20Total Dams
0High Hazard
3Significant
Dam Safety in Hardin County, Iowa
Hardin County has 20 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Another 3 carry a significant hazard classification.
The average dam in Hardin County is 56 years old. The most common purpose is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The tallest dam is Upper Pine Lake Dam at 42 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Pine Lake Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 42 | Recreation | 1934 |
| Lower Pine Lake Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 33 | Recreation | 1922 |
| Iowa Falls Milldam | Significant | Fair | 26 | Hydroelectric | 1925 |
| Rooks Dam | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 |
| Beach Dam | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1967 |
| Welch Dam | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1972 |
| Upper Pine Lake Dredge Spoil Dam | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Other | 1998 |
| Wiechmann/rooks Dam | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1968 |
| Moorewood Farms Dam | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1975 |
| Iowa Noname17 | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Recreation | 1965 |
| John Hackbarth | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2002 |
| Tjaden Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1985 |
| Walters Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1999 |
| Steding Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2003 |
| Manneter Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1997 |
| Hoffman Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1994 |
| Newby Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 |
| Steamboat Rock Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | 1930 |
| Alden Milldam | Low | Not assessed | 11 | Recreation | 1932 |
| Hardin County Wetland Dam | Low | Not assessed | 11 | Other | 1993 |