Dams in Adams County, Iowa

60Total Dams
1High Hazard
4Significant
DamHazardConditionHeight (ft)PurposeYear
Prescott Flood Prevention DamHighFair27Flood Risk Reduction1973
Lake Icaria Dam (site M-1-a Walters Cr)SignificantSatisfactory56Flood Risk Reduction1974
Binder Lake DamSignificantSatisfactory35Water Supply1942
Corning Reservoir DamSignificantSatisfactory30Water Supply1917
East Lenox Reservoir DamSignificantSatisfactory25Water Supply1913
Walters Creek Watershed Site 18-2LowNot Rated46Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1972
Walters Creek Watershed Site D-15-2LowNot Rated46Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1972
West Douglas Watershed Site L-7LowNot Rated42Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1968
West Douglas Watershed Site L-6LowNot Rated39Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1968
Walters Creek Watershed Site 25-1LowNot Rated37Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1967
West Douglas Watershed Site B-1LowNot Rated35Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1968
Walters Creek Watershed Site 15-3LowNot Rated35Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1972
Getter DamLowNot Rated34Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1974
Walter/anderson DamLowNot Rated34Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1989
Walters Creek Watershed Site 4-2LowNot Rated34Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1967
Walters Creek Watershed Site 12-1LowNot Rated34Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1968
Drake DamLow33Grade Stabilization2022
Walters Creek Watershed Site 43-1LowNot Rated33Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1967
Walters Creek Watershed Site 13-1LowNot Rated33Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1967
West Douglas Watershed Site L-12LowNot Rated33Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1968
Walters Creek Watershed Site 44-1LowNot Rated33Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1969
West Douglas Watershed Site L-1LowNot Rated33Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1968
Walters Creek Watershed Site 23-3LowNot Rated32Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1972
Walters Creek Watershed Site 12-2LowNot Rated32Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1968
Walters Creek Watershed Site 5-2LowNot Rated31Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1967
West Douglas Watershed Site K-2LowNot Rated31Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1968
Walters Creek Watershed Site 15-1LowNot Rated31Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1972
Walters Creek Watershed Site 14-1LowNot Rated31Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1969
West Douglas Watershed Site L-5LowNot Rated30Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1968
Walters Creek Watershed Site D-23-2LowNot Rated30Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1972
Mckean DamLowNot Rated29Grade Stabilization2013
Walters Creek Watershed Site 22-1LowNot Rated29Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1968
Walters Creek Watershed Site 24-4LowNot Rated29Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1968
Walters Creek Watershed Site 16-1LowNot Rated29Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1968
West Douglas Watershed Site B-2LowNot Rated29Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1968
Walters Creek Watershed Site 24-1LowNot Rated29Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1968
Evans DamLow28Grade Stabilization2021
Schafer DamLow28Grade Stabilization2019
West Douglas Watershed Site K-1LowNot Rated28Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1968
Anderson/timmerman DamLowNot Rated27Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1967
Walters Creek Watershed Site 29-3LowNot Rated27Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1969
Walters Creek Watershed Site 24-3LowNot Rated27Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1968
Pottorff DamLowNot Rated26Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1999
Hughes DamLowNot Rated26Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1980
Walters Creek Watershed Site 39-1LowNot Rated26Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1969
Case DamLowNot Rated25Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond2000
Adam Co Cons Bd DamLowNot Rated25Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond2002
Walters Creek Watershed Site 5-1LowNot Rated25Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1967
Walters Creek Watershed Site 29-1LowNot Rated25Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1969
Walters Creek Watershed Site 31-2LowNot Rated24Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1969
Brock DamLowNot Rated23Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1993
Walters Creek Watershed Site 24-2LowNot Rated23Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1968
West Douglas Watershed Site E-1LowNot Rated23Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1968
Walters Creek Watershed Site 40-1LowNot Rated22Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1969
Hanna DamLowNot Rated21Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1994
Walters Creek Watershed Site 26-1LowNot Rated21Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1967
Walters Creek Watershed Site 33-2LowNot Rated20Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1969
Bax DamLowNot Rated19Grade Stabilization2013
Walters Creek Watershed Site 33-1LowNot Rated19Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1969
Lake Icaria Sediment Detention DamLowNot Rated12Fish and Wildlife Pond2004