Green Tank

Green Tank is an earth dam located in Modoc County, California, built in 1975. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Green Tank

The primary purpose of Green Tank 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 Usda Fs (federal).

The dam stands 8 feet tall and stretches 710 feet across, has a storage capacity of 480 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1975, 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 08/31/2010. That was over 15 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyModoc
Coordinates41.84224, -120.61852

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height8 ft
Dam Height8 ft
Dam Length710 ft
Year Completed1975 (51 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage480 acre-ft
Normal Storage480 acre-ft
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Max Discharge125 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerUSDA FS
Owner TypeFederal
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection08/31/2010
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDCA10320
Federal IDCA10320
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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