West Fork Clarks River Frs No 13a

About West Fork Clarks River Frs No 13a

The primary purpose of West Fork Clarks River Frs No 13a is flood risk reduction. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate. The dam is owned by Marshall County Conservation District (local government). It impounds the West Fork Clarks River near Kaler.

The dam stands 30 feet tall and stretches 1,200 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 25 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 890 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 3 square miles. Completed in 1968, 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. Its condition is rated fair — the dam has minor deficiencies that are being addressed or do not pose an immediate safety threat. The most recent inspection on record was 12/06/2017.

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