Lake Sue Dam

Lake Sue Dam is an earth dam located in Columbia County, Arkansas, built in 1956. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Lake Sue Dam

The primary purpose of Lake Sue Dam is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The dam maintains a small impoundment used for fire suppression, livestock watering, or as a fish pond. The dam is owned by Jameson Land & Timber (private). It impounds the Cornie Bayou-tr.

The dam stands 18 feet tall and stretches 450 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 8 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 74 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1956, 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.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateArkansas
CountyColumbia
Nearest CityNone
River/StreamCornie Bayou-tr
Coordinates33.26444, -93.15333

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height18 ft
Dam Length450 ft
Year Completed1956 (70 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage74 acre-ft
Max Storage74 acre-ft
Normal Storage39 acre-ft
Surface Area8 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge2,400 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerJameson Land & Timber
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDAR00783
Federal IDAR00783
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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