East Fork Grand River Watershed Site B-62

East Fork Grand River Watershed Site B-62 is an earth dam located in Ringgold County, Iowa, built in 2010. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height34 ft
Built201016 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 34 ft
34 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

34 ft tall and 500 ft long, taller than 78% 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 East Fork Grand River Watershed Site B-62

The primary purpose of East Fork Grand River Watershed Site B-62 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 Jerome Carlton & Ringgold County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Trib to E. Fork Grand River near State of Mo.

The dam stands 34 feet tall and stretches 500 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 128 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 2010, 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 34 feet, this dam is taller than 78% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateIowa
CountyRinggold
Nearest CityState of Mo
River/StreamTrib to E. Fork Grand River
Coordinates40.59460, -94.20280

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height34 ft
Dam Height34 ft
Dam Length500 ft
Year Completed2010 (16 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage128 acre-ft
Max Storage128 acre-ft
Normal Storage36 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge478 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerJerome Carlton & Ringgold County Swcd
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA04165
Federal IDIA04165
More InfoState Dam Safety Program