Town Creek W/s Dam Site 11

Town Creek W/s Dam Site 11 is an earth dam located in Franklin County, Alabama, built in 1968. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Town Creek W/s Dam Site 11

The primary purpose of Town Creek W/s Dam Site 11 is flood risk reduction. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate. The dam is owned by Sol Mcbrayer (private). It impounds the Mud Creek near Town Creek.

The dam stands 32 feet tall and stretches 831 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 345 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1968, 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. The most recent inspection on record was 11/08/1991. That was over 34 years ago.

At 32 feet, this dam is taller than 76% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateAlabama
CountyFranklin
Nearest CityTown Creek
River/StreamMud Creek
Coordinates34.44500, -87.56330

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height32 ft
Dam Height32 ft
Dam Length831 ft
Year Completed1968 (58 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage345 acre-ft
Max Storage345 acre-ft
Normal Storage10 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge160 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerSOL MCBRAYER
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection11/08/1991
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDAL00105
Federal IDAL00105
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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