Gallatin Fish & Game Club Lake Dam

Gallatin Fish & Game Club Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Gallatin County, Kentucky, built in 1947. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Gallatin Fish & Game Club Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Gallatin Fish & Game Club Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Columbia Development Company (private). It impounds the Trib-eagle Ck. near Glencoe-area.

The dam stands 22 feet tall and stretches 380 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 8 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 23 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1947, 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 08/15/2005. That was over 20 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateKentucky
CountyGallatin
Nearest CityGlencoe-area
River/StreamTrib-eagle Ck.
Coordinates38.74402, -84.78750

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height22 ft
Dam Height22 ft
Dam Length380 ft
Year Completed1947 (79 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage68 acre-ft
Max Storage23 acre-ft
Normal Storage68 acre-ft
Surface Area8 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerCOLUMBIA DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection08/15/2005
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDKY00387
Federal IDKY00387
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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