Tallgrass Wildlife Refuge is a rockfill dam located in Lincoln County, Minnesota. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 21 ft21 ft tall and 215 ft long. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic rockfill embankment section and the water level is illustrative.
About Tallgrass Wildlife Refuge
The primary purpose of Tallgrass Wildlife Refuge is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by USFWS (federal). It impounds the Yellow Medicine River-tr near Minneota.
The dam stands 21 feet tall and stretches 215 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 16 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 196 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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Location
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Lincoln |
| Nearest City | Minneota |
| River/Stream | Yellow Medicine River-tr |
| Coordinates | 44.45809, -96.11838 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Rockfill |
| NID Height | 21 ft |
| Dam Height | 21 ft |
| Dam Length | 215 ft |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 196 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 196 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 16 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 16 acres |
| Drainage Area | 0 sq mi |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Recreation |
| Owner | USFWS |
| Owner Type | Federal |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | MN01761 |
| Federal ID | MN01761 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |