D T Hannah Lake Dam

D T Hannah Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Choctaw County, Alabama, built in 1951. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNone on file
Last inspectionNot reported
Height20 ft
Built195175 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 20 ft
20 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

20 ft tall and 500 ft long. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About D T Hannah Lake Dam

The primary purpose of D T Hannah Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by D T Hannah (private). It impounds the Tr-wahalak Creek near West Butler.

The dam stands 20 feet tall and stretches 500 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 82 acre-feet. Completed in 1951, 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.

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Location

StateAlabama
CountyChoctaw
Nearest CityWest Butler
River/StreamTr-wahalak Creek
Coordinates32.13500, -88.24167

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height20 ft
Dam Length500 ft
Year Completed1951 (75 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage82 acre-ft
Max Storage82 acre-ft
Normal Storage82 acre-ft
Max Discharge875 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerD T Hannah
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDAL00050
Federal IDAL00050
More InfoASDSO on Alabama (no state dam safety program)