Iowa Dams

4,124 dams tracked by the National Inventory of Dams

Total Dams

4,124

High Hazard

2.2%

Poor / Unsatisfactory

Average Age

46 yrs

Hazard Classification

High91 (2.2%)

Significant274 (6.6%)

Low3,759 (91.1%)

Condition Assessment

Satisfactory259 (6.3%)

Fair81 (2.0%)

Poor / Unsatisfactory25 (0.6%)

Not Rated3,759 (91.1%)

Federal

State

141

Local

1,938

Private

2,014

Tallest Dams

High Hazard Dams

Poor Condition Dams

All Dams in Iowa

Showing 451–475 of 3,759

All High Hazard Significant Hazard Low Hazard Poor Fair Satisfactory

Dam Name	Height (ft)	Year	Hazard	Condition
Utt Dam Davis County	24	2002	Low	Not Rated
Utt Dam Davis County	23	2016	Low	Not Rated
Utesch Dam Cherokee County	33	1996	Low	Not Rated
Urban America Development Dam Polk County	31	1966	Low	Not Rated
Upper Pine Lake Dredge Spoil Dam Hardin County	35	1998	Low	Not Rated
Upper Locust Watershed Site L-50 Wayne County	25	1999	Low	Not Rated
Upper Locust Watershed Site L-5 Wayne County	27	1999	Low	Not Rated
Upper Locust Watershed Site L-48 Wayne County	23	1999	Low	Not Rated
Upper Locust Watershed Site L-47 Wayne County	25	1999	Low	Not Rated
Upper Locust Watershed Site L-30 Wayne County	31	1999	Low	Not Rated
Upper Locust Watershed Site L-14 Wayne County	30	1999	Low	Not Rated
Upper Locust Creek Watershed Site L-46 Wayne County	22	2008	Low	Not Rated
Upper Locust Creek Watershed Site L-41 Wayne County	24	2007	Low	Not Rated
Upper Locust Creek Watershed Site L-40 Wayne County	23	2007	Low	Not Rated
Upper Locust Creek Watershed Site L-35 Wayne County	26	1995	Low	Not Rated
Upper Locust Creek Watershed Site L-33 Wayne County	23	1995	Low	Not Rated
Upper Locust Creek Watershed Site L-32 Wayne County	22	2007	Low	Not Rated
Upper Locust Creek Watershed Site L-25 Wayne County	28	1995	Low	Not Rated
Upper Locust Creek Watershed Site L-23 Wayne County	22	1995	Low	Not Rated
Upper Locust Creek Watershed Site L-19 Wayne County	28	1995	Low	Not Rated
Upper Beaver Subwatershed Site M-2 Monona County	43	1967	Low	Not Rated
Upper Beaver Subwatershed Site M-1 Monona County	60	1967	Low	Poor
Upper Beaver Subwatershed Site 6-1 Monona County	64	1967	Low	Not Rated
Upper Beaver Subwatershed Site 51-1 Monona County	36	1968	Low	Not Rated
Upper Beaver Subwatershed Site 50-1 Monona County	49	1968	Low	Not Rated

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Data sourced from the National Inventory of Dams (NID). Hazard classification reflects potential consequences of failure, not the likelihood of failure.