Four Mile Creek Site 10

About Four Mile Creek Site 10

The primary purpose of Four Mile Creek Site 10 is flood risk reduction. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate. The dam is owned by Preble County Commissioners (local government). It impounds the Unnamed Tributary To Four Mile Creek near Oxford.

The dam stands 17 feet tall and stretches 370 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 7 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 110 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 2000, the structure is 26 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 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 05/17/2021.

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