Hill Lake Dam

Hill Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Iredell County, North Carolina. It carries a Low hazard potential classification and has a fair condition assessment.

About Hill Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Hill Lake Dam is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The dam maintains a small impoundment used for fire suppression, livestock watering, or as a fish pond. The dam is owned by Michael K Douglas (private). It impounds the Ut To Third Creek near Statesville.

The dam stands 16 feet tall and stretches 225 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 50 acre-feet.

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 11/16/2021.

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Low HazardFair ConditionEmergency Action Plan: No

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyIredell
Nearest CityStatesville
River/StreamUt To Third Creek
Coordinates35.84250, -81.01890

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height16 ft
Dam Length225 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage50 acre-ft
Max Storage50 acre-ft

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerMichael K Douglas
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentFair
Last Inspection11/16/2021
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDNC01618
Federal IDNC01618
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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