Mc Cormick Dam

Mc Cormick Dam is an earth dam located in Marion County, Iowa, built in 2001. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Mc Cormick Dam

The primary purpose of Mc Cormick 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 Leland Mccormick (private). It impounds the Tr- Coon Creek near Red Rock Reservoir.

The dam stands 33 feet tall and stretches 483 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 104 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 2001, 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 33 feet, this dam is taller than 78% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyMarion
Nearest CityRed Rock Reservoir
River/StreamTr- Coon Creek
Coordinates41.32660, -93.31040

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height33 ft
Dam Height33 ft
Dam Length483 ft
Year Completed2001 (25 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage104 acre-ft
Max Storage104 acre-ft
Normal Storage47 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA03724
Federal IDIA03724
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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