Dams in Crawford County, Iowa
145Total Dams
2High Hazard
3Significant
Dam Safety in Crawford County, Iowa
Crawford County has 145 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 2 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 3 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 1 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Crawford County is 49 years old. The most common purpose is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The tallest dam is Yellowsmoke Park Dam at 59 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellowsmoke Park Dam | High | Satisfactory | 59 | Recreation | 1980 |
| Meyer Dam | High | Fair | 45 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 |
| Mill Picayune Watershed Site M-2 | Significant | Not Rated | 37 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1984 |
| Mill Picayune Watershed Site M-35-1 | Significant | Not Rated | 37 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1984 |
| Mill Picayune Watershed Site M-1 | Significant | Not Rated | 36 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1980 |
| Dunham Dam | Low | Not Rated | 58 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1970 |
| Dane Ridge Watershed Site A | Low | Not Rated | 52 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1977 |
| Dane Ridge Watershed Site D-1-3 | Low | Not Rated | 50 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1971 |
| Dane Ridge Watershed Site D-10 | Low | Not Rated | 49 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1978 |
| Dane Ridge Watershed Site D-1-4 | Low | Not Rated | 49 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1977 |
| Mill Picayune Watershed Site M-29-2 | Low | Not Rated | 47 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1967 |
| Dane Ridge Watershed Site C-5 | Low | Not Rated | 46 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1977 |
| Big Park Watershed Site A-2 | Low | Not Rated | 45 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 |
| Big Park Watershed Site F-2 | Low | Not Rated | 45 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1970 |
| Dane Ridge Watershed Site C-2-1 | Low | Not Rated | 45 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1971 |
| Langenfeld - Heiden Dam | Low | Not Rated | 44 | Grade Stabilization | 2000 |
| Dane Ridge Watershed Site C-4 | Low | Not Rated | 44 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1971 |
| Dane Ridge Watershed Site B-3 | Low | Not Rated | 44 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1971 |
| Dane Ridge Watershed Site D-3-1 | Low | Not Rated | 44 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1971 |
| Houston/rogers Dam | Low | Not Rated | 43 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 |
| Dane Ridge Watershed Site A-1 | Low | Not Rated | 43 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1967 |
| Big Park Watershed Site D-1 | Low | Not Rated | 43 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 |
| Dane Ridge Watershed Site C-6 | Low | Not Rated | 43 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1977 |
| Big Park Watershed Site C-1 | Low | Not Rated | 43 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1962 |
| Dane Ridge Watershed Site B-4 | Low | Not Rated | 43 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1971 |
| Goeser Dam | Low | Not Rated | 42 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 |
| Turner Dam | Low | Not Rated | 42 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 |
| Dane Ridge Watershed Site C-1 | Low | Not Rated | 42 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1978 |
| Dane Ridge Watershed Site B-2 | Low | Not Rated | 42 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1971 |
| Schlensig Dam | Low | Not Rated | 41 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1970 |
| Crawford Co Roadgrade Dam 34-84-39 | Low | Not Rated | 41 | Grade Stabilization | 2002 |
| Big Park Watershed Site A-3 | Low | Not Rated | 41 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1970 |
| Mill Picayune Watershed Site M-33-2 | Low | Not Rated | 41 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1993 |
| Dane Ridge Watershed Site D-1-7 | Low | Not Rated | 41 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1978 |
| Mill Picayune Watershed Site M-27-1 | Low | Not Rated | 40 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 |
| Mill Picayune Watershed Site M-24-2 | Low | Not Rated | 40 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1972 |
| Timm Dam | Low | Not Rated | 39 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1975 |
| Assman #4 Grade Stabilization Structure | Low | Not Rated | 39 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2010 |
| Crawford County Roadgrade Dam 27-83-38 | Low | Not Rated | 39 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2000 |
| Dane Ridge Watershed Site D-14 | Low | Not Rated | 39 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1980 |
| Dane Ridge Watershed Site C-2 | Low | Not Rated | 39 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1977 |
| Big Park Watershed Site D-4 | Low | Not Rated | 39 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 |
| Dane Ridge Watershed Site D-2-1 | Low | Not Rated | 39 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1977 |
| Dane Ridge Watershed Site D-1-6 | Low | Not Rated | 39 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1978 |
| Dane Ridge Watershed Site D-1-5 | Low | Not Rated | 39 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1978 |
| Tate Dam | Low | Not Rated | 38 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 |
| Iowa Noname8 | Low | Not Rated | 38 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Carstens & Stover Dam | Low | Not Rated | 38 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1971 |
| Dane Ridge Watershed Site C-7 | Low | Not Rated | 38 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1977 |
| Dane Ridge Watershed Site C-3 | Low | Not Rated | 38 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1968 |
| Campbell Dam | Low | Not Rated | 37 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1972 |
| Kuhlman Dam | Low | Not Rated | 37 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1963 |
| Weed Dam | Low | Not Rated | 37 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 |
| Dane Ridge Watershed Site D-2-5 | Low | Not Rated | 37 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1978 |
| Murchland Dam | Low | Not Rated | 36 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1956 |
| Iowa Noname67 | Low | Not Rated | 36 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1976 |
| Jacobson Dam | Low | Not Rated | 36 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1963 |
| Seven Cedars Farms Dam | Low | Not Rated | 36 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2001 |
| Lincoln Dam | Low | Not Rated | 36 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2004 |
| Rath Dam | Low | Not Rated | 36 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1977 |
| Big Park Watershed Site C-2 | Low | Not Rated | 36 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1962 |
| Big Park Watershed Site D-2 | Low | Not Rated | 36 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 |
| Big Park Watershed Site D-3 | Low | Not Rated | 36 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 |
| Dane Ridge Watershed Site B-1 | Low | Not Rated | 36 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1971 |
| Mill Picayune Watershed Site M-16-2 | Low | Not Rated | 36 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1972 |
| Klockgether Dam | Low | Not Rated | 35 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1962 |
| Staley & Rae Dam | Low | Not Rated | 35 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1968 |
| Miller & Stender Dam | Low | Not Rated | 35 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1969 |
| Dane Ridge Watershed Site D-9 | Low | Not Rated | 35 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1978 |
| Big Park Watershed Site C-3 | Low | Not Rated | 35 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1962 |
| Big Park Watershed Site F-1 | Low | Not Rated | 35 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 |
| Dane Ridge Watershed Site D-11 | Low | Not Rated | 35 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1978 |
| Grau Dam | Low | Not Rated | 34 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1945 |
| Henry Dam | Low | Not Rated | 34 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 |
| Boeck Dam | Low | Not Rated | 34 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1974 |
| Lacey Dam | Low | Not Rated | 34 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1968 |
| Moeller Dam | Low | Not Rated | 34 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 |
| Block Dam | Low | Not Rated | 34 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1967 |
| Dorfler Dam | Low | Not Rated | 34 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1971 |
| Mill Picayune Watershed Site M-29-1 | Low | Not Rated | 34 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1993 |
| Mill Picayune Watershed Site M-30-2 | Low | Not Rated | 34 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1972 |
| Buck Dam | Low | Not Rated | 33 | Grade Stabilization | 2000 |
| Big Park Watershed Site C-4 | Low | Not Rated | 33 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1962 |
| Big Park Watershed Site F-3 | Low | Not Rated | 33 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 |
| Dane Ridge Watershed Site D-2-2 | Low | Not Rated | 33 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1971 |
| Dane Ridge Watershed Site D-2-6 | Low | Not Rated | 33 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1978 |
| Reitz Dam | Low | Not Rated | 32 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1963 |
| Rath Dam | Low | Not Rated | 32 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2004 |
| Riggleman Dam | Low | Not Rated | 32 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1998 |
| Dozark Dam | Low | Not Rated | 32 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1977 |
| Langenfield/kolln Dam | Low | Not Rated | 32 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1975 |
| Big Park Watershed Site A-1 | Low | Not Rated | 32 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1970 |
| Denison Country Club #3 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 32 | Irrigation | 1991 |
| Big Park Watershed Site A-4 | Low | Not Rated | 32 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1970 |
| Tiefenthaler Dam | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1966 |
| Garrett Dam | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1967 |
| Nemitz Dam | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1970 |
| Bartlett Dam | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1964 |
| Deiber & Shook Dam | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1971 |
| Crawford County Roadgrade Dam 33-83-38 | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2000 |
| Dane Ridge Watershed Site D-6 | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1978 |
| Sharp Dam | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1954 |
| Christensen Dam | Low | Not Rated | 30 | 1999 | |
| Miller Dam | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1944 |
| Schneller Dam | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1989 |
| Hawley Dam | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2009 |
| Hamaker Dam | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 |
| Ridgley Dam | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1967 |
| Lazy K Dam | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1972 |
| Shields & Laubscher Dam | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1970 |
| Kenkel Dam | Low | Poor | 29 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 |
| Tiefenthaler Dam | Low | Not Rated | 29 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1976 |
| Kasperbauer Dam | Low | Not Rated | 29 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1976 |
| Vontersch/ahrenholtz Dam | Low | Not Rated | 29 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1974 |
| Blair - Stoelk Dam | Low | Not Rated | 29 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2001 |
| Sharp Dam | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1945 |
| Rosener Dam | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2002 |
| Clark Dam | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2004 |
| Mccollough Dam | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Grade Stabilization | 2000 |
| Riggleman Dam | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1967 |
| Creti Dam | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Grade Stabilization | 2000 |
| Iowa Dnr Noname 1 | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 2006 |
| Dane Ridge Watershed Site C | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1978 |
| Ida County Roadgrade Dam 04-85-41 | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 |
| Hopp Dam | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2006 |
| Muhlbauer Dam | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2001 |
| Norelius Dam | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1997 |
| Malone Dam | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1976 |
| Thomson Dam | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1975 |
| Argotsinger Dam | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 |
| Dozark Dam | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Other | 1962 |
| Moller/frahm Dam | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1974 |
| Meyer Dam East | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2010 |
| Tucker/rath/sewell Dam | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 |
| Korn Dam | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 |
| Yellowsmoke Watershed Site D-2 | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1989 |
| Craword Co Roadgrade Dam 22-84-38 | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Grade Stabilization | 2003 |
| Dane Ridge Watershed Site D-13 | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1978 |
| Molseed Dam | Low | Not Rated | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2001 |
| Yellowsmoke Watershed Site D-1 | Low | Not Rated | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1989 |
| Martins Dam | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1966 |
| Clinton Dam | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2008 |
| Mohr Dam | Low | Not Rated | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2001 |
| Tenhulzen Dam | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1991 |
| Norlund 1 | Low | 19 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2005 |