Coldstream Country Club Dam No. 1

About Coldstream Country Club Dam No. 1

The primary purpose of Coldstream Country Club Dam No. 1 is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Coldstream Country Club (private). It impounds the Tributary To Eightmile Creek near Melbourne.

The dam stands 33 feet tall and stretches 160 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 1 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 21 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1971, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 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. 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 06/26/2023.

At 33 feet, this dam is taller than 78% of dams nationwide.

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