Ozan Creek Swcd Site 20

About Ozan Creek Swcd Site 20

The primary purpose of Ozan Creek Swcd Site 20 is flood risk reduction. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate. The dam is owned by Ozan Creek Watershed Improvement District (local government). It impounds the South Fork Ozan Creek near Ozan.

The dam stands 39 feet tall and stretches 2,750 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 77 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 2,341 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 3 square miles. Completed in 1990, the structure is 36 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. Its condition is rated satisfactory, indicating no existing or potential dam safety deficiencies are recognized. The most recent inspection on record was 07/30/2015. That was over 10 years ago.

At 39 feet, this dam is taller than 86% of dams nationwide.

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