Pine Ridge Club

Pine Ridge Club is an earth dam located in Jefferson County, Alabama, built in 1961. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Pine Ridge Club

The primary purpose of Pine Ridge Club is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Pine Ridge Land Co (private). It impounds the Tr-hogpen Branch Cahaba River near Grants Mill.

The dam stands 37 feet tall and stretches 250 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 25 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 443 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1961, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years old.

This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life.

At 37 feet, this dam is taller than 84% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateAlabama
CountyJefferson
Nearest CityGrants Mill
River/StreamTr-hogpen Branch Cahaba River
Coordinates33.51000, -86.62167

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height37 ft
Dam Height37 ft
Dam Length250 ft
Year Completed1961 (65 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage443 acre-ft
Max Storage443 acre-ft
Normal Storage330 acre-ft
Surface Area25 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge400 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerPINE RIDGE LAND CO
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDAL01268
Federal IDAL01268
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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