86Total Dams
2High Hazard
1Significant
Dam Safety in Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Pottawattamie County has 86 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 1 carry a significant hazard classification.
The average dam in Pottawattamie County is 48 years old. The most common purpose is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The tallest dam is North Pigeon Cr Watershed Site 11-1 at 81 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Creek Watershed Site 2 | High | Satisfactory | 65 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1975 |
| Monument Road Dam | High | Satisfactory | 32 | Recreation | 2011 |
| North Pigeon Cr Watershed Site M-1 | Significant | Satisfactory | 62 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1993 |
| North Pigeon Cr Watershed Site 11-1 | Low | Not assessed | 81 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1978 |
| North Pigeon Cr Watershed Site 17 | Low | Not assessed | 66 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1973 |
| North Pigeon Cr Watershed Site 15 | Low | Not assessed | 65 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1978 |
| North Pigeon Cr Watershed Site 13 | Low | Not assessed | 64 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1978 |
| Indian Creek Watershed Site 12 | Low | Not assessed | 63 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1975 |
| North Pigeon Cr Watershed Site 9 | Low | Not assessed | 60 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1978 |
| North Pigeon Cr Watershed Site 10-1 | Low | Not assessed | 59 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1990 |
| North Pigeon Cr Watershed Site M-3 | Low | Not assessed | 58 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1985 |
| North Pigeon Cr Watershed Site 4-1 | Low | Not assessed | 57 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1971 |
| North Pigeon Cr Watershed Site 12-1 | Low | Not assessed | 56 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1978 |
| Twin Ponies Watershed Site 17a | Low | Satisfactory | 54 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1998 |
| Indian Creek Watershed Site 26 | Low | Not assessed | 54 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1975 |
| Indian Creek Watershed Site 39 | Low | Not assessed | 53 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1975 |
| Indian Creek Watershed Site 4 | Low | Not assessed | 52 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 |
| North Pigeon Cr Watershed Site M-4 | Low | Not assessed | 51 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1971 |
| North Pigeon Cr Watershed Site 16 | Low | Not assessed | 50 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1978 |
| Ryan Henschal Watershed Site E-2 | Low | Not assessed | 49 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1963 |
| Arrowhead Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 47 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 |
| Carlson/walsh Dam | Low | Not assessed | 45 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1969 |
| Pottawattamie Co Roadgrade Dam 8-76-42 | Low | Not assessed | 43 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1968 |
| Iowa Noname40 | Low | Not assessed | 42 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1972 |
| Wohlers Dam | Low | Not assessed | 42 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 |
| North Pigeon Cr Watershed Site 7-1 | Low | Not assessed | 42 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1971 |
| Ryan Henschal Watershed Site F-2 | Low | Not assessed | 41 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1964 |
| Simon Run Watershed Site 4-2 | Low | Not assessed | 41 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1976 |
| Thompson Dam | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 |
| Wohlers Dam | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 |
| Iowa Noname43 | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 |
| Rodenburg/porter Dam | Low | Not assessed | 39 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 |
| Simon Run Watershed Site 9-3w | Low | Not assessed | 39 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1985 |
| Ryan Henschal Watershed Site H-1 | Low | Not assessed | 39 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1962 |
| Ryan Henschal Watershed Site A-2 | Low | Not assessed | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1976 |
| Sulentic Dam | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2002 |
| Larsen Dam | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 |
| Peters/fischer Dam | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1963 |
| Arterburn/kenealy Dam | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 |
| Farm Creek Public Wildlife Area Dam | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 2001 |
| Indian Creek Watershed Site 25 | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1976 |
| Goos/brandt Dam | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 |
| Indian Creek Watershed Site 5 | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 |
| Twin Ponies Watershed Site 8 | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1990 |
| Indian Creek Watershed Site 13 | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1967 |
| Stamp Dam | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2005 |
| Schoor Dam | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 |
| Simon Run Watershed Site 9-3e | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1985 |
| Berndt Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2007 |
| Wallace Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2004 |
| Pilling Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2003 |
| Spencer Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1966 |
| Iowa Noname41 | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1970 |
| Tim Temeyer Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Grade Stabilization | 2020 |
| North Pigeon Cr Watershed Site 16-1 | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1978 |
| Seran Dam | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2000 |
| Indian Creek Watershed Site 6 | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1967 |
| Bee Jay Watershed Site 16 | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1977 |
| Ryan Henschal Watershed Site F-3 | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1964 |
| Anderson Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1971 |
| Treynor Farm Supply Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2004 |
| Mc Kenzie/child Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 |
| Bee Jay Watershed Site 4 | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1977 |
| Timberman Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1963 |
| Nilan Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1962 |
| Iowa Noname39 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1971 |
| Schultz/blumer Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 |
| Simon Run Watershed Site 5-2 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1976 |
| Saint Patrick Church Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2002 |
| Sievers Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2003 |
| Perdue Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1998 |
| Henry Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1990 |
| Johnson Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 |
| Ryan Henschal Watershed Site F-1 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 |
| Brehmer Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Grade Stabilization | 2004 |
| Waveland Bighole 3 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1985 |
| Bee Jay Watershed Site 12 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1964 |
| Beedle Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 |
| Desoto Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 25 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1960 |
| James Russmann Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Other | 2016 |
| Bingham Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 |
| Moran Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1970 |
| Rohwer Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1962 |
| Williams Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1994 |
| Iowa Noname79 | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Water Supply | 1973 |
| North Pigeon Cr Watershed Site M | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1996 |