Louisville Club Pond Dam

Louisville Club Pond Dam is a gravity dam located in Barbour County, Alabama, built in 1958. It carries a Significant hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialSignificantFailure could cause major damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNone on file
Last inspectionNot reported
Height11 ft
Built195868 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 11 ft
11 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

11 ft tall and 462 ft long. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic concrete gravity section and the water level is illustrative.

About Louisville Club Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Louisville Club Pond Dam is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The dam maintains a small impoundment used for fire suppression, livestock watering, or as a fish pond. The dam is owned by Marie Horne Puccio (private). It impounds the Tr-pauls Creek near Blue Springs.

The dam stands 11 feet tall and stretches 462 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 34 acre-feet. Completed in 1958, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years old.

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.

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Location

StateAlabama
CountyBarbour
Nearest CityBlue Springs
River/StreamTr-pauls Creek
Coordinates31.76667, -85.48333

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeGravity
NID Height11 ft
Dam Length462 ft
Year Completed1958 (68 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage34 acre-ft
Max Storage34 acre-ft
Normal Storage28 acre-ft
Max Discharge1,225 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerMarie Horne Puccio
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationSignificant
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDAL00246
Federal IDAL00246
More InfoASDSO on Alabama (no state dam safety program)