Singer Ditch (hawthorne Mine) Dam

Singer Ditch (hawthorne Mine) Dam is an earth dam located in Greene County, Indiana, built in 1965. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Singer Ditch (hawthorne Mine) Dam

Singer Ditch (hawthorne Mine) Dam is a dam in Greene, Indiana. The dam is owned by Peabody Coal Company (private).

The dam stands 22 feet tall and stretches 1,600 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 78 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 1,255 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 4 square miles. Completed in 1965, 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 09/29/1998. That was over 27 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: No

Location

StateIndiana
CountyGreene
Coordinates38.92718, -87.23003

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height22 ft
Dam Height22 ft
Dam Length1,600 ft
Year Completed1965 (61 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage1,255 acre-ft
Max Storage1,255 acre-ft
Normal Storage106 acre-ft
Surface Area78 acres
Drainage Area4 sq mi
Max Discharge1,160 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerPeabody Coal Company
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection09/29/1998
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDIN00109
Federal IDIN00109
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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