Soap Creek Watershed Site 26-44

Soap Creek Watershed Site 26-44 is an earth dam located in Davis County, Iowa, built in 2003. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Soap Creek Watershed Site 26-44

The primary purpose of Soap Creek Watershed Site 26-44 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- Bear Creek near Floris.

The dam stands 45 feet tall and stretches 668 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 256 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 2003, 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 45 feet, this dam is taller than 91% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyDavis
Nearest CityFloris
River/StreamTr- Bear Creek
Coordinates40.89030, -92.57420

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height45 ft
Dam Height45 ft
Dam Length668 ft
Year Completed2003 (23 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage256 acre-ft
Max Storage256 acre-ft
Normal Storage28 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA03638
Federal IDIA03638
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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