Soap Creek Watershed Site 26-37b

Soap Creek Watershed Site 26-37b is an earth dam located in Davis 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
Height7 ft
Built199729 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 7 ft
7 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

7 ft tall and 2,430 ft long. 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 26-37b

The primary purpose of Soap Creek Watershed Site 26-37b 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- Soap Creek near Floris.

The dam stands 7 feet tall and stretches 2,430 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 12 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 74 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.

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Location

StateIowa
CountyDavis
Nearest CityFloris
River/StreamTr- Soap Creek
Coordinates40.85890, -92.61610

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height7 ft
Dam Height7 ft
Dam Length2,430 ft
Year Completed1997 (29 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage74 acre-ft
Max Storage74 acre-ft
Normal Storage22 acre-ft
Surface Area12 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 IDIA03197
Federal IDIA03197
More InfoState Dam Safety Program