Danville

About Danville

The primary purpose of Danville is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Mannlein, Tom (private). It impounds the Crawfish R near Danville.

The dam stands 17 feet tall and stretches 200 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 37 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 190 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 190 square miles. Completed in 1850, the structure is one of the older dams in the region, with over a century and a half of service.

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. An emergency action plan is in place for this dam. The most recent inspection on record was 07/17/2018.

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