Horlicks

About Horlicks

The primary purpose of Horlicks is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Racine County (local government). It impounds the Root near Racine.

The dam stands 19 feet tall and stretches 180 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 60 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 460 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 186 square miles. Completed in 1975, 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. An emergency action plan is in place for this dam. The most recent inspection on record was 04/22/2021.

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