Chappel Studio Pond Dam

Chappel Studio Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Jefferson County, Iowa, built in 2005. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height30 ft
Built200521 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 30 ft
30 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

30 ft tall and 295 ft long, taller than 68% 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 Chappel Studio Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Chappel Studio Pond 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 Robert Phipps (private). It impounds the Tr- Cedar Creek near Fairfield.

The dam stands 30 feet tall and stretches 295 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 1 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 16 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 2005, 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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Location

StateIowa
CountyJefferson
Nearest CityFairfield
River/StreamTr- Cedar Creek
Coordinates40.99670, -91.98500

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height30 ft
Dam Height30 ft
Dam Length295 ft
Year Completed2005 (21 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage16 acre-ft
Max Storage16 acre-ft
Normal Storage7 acre-ft
Surface Area1 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerRobert Phipps
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA03699
Federal IDIA03699
More InfoState Dam Safety Program