High Prairie Farms Dam

High Prairie Farms Dam is an earth dam located in Clarke County, Iowa, built in 2000. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About High Prairie Farms Dam

The primary purpose of High Prairie Farms 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 High Prairie Farms (private). It impounds the Tr- Squaw Creek near Medora.

The dam stands 29 feet tall and stretches 432 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 9 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 138 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 2000, the structure is 26 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
CountyClarke
Nearest CityMedora
River/StreamTr- Squaw Creek
Coordinates41.11770, -93.78660

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height29 ft
Dam Height29 ft
Dam Length432 ft
Year Completed2000 (26 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage138 acre-ft
Max Storage138 acre-ft
Normal Storage75 acre-ft
Surface Area9 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerHigh Prairie Farms
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA03355
Federal IDIA03355
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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