Necedah Wildlife Refuge 33

Necedah Wildlife Refuge 33 is an earth dam located in Juneau County, Wisconsin, built in 1963. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNone on file
Last inspectionNot reported
Height7 ft
Built196363 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 7 ft
7 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

7 ft tall and 4,000 ft long. 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 Necedah Wildlife Refuge 33

Necedah Wildlife Refuge 33 is a dam in Juneau, Wisconsin. It impounds the Goose Pool Outlet.

The dam stands 7 feet tall and stretches 4,000 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 200 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 600 acre-feet. Completed in 1963, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years old.

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

StateWisconsin
CountyJuneau
Nearest CityNone
River/StreamGoose Pool Outlet
Coordinates44.14345, -90.20498

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height7 ft
Dam Height7 ft
Dam Length4,000 ft
Year Completed1963 (63 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage600 acre-ft
Max Storage600 acre-ft
Normal Storage200 acre-ft
Surface Area200 acres
Max Discharge600 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
Owner TypeNot Listed
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDWI01148
Federal IDWI01148
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