Stills Dam

Stills Dam is an earth dam located in Appanoose County, Iowa, built in 2007. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Stills Dam

The primary purpose of Stills 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 Francis C Stills (private). It impounds the Tr- Buck Branch near Rathbun Reservoir.

The dam stands 31 feet tall and stretches 440 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 95 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 2007, 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 CityRathbun Reservoir
River/StreamTr- Buck Branch
Coordinates40.87190, -92.89420

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height31 ft
Dam Height31 ft
Dam Length440 ft
Year Completed2007 (19 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage95 acre-ft
Max Storage95 acre-ft
Normal Storage61 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerFrancis C Stills
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA03577
Federal IDIA03577
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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