-ft
Surface Area1 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerJerry VanDalen
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA03177
Federal IDIA03177
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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