Taylor Dam (aka-ferguson Dam)

About Taylor Dam (aka-ferguson Dam)

The primary purpose of Taylor Dam (aka-ferguson Dam) is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The dam maintains a small impoundment used for fire suppression, livestock watering, or as a fish pond. The dam is owned by Taylor, Linda (private). It impounds the Middle Creek-tr near Richmond.

The dam stands 26 feet tall and stretches 700 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 11 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 179 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1972, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years old.

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. An emergency action plan is in place for this dam. The most recent inspection on record was 11/09/2020.

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