West Fork Pond River Frs 11

About West Fork Pond River Frs 11

The primary purpose of West Fork Pond River Frs 11 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 Christian County Soil Conservation District (local government). It impounds the West Fork Pond River near Mt.carmel-vicinity.

The dam stands 32 feet tall and stretches 500 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 50 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 1,840 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 7 square miles. Completed in 1967, 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 03/16/2017.

At 32 feet, this dam is taller than 76% of dams nationwide.

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