Mercer Co Washington Twp #5

About Mercer Co Washington Twp #5

The primary purpose of Mercer Co Washington Twp #5 is grade stabilization. Grade stabilization dams prevent erosion by reducing the slope and velocity of water flowing through a channel. They're commonly used to stop gullies from deepening and to protect downstream land and infrastructure. The dam is owned by Washington Twp Board (local government). It impounds the Tr-muddy Creek near Trenton.

The dam stands 32 feet tall and stretches 600 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 32 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 30 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 260 square miles. Completed in 1983, the structure is 43 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.

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

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