Little Paint Creek Watershed Site 206a is an earth dam located in Allamakee County, Iowa, built in 2005. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 42 ft42 ft tall and 350 ft long, taller than 88% 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 Little Paint Creek Watershed Site 206a
The primary purpose of Little Paint Creek Watershed Site 206a 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 Iowa DNR & Robert Heffern (state). It impounds the Tr-little Paint Creek near Waukon Junction.
The dam stands 42 feet tall and stretches 350 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 143 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.
At 42 feet, this dam is taller than 88% of dams nationwide.
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Location
| State | Iowa |
| County | Allamakee |
| Nearest City | Waukon Junction |
| River/Stream | Tr-little Paint Creek |
| Coordinates | 43.19960, -91.22370 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 42 ft |
| Dam Height | 42 ft |
| Dam Length | 350 ft |
| Year Completed | 2005 (21 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 143 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 143 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 31 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 4 acres |
| Drainage Area | 0 sq mi |
| Spillway Type | Uncontrolled |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Owner | Iowa DNR & Robert Heffern |
| Owner Type | State |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | IA03991 |
| Federal ID | IA03991 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |