Price Dam

Price Dam is an earth dam located in Appanoose County, Iowa, built in 2001. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Price Dam

The primary purpose of Price 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 Herbert H Price (private). It impounds the Tr- Fox River near Bloomfield.

The dam stands 27 feet tall and stretches 349 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 71 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 2001, the structure is relatively new.

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
CountyAppanoose
Nearest CityBloomfield
River/StreamTr- Fox River
Coordinates40.75110, -92.70580

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height27 ft
Dam Height27 ft
Dam Length349 ft
Year Completed2001 (25 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage71 acre-ft
Max Storage71 acre-ft
Normal Storage38 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerHerbert H Price
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA03385
Federal IDIA03385
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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