Baack Dam

Baack Dam is an earth dam located in Warren County, Iowa, built in 1999. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection10/01/2003
Height27 ft
Built199927 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 27 ft
27 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

27 ft tall and 386 ft long, taller than 59% 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 Baack Dam

The primary purpose of Baack 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 Dan Baack (private). It impounds the Tr- Middle Creek near Norwalk.

The dam stands 27 feet tall and stretches 386 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 55 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 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. The most recent inspection on record was 10/01/2003. That was over 23 years ago.

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Location

StateIowa
CountyWarren
Nearest CityNorwalk
River/StreamTr- Middle Creek
Coordinates41.48260, -93.69370

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height27 ft
Dam Height27 ft
Dam Length386 ft
Year Completed1999 (27 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage55 acre-ft
Max Storage55 acre-ft
Normal Storage21 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerDan Baack
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection10/01/2003
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA03237
Federal IDIA03237
More InfoState Dam Safety Program