Lake Forest Golf Course No 1

Lake Forest Golf Course No 1 is an earth dam located in Jefferson County, Kentucky, built in 1991. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Lake Forest Golf Course No 1

The primary purpose of Lake Forest Golf Course No 1 is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Lake Forest Country Club, Inc (private). It impounds the Trib-floyds Fork near No Town.

The dam stands 23 feet tall and stretches 600 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 73 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1991, the structure is 35 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. The most recent inspection on record was 07/05/2018.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateKentucky
CountyJefferson
Nearest CityNo Town
River/StreamTrib-floyds Fork
Coordinates38.26266, -85.48488

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height23 ft
Dam Height23 ft
Dam Length600 ft
Year Completed1991 (35 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage73 acre-ft
Max Storage73 acre-ft
Normal Storage33 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerLAKE FOREST COUNTRY CLUB, INC
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection07/05/2018
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDKY01102
Federal IDKY01102
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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