Dukes Dam

Dukes Dam is an earth dam located in Adair County, Iowa, built in 2002. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Dukes Dam

Dukes Dam is a dam in Adair, Iowa. The dam is owned by David Dukes (private). It impounds the Tr- Middle River near Patterson.

The dam stands 24 feet tall and stretches 491 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 80 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 2002, 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
CountyAdair
Nearest CityPatterson
River/StreamTr- Middle River
Coordinates41.37500, -94.28670

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height24 ft
Dam Height24 ft
Dam Length491 ft
Year Completed2002 (24 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage80 acre-ft
Max Storage80 acre-ft
Normal Storage46 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

OwnerDavid Dukes
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA03556
Federal IDIA03556
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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