Johnson Lake Dam

Johnson Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Crawford County, Arkansas, built in 1973. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Johnson Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Johnson Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Earl Johnson (deceased, Don't Mail Invoice) (private). It impounds the Wells Hollow-tr near Mulberry.

The dam stands 40 feet tall and stretches 400 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 17 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 140 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1973, 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. The most recent inspection on record was 04/09/2002. That was over 23 years ago.

At 40 feet, this dam is taller than 87% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateArkansas
CountyCrawford
Nearest CityMulberry
River/StreamWells Hollow-tr
Coordinates35.66528, -94.05222

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height40 ft
Dam Height40 ft
Dam Length400 ft
Year Completed1973 (53 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage140 acre-ft
Max Storage140 acre-ft
Normal Storage80 acre-ft
Surface Area17 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerEarl Johnson (deceased, don't mail invoice)
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection04/09/2002
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDAR00527
Federal IDAR00527
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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