East Fork Grand River Watershed Site A-30

East Fork Grand River Watershed Site A-30 is an earth dam located in Union County, Iowa, built in 2005. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About East Fork Grand River Watershed Site A-30

The primary purpose of East Fork Grand River Watershed Site A-30 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 Union County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr- Squaw Creek near State Of Missouri.

The dam stands 22 feet tall and stretches 470 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 7 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 127 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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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyUnion
Nearest CityState Of Missouri
River/StreamTr- Squaw Creek
Coordinates40.93190, -94.20250

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height22 ft
Dam Height22 ft
Dam Length470 ft
Year Completed2005 (21 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage127 acre-ft
Max Storage127 acre-ft
Normal Storage32 acre-ft
Surface Area7 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerUnion County SWCD
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA03820
Federal IDIA03820
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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