Bill Powell Dam No. 2

About Bill Powell Dam No. 2

The primary purpose of Bill Powell Dam No. 2 is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Alton Powell (private). It impounds the Rocks Creek near Marthaville.

The dam stands 20 feet tall and stretches 600 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 11 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 236 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1920, the structure is over a century 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 02/14/2022.

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