Soap Creek Watershed Site 68-80 is an earth dam located in Monroe County, Iowa, built in 2009. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 41 ft41 ft tall and 830 ft long, taller than 87% 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 Soap Creek Watershed Site 68-80
The primary purpose of Soap Creek Watershed Site 68-80 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 Soap Creek Watershed Board (local government). It impounds the Trib to Soap Creek near Floris.
The dam stands 41 feet tall and stretches 830 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 19 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 563 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 2009, 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 41 feet, this dam is taller than 87% of dams nationwide.
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Location
| State | Iowa |
| County | Monroe |
| Nearest City | Floris |
| River/Stream | Trib to Soap Creek |
| Coordinates | 40.90330, -92.73920 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 41 ft |
| Dam Height | 41 ft |
| Dam Length | 830 ft |
| Year Completed | 2009 (17 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 563 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 563 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 108 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 19 acres |
| Drainage Area | 1 sq mi |
| Max Discharge | 573 cfs |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Owner | Soap Creek Watershed Board |
| Owner Type | Local Government |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | IA04103 |
| Federal ID | IA04103 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |