Lake Miller Dam

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

About Lake Miller Dam

The primary purpose of Lake Miller Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. It impounds the Dry Creek near Eden.

The dam stands 16 feet tall and stretches 740 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 17 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 147 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles.

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 satisfactory, indicating no existing or potential dam safety deficiencies are recognized. An emergency action plan is in place for this dam. The most recent inspection on record was 12/22/2020.

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Low HazardSatisfactory ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Yes

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyRockingham
Nearest CityEden
River/StreamDry Creek
Coordinates36.52580, -79.70630

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height16 ft
Dam Length740 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage147 acre-ft
Max Storage147 acre-ft
Normal Storage91 acre-ft
Surface Area17 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Max Discharge917 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
Owner TypeNot Listed
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentSatisfactory
Last Inspection12/22/2020
Emergency Action PlanYes

Identifiers

NID IDNC03942
Federal IDNC03942
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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