Yacht Club Bay Dam Number 8

Yacht Club Bay Dam Number 8 is an earth dam located in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, built in 1976. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Yacht Club Bay Dam Number 8

The primary purpose of Yacht Club Bay Dam Number 8 is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Gulf States Paper Corp (private). It impounds the Tr-north River near Holt.

The dam stands 41 feet tall and stretches 188 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 28 acre-feet. Completed in 1976, the structure is 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 41 feet, this dam is taller than 88% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: No

Location

StateAlabama
CountyTuscaloosa
Nearest CityHolt
River/StreamTr-north River
Coordinates33.30000, -87.50000

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height41 ft
Dam Length188 ft
Year Completed1976 (50 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage28 acre-ft
Max Storage28 acre-ft
Normal Storage28 acre-ft
Max Discharge485 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerGULF STATES PAPER CORP
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDAL01459
Federal IDAL01459
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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