Wyandotte Lake Dam

Wyandotte Lake Dam is a dam located in Crawford County, Indiana, built in 1950. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Wyandotte Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Wyandotte Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is state-owned.

The dam stands 18 feet tall and stretches 300 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 9 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 223 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1950, the structure is well-established, with more than 75 years of service.

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 07/30/1996. That was over 29 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: No

Location

StateIndiana
CountyCrawford
Coordinates38.22087, -86.30085

Physical Characteristics

NID Height18 ft
Dam Height18 ft
Dam Length300 ft
Year Completed1950 (76 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage223 acre-ft
Max Storage223 acre-ft
Normal Storage20 acre-ft
Surface Area9 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Max Discharge457 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
Owner TypeState
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection07/30/1996
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDIN00291
Federal IDIN00291
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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