Soap Creek Watershed Site 90-75

Soap Creek Watershed Site 90-75 is an earth dam located in Wapello County, Iowa, built in 2011. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Soap Creek Watershed Site 90-75

The primary purpose of Soap Creek Watershed Site 90-75 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 Scott Proctor & Soap Creek Watershed Board (local government). It impounds the Tr To Brush Creek near Selma.

The dam stands 30 feet tall and stretches 545 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 11 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 285 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 2011, 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/StreamTr To Brush Creek
Coordinates40.91650, -92.53710

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height30 ft
Dam Height30 ft
Dam Length545 ft
Year Completed2011 (15 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage285 acre-ft
Max Storage285 acre-ft
Normal Storage50 acre-ft
Surface Area11 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge375 cfs

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA04123
Federal IDIA04123
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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