Lincoln Dam

Lincoln Dam is an earth dam located in Crawford County, Iowa, built in 2004. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Lincoln Dam

The primary purpose of Lincoln 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 Lucia Lincoln (private). It impounds the Tr- Middle Soldier River near Ute.

The dam stands 36 feet tall and stretches 524 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 1 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 39 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 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.

At 36 feet, this dam is taller than 83% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyCrawford
Nearest CityUte
River/StreamTr- Middle Soldier River
Coordinates42.10420, -95.60110

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height36 ft
Dam Height36 ft
Dam Length524 ft
Year Completed2004 (22 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage39 acre-ft
Max Storage39 acre-ft
Normal Storage11 acre-ft
Surface Area1 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerLucia Lincoln
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA03615
Federal IDIA03615
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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