Monsanto Textiles Dam

Monsanto Textiles Dam is an earth dam located in Escambia County, Florida, built in 1953. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Monsanto Textiles Dam

Monsanto Textiles Dam is a dam in Escambia, Florida. The dam is owned by Ascend Performance Materials, Llc. (private). It impounds the Tr-escambia River near Pensacola.

The dam stands 22 feet tall and stretches 550 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 271 acre-feet. Completed in 1953, 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 05/20/1994. That was over 31 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: No

Location

StateFlorida
CountyEscambia
Nearest CityPensacola
River/StreamTr-escambia River
Coordinates30.58690, -87.24460

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height22 ft
Dam Height22 ft
Dam Length550 ft
Year Completed1953 (73 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage271 acre-ft
Max Storage271 acre-ft
Normal Storage209 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerASCEND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS, LLC.
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection05/20/1994
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDFL00054
Federal IDFL00054
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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