Turkey Creek Watershed Site 58d

Turkey Creek Watershed Site 58d is an earth dam located in Cass County, Iowa, built in 2004. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height30 ft
Built200422 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 30 ft
30 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

30 ft tall and 650 ft long, taller than 68% 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 Turkey Creek Watershed Site 58d

The primary purpose of Turkey Creek Watershed Site 58d is grade stabilization. Grade stabilization dams prevent erosion by reducing the slope and velocity of water flowing through a channel. They're commonly used to stop gullies from deepening and to protect downstream land and infrastructure. The dam is owned by Cass County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr- Turkey Creek near Anita.

The dam stands 30 feet tall and stretches 650 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 11 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 403 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 2004, 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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Location

StateIowa
CountyCass
Nearest CityAnita
River/StreamTr- Turkey Creek
Coordinates41.44490, -94.75120

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height30 ft
Dam Height30 ft
Dam Length650 ft
Year Completed2004 (22 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage403 acre-ft
Max Storage403 acre-ft
Normal Storage37 acre-ft
Surface Area11 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeGrade Stabilization
OwnerCass County Swcd
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA03510
Federal IDIA03510
More InfoState Dam Safety Program