Bsa Piedmont Council Dam #2

About Bsa Piedmont Council Dam #2

The primary purpose of Bsa Piedmont Council Dam #2 is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Boy Scouts Of America, Piedmont Council (private). It impounds the Second Broad River near Logan.

The dam stands 55 feet tall and stretches 450 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 20 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 540 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1981, the structure is 45 years old.

This dam has a significant hazard potential classification, meaning that a failure could cause significant economic damage — flooding roads, bridges, or property downstream — but is not expected to result in 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. An emergency action plan is in place for this dam. The most recent inspection on record was 12/13/2022.

At 55 feet, this dam is taller than 94% of dams nationwide.

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