54Total Dams
5High Hazard
1Significant
Dam Safety in Wapello County, Iowa
Wapello County has 54 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 5 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 Wapello County is 33 years old. The most common purpose is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The tallest dam is Jefferson Park Watershed Site 5 at 43 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Park Watershed Site 5 | High | Satisfactory | 43 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1985 |
| Jefferson Park Watershed Site 3 | High | Satisfactory | 42 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1976 |
| Jefferson Park Watershed Site 1 | High | Satisfactory | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1976 |
| Jefferson Park Watershed Site 4 | High | Satisfactory | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1978 |
| Jefferson Park Watershed Site 10 | High | Satisfactory | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1983 |
| Izzak Walton League Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 35 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 90-85 | Low | Not assessed | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2011 |
| Lindberg Dam | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2001 |
| Anderson Dam | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1999 |
| Schwartz Dam | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1985 |
| Mc Dowell Dam | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1999 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 90-79b | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2007 |
| Camp Arrowhead Dam | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Warner Dam | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1989 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 90-83 | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2004 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 90-84 | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2004 |
| Leffler Dam | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2017 |
| Grooms Dam | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1996 |
| Phillips Dam | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1999 |
| Brant Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1995 |
| Gleich Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1990 |
| England Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1978 |
| Forest Lake Camp Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Recreation | 1953 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 90-74 | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2006 |
| Winkler Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | 1963 |
| Terrell Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1978 |
| Loch Burns Dam | Low | Fair | 30 | Recreation | 1963 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 90-112 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2003 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 90-75 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2011 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 90-102 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2007 |
| Arnold Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1997 |
| Klyn Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2016 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 90-91 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1994 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 90-73 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2011 |
| Messerschmitt Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1997 |
| Newquist Grade Stabilization Structure | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Grade Stabilization | 2011 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 90-97 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | 1997 | |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 90-95 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2003 |
| Stacey Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | 2000 |
| Herman Farms Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1998 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 90-79c | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2005 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 90-113 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2003 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 90-70 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2007 |
| Baird Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2003 |
| Hale Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1983 |
| Granaman Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Grade Stabilization | 2015 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 90-87 | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Other | 1994 |
| Mc Carroll Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2002 |
| Mc Mullin Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2002 |
| Greiner Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1968 |
| Dimmitt Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 |
| Soap Creek Watershed Site 90-92 | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1997 |
| Ottumwa | Low | Satisfactory | 16 | Hydroelectric | 1960 |
| Douds Stone Dam | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2003 |