Creek Lake Dam

Creek Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Fountain County, Indiana. It carries a Low hazard potential classification and has a unsatisfactory condition assessment.

About Creek Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Creek Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Sandra Creek (private). It impounds the Unnamed Tributary Coal Creek.

The dam stands 25 feet tall and stretches 225 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 44 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles.

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. Its condition is rated unsatisfactory, indicating serious safety deficiencies exist that require immediate attention or remedial action. The most recent inspection on record was 10/02/2014. That was over 11 years ago.

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Low HazardUnsatisfactory ConditionEmergency Action Plan: No

Location

StateIndiana
CountyFountain
River/StreamUnnamed Tributary Coal Creek
Coordinates40.01894, -87.39201

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Dam Length225 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage44 acre-ft
Max Storage44 acre-ft
Normal Storage40 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerSANDRA CREEK
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentUnsatisfactory
Last Inspection10/02/2014
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDIN04020
Federal IDIN04020
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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