Jeannette (mountain Valley Lake)

About Jeannette (mountain Valley Lake)

The primary purpose of Jeannette (mountain Valley Lake) is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Ferrante's Lake View Inc (private). It impounds the Tr Brush Creek.

The dam stands 36 feet tall and stretches 480 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 9 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 300 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1889, the structure is over a century 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 04/12/2019.

At 36 feet, this dam is taller than 83% of dams nationwide.

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