Waubonsie Creek Watershed Site M-4

Waubonsie Creek Watershed Site M-4 is an earth dam located in Mills County, Iowa, built in 1998. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Waubonsie Creek Watershed Site M-4

The primary purpose of Waubonsie Creek Watershed Site M-4 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 Mills County (local government). It impounds the Waubonsie Creek near Bartlett.

The dam stands 32 feet tall and stretches 500 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 26 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 625 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 7 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.

At 32 feet, this dam is taller than 76% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyMills
Nearest CityBartlett
River/StreamWaubonsie Creek
Coordinates40.97580, -95.69380

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height32 ft
Dam Height32 ft
Dam Length500 ft
Year Completed1998 (28 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage625 acre-ft
Max Storage625 acre-ft
Normal Storage232 acre-ft
Surface Area26 acres
Drainage Area7 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA03272
Federal IDIA03272
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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