95Total Dams
1High Hazard
3Significant
Dam Safety in Appanoose County, Iowa
Appanoose County has 95 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 1 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 3 carry a significant hazard classification.
The average dam in Appanoose County is 38 years old. The most common purpose is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The tallest dam is Rathbun Dam at 100 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rathbun Dam | High | Not assessed | 100 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Lake Sundown Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 51 | Recreation | 1976 |
| Upper Centerville Reservoir Dam | Significant | Fair | 48 | Water Supply | 1912 |
| Lower Centerville Reservoir Dam | Significant | Fair | 39 | Water Supply | 1912 |
| Lazy Daz Dam | Low | Not assessed | 43 | Recreation | 1974 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 4-57a | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1992 |
| Huebner Dam | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1978 |
| Iowa Noname3 | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1972 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 4-90a | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2011 |
| Eddy Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1991 |
| Appanoose Country Club Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1999 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 4-98 | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2005 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 4-31 | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2001 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 4-113 | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1992 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 4-79 | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2007 |
| Huebner Dam | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1989 |
| Sundown Lake North Sediment Basin | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Other | 2018 |
| Moulton Watershed Site B-7 | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1962 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 4-93 | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2004 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 4-84 | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2009 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 4-81 | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2007 |
| Stills Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2007 |
| Gesicki Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1987 |
| C & W Investments | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1985 |
| Burgher Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1989 |
| Mystic Reservoir Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 31 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1930 |
| Moulton Watershed Site A-1 | Low | Satisfactory | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Moulton Watershed Site E-1 | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1964 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 4-112 | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1992 |
| Sidles Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1984 |
| Williamson Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1995 |
| Gentleman Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1987 |
| Iowa Noname88 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1978 |
| Moulton Watershed Site A-3 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1968 |
| Moulton Watershed Site B-2 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1962 |
| Moulton Watershed Site B-8 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1962 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 4-86 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2010 |
| Appanoose County Roadgrade Dam 32-68-18 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1969 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 4-44 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2003 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 4-87 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1992 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 4-77 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2007 |
| Ward Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1990 |
| De Louis Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1992 |
| Bradford/miller Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1969 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 4-37 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Grade Stabilization | 1998 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 4-94 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2004 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 4-99 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2004 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 4-38a | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2001 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 4-88 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1992 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 4-111 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1992 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 4-57b | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1992 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 4-48 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2005 |
| Appanoose County Roadgrade Dam 19-69-19 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 |
| Ballanger Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2004 |
| Varese Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 4-58 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1992 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 4-54 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1992 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 4-110 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1992 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 4-78 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2007 |
| Stajcar Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2005 |
| Williamson Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1987 |
| Price Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2001 |
| Appanoose County Roadgrade | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Other | 1988 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 4-56 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1998 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 4-91 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2005 |
| Appanoose County Roadgrade Dam L-3-65 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1964 |
| Sopa Creek Watershed Site 4-40a | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1998 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 4-73 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2005 |
| Heston Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1999 |
| Equity Built Farms Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Grade Stabilization | 1999 |
| Appanoose County Roadgrade Dam 27-68-19 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1966 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 4-36 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1999 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 4-40b | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1998 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 4-35 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1995 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 4-114 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2009 |
| Argo Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1985 |
| Miller Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1977 |
| Moore Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1980 |
| Murdy Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1973 |
| Yates Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1972 |
| Appanoose County Roadgrade Dam 2-68-18 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1964 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 4-90b | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2011 |
| Kerschner Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1984 |
| Probasco Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1982 |
| Wright Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1990 |
| Appanoose County Roadgrade | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Other | 1988 |
| Moulton Watershed Site B-5 | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1962 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 4-109 | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1992 |
| Centerville Waterworks Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1997 |
| Moulton Watershed Site B-9 | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 4-39 | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2001 |
| Steele Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1967 |
| Noel Dam | Low | Not assessed | 9 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1998 |
| Archer Wetland Dam | Low | Not assessed | 8 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1999 |
| Sedan Wmc Dam C | Low | Not assessed | 8 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 2007 |