Dr James Bruce is an earth dam located in Lee County, Alabama, built in 1966. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 50 ft50 ft tall and 600 ft long, taller than 92% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. Height is drawn to scale against a ten-story building, about 100 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.
About Dr James Bruce
The primary purpose of Dr James Bruce 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 John R Dudley (private). It impounds the Tr-watula Creek near Union Grove Church.
The dam stands 50 feet tall and stretches 600 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 100 acre-feet. Completed in 1966, 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.
At 50 feet, this dam is taller than 92% of dams nationwide.
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Location
| State | Alabama |
| County | Lee |
| Nearest City | Union Grove Church |
| River/Stream | Tr-watula Creek |
| Coordinates | 32.49167, -85.35167 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 50 ft |
| Dam Length | 600 ft |
| Year Completed | 1966 (60 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 100 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 100 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 72 acre-ft |
| Max Discharge | 1,200 cfs |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond |
| Owner | John R Dudley |
| Owner Type | Private |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | No |
Identifiers
| NID ID | AL00387 |
| Federal ID | AL00387 |
| More Info | ASDSO on Alabama (no state dam safety program) |