Big Coon Subwatershed Site L-3

Big Coon Subwatershed Site L-3 is an earth dam located in Woodbury County, Iowa, built in 1998. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Big Coon Subwatershed Site L-3

The primary purpose of Big Coon Subwatershed Site L-3 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 Woodbury County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr- Bacon Creek near Correctionville.

The dam stands 22 feet tall and stretches 700 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 62 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 2 square miles. Completed in 1998, the structure is 28 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
CountyWoodbury
Nearest CityCorrectionville
River/StreamTr- Bacon Creek
Coordinates42.44130, -95.71830

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height22 ft
Dam Height22 ft
Dam Length700 ft
Year Completed1998 (28 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage62 acre-ft
Max Storage62 acre-ft
Normal Storage22 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Drainage Area2 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerWoodbury County SWCD
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA03243
Federal IDIA03243
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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