Ewing Farms Dam

Ewing Farms Dam is an earth dam located in Wayne County, Iowa, built in 2007. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height28 ft
Built200719 years ago

Dam profile

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

28 ft tall and 526 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 Ewing Farms Dam

The primary purpose of Ewing Farms 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 Ewing Family Farms (private). It impounds the Tr- Goodwater Creek near Rathbun Reservoir.

The dam stands 28 feet tall and stretches 526 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 85 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 2007, 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
CountyWayne
Nearest CityRathbun Reservoir
River/StreamTr- Goodwater Creek
Coordinates40.86990, -93.17010

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height28 ft
Dam Height28 ft
Dam Length526 ft
Year Completed2007 (19 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage85 acre-ft
Max Storage85 acre-ft
Normal Storage44 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerEwing Family Farms
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA03879
Federal IDIA03879
More InfoState Dam Safety Program