Turkey Creek Watershed Site 10-18

Turkey Creek Watershed Site 10-18 is an earth dam located in Cass County, Iowa, built in 2006. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Turkey Creek Watershed Site 10-18

The primary purpose of Turkey Creek Watershed Site 10-18 is flood risk reduction. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate. The dam is owned by Cass County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-lone Tree Branch near Lewis.

The dam stands 33 feet tall and stretches 520 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 60 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 2006, 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.

At 33 feet, this dam is taller than 78% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyCass
Nearest CityLewis
River/StreamTr-lone Tree Branch
Coordinates41.32180, -94.90620

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height33 ft
Dam Height33 ft
Dam Length520 ft
Year Completed2006 (20 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage60 acre-ft
Max Storage60 acre-ft
Normal Storage23 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerCass County SWCD
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA03588
Federal IDIA03588
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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