Hartsook Dam

Hartsook Dam is an earth dam located in Ringgold County, Iowa, built in 1998. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height28 ft
Built199828 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 28 ft
28 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

28 ft tall and 403 ft long, taller than 62% 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 Hartsook Dam

The primary purpose of Hartsook 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 Gary Hartsook (private). It impounds the Tr- Indian Creek near Diagonal.

The dam stands 28 feet tall and stretches 403 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 49 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1998, the structure is 28 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
CountyRinggold
Nearest CityDiagonal
River/StreamTr- Indian Creek
Coordinates40.87380, -94.25670

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height28 ft
Dam Height28 ft
Dam Length403 ft
Year Completed1998 (28 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage49 acre-ft
Max Storage49 acre-ft
Normal Storage30 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA03772
Federal IDIA03772
More InfoState Dam Safety Program