Des04 is an earth dam located in DeSoto County, Florida. It carries a Undetermined hazard potential classification.
About Des04
The primary purpose of Des04 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 Flm Inc. (private). It impounds the Unnamed Pond near Arcadia.
The dam stands 7 feet tall and stretches 4,898 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 32 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 421 acre-feet.