Deer Lake Dam

Deer Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Will County, Illinois, built in 1920. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Deer Lake Dam

Deer Lake Dam is a dam in Will, Illinois. The dam is owned by Lincolnshire Country Club (private). It impounds the Deer Creek near Sauk Village-offstream.

The dam stands 15 feet tall and stretches 400 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 19 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 600 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 15 square miles. Completed in 1920, the structure is over a century 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 07/06/2022.

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Low HazardNot Available ConditionEmergency Action Plan: No

Location

StateIllinois
CountyWill
Nearest CitySauk Village-offstream
River/StreamDeer Creek
Coordinates41.46011, -87.60929

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height15 ft
Dam Height15 ft
Dam Length400 ft
Year Completed1920 (106 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage600 acre-ft
Max Storage600 acre-ft
Normal Storage53 acre-ft
Surface Area19 acres
Drainage Area15 sq mi
Max Discharge1,403 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerLINCOLNSHIRE COUNTRY CLUB
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Available
Last Inspection07/06/2022
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDIL01113
Federal IDIL01113
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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