Rose Acre Farm Dam

Rose Acre Farm Dam is an earth dam located in Madison 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
Height22 ft
Built200521 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 22 ft
22 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

22 ft tall and 643 ft long. 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 Rose Acre Farm Dam

The primary purpose of Rose Acre Farm 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 Rose Acre Farm (private). It impounds the Tr- Cedar Creek near Winterset.

The dam stands 22 feet tall and stretches 643 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 94 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
CountyMadison
Nearest CityWinterset
River/StreamTr- Cedar Creek
Coordinates41.34360, -94.05750

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height22 ft
Dam Height22 ft
Dam Length643 ft
Year Completed2005 (21 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage94 acre-ft
Max Storage94 acre-ft
Normal Storage12 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerRose Acre Farm
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA03721
Federal IDIA03721
More InfoState Dam Safety Program