Provost Bay Dam

Provost Bay Dam is an earth dam located in Sac County, Iowa. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Provost Bay Dam

Provost Bay Dam is a dam in Sac, Iowa. The dam is owned by Iowa Department Of Natural Resources (state). It impounds the Unnamed Tributary near Lake View.

The dam stands 10 feet tall and stretches 650 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 110 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 257 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles.

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
CountySac
Nearest CityLake View
River/StreamUnnamed Tributary
Coordinates42.29910, -95.04360

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height10 ft
Dam Height10 ft
Dam Length650 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage257 acre-ft
Max Storage257 acre-ft
Surface Area110 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerIowa Department of Natural Resources
Owner TypeState
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA04396
Federal IDIA04396
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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