Avondale Lake

Avondale Lake is a dam located in Kootenai County, Idaho. It carries a Significant hazard potential classification and has a fair condition assessment.

About Avondale Lake

Avondale Lake is a dam in Kootenai, Idaho. The dam is private-owned. It impounds the Unnamed Stream Avondale near Hayden Lake.

The dam stands 9 feet tall and stretches 96 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 68 acres, has a storage capacity of 139 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 2 square miles.

This dam has a significant hazard potential classification, meaning that a failure could cause significant economic damage — flooding roads, bridges, or property downstream — but is not expected to result in loss of life. Its condition is rated fair — the dam has minor deficiencies that are being addressed or do not pose an immediate safety threat. The most recent inspection on record was 05/01/2018.

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Significant HazardFair ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIdaho
CountyKootenai
Nearest CityHayden Lake
River/StreamUnnamed Stream Avondale
Coordinates47.76730, -116.75810

Physical Characteristics

NID Height9 ft
Dam Height9 ft
Dam Length96 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage139 acre-ft
Normal Storage139 acre-ft
Surface Area68 acres
Drainage Area2 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationSignificant
Condition AssessmentFair
Last Inspection05/01/2018
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDID06114
Federal IDID06114
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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