Kossuth County Roadgrade Dam 16-100-30

Kossuth County Roadgrade Dam 16-100-30 is an earth dam located in Kossuth County, Iowa, built in 1999. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Kossuth County Roadgrade Dam 16-100-30

Kossuth County Roadgrade Dam 16-100-30 is a dam in Kossuth, Iowa. The dam is owned by Kossuth County (local government). It impounds the South Creek near Burt Lake.

The dam stands 11 feet tall and stretches 900 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 11 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 135 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 16 square miles. Completed in 1999, the structure is 27 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
CountyKossuth
Nearest CityBurt Lake
River/StreamSouth Creek
Coordinates43.48450, -94.40240

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height11 ft
Dam Height11 ft
Dam Length900 ft
Year Completed1999 (27 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage135 acre-ft
Max Storage135 acre-ft
Normal Storage33 acre-ft
Surface Area11 acres
Drainage Area16 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerKossuth County
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA03213
Federal IDIA03213
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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