Salt Water Cooling Pond Dam
Salt Water Cooling Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Hillsborough, Florida, built in 1973. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
About Salt Water Cooling Pond Dam
The primary purpose of Salt Water Cooling Pond Dam is tailings. Tailings dams contain waste material from mining operations — typically a slurry of finely ground rock left over after valuable minerals have been extracted. These structures require ongoing monitoring because tailings can contain heavy metals and other contaminants. The dam is owned by Gardinier Inc (private). It impounds the Unnamed Pond near Gibsonton.
The dam stands 9 feet tall and stretches 9,190 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 28 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 150 acre-feet. 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.
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Location
| State | Florida |
| County | Hillsborough |
| Nearest City | Gibsonton |
| River/Stream | Unnamed Pond |
| Coordinates | 27.87000, -82.39000 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 9 ft |
| Dam Height | 9 ft |
| Dam Length | 9,190 ft |
| Year Completed | 1973 (53 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 150 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 150 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 90 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 28 acres |
| Max Discharge | 40 cfs |
| Spillway Type | Uncontrolled |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Tailings |
| Owner | GARDINIER INC |
| Owner Type | Private |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not Rated |
| Emergency Action Plan | No |
Identifiers
| NID ID | FL00175 |
| Federal ID | FL00175 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |