Apple Mountain Upper Lake Dam

About Apple Mountain Upper Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Apple Mountain Upper Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Apple Mountain Lake Property Owners Association;apple Mountain Lakes Property Owners Association (private). It impounds the Tr-oregon Hollow.

The dam stands 35 feet tall and stretches 351 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 1 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 25 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles.

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 11/25/2022.

At 35 feet, this dam is taller than 82% of dams nationwide.

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