Soap Creek Watershed Site 26-67

Soap Creek Watershed Site 26-67 is an earth dam located in Davis County, Iowa, built in 2000. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height25 ft
Built200026 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 25 ft
25 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

25 ft tall and 410 ft long, taller than 50% 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 Soap Creek Watershed Site 26-67

The primary purpose of Soap Creek Watershed Site 26-67 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 Soap Creek Watershed Board (local government). It impounds the Tr- Soap Creek near Floris.

The dam stands 25 feet tall and stretches 410 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 57 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 2000, the structure is 26 years old.

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
CountyDavis
Nearest CityFloris
River/StreamTr- Soap Creek
Coordinates40.83000, -92.55000

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Dam Length410 ft
Year Completed2000 (26 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage57 acre-ft
Max Storage57 acre-ft
Normal Storage14 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerSoap Creek Watershed Board
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA03636
Federal IDIA03636
More InfoState Dam Safety Program