Soap Creek Watershed Site 90-102

Soap Creek Watershed Site 90-102 is an earth dam located in Wapello County, Iowa, built in 2007. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Soap Creek Watershed Site 90-102

The primary purpose of Soap Creek Watershed Site 90-102 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 Janet Poe & Soap Creek Watershed Board (local government). It impounds the Trib To Little Soap Creek near Selma.

The dam stands 30 feet tall and stretches 365 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 92 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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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyWapello
Nearest CitySelma
River/StreamTrib To Little Soap Creek
Coordinates40.93440, -92.51140

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height30 ft
Dam Height30 ft
Dam Length365 ft
Year Completed2007 (19 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage92 acre-ft
Max Storage92 acre-ft
Normal Storage25 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge121 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerJanet Poe & Soap Creek Watershed Board
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA04106
Federal IDIA04106
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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