Tuskegee City Lake is an earth dam located in Macon County, Alabama, built in 1947. It carries a High hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 33 ft33 ft tall and 1,000 ft long, taller than 76% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. 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 Tuskegee City Lake
The primary purpose of Tuskegee City Lake is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by City of Tuskegee Ala. (local government). It impounds the Tr-uphapee Creek near Tuskegee.
The dam stands 33 feet tall and stretches 1,000 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 1,322 acre-feet. Completed in 1947, the structure is well-established, with more than 75 years of service.
This dam carries a high hazard potential classification, which means that a failure or uncontrolled release of water would likely cause loss of human life. This classification reflects the consequences of failure, not the likelihood — it indicates that people live or work in the area downstream. Notably, no emergency action plan is currently on file for this high-hazard dam.
At 33 feet, this dam is taller than 76% of dams nationwide.
Living Downstream
If you live or work downstream of this dam, consider taking these steps: learn your local evacuation routes, check whether your county emergency management office has a dam failure inundation map, and sign up for local emergency alerts. Alabama is the only state with no dam safety program, so there is no state office to contact about this structure; the federal record above is what exists. ASDSO's page on Alabama explains the gap.
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Location
| State | Alabama |
| County | Macon |
| Nearest City | Tuskegee |
| River/Stream | Tr-uphapee Creek |
| Coordinates | 32.42889, -85.67708 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 33 ft |
| Dam Length | 1,000 ft |
| Year Completed | 1947 (79 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 1,322 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 1,322 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 550 acre-ft |
| Max Discharge | 350 cfs |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Recreation |
| Owner | City of Tuskegee Ala. |
| Owner Type | Local Government |
| Hazard Classification | High |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | No |
Identifiers
| NID ID | AL00422 |
| Federal ID | AL00422 |
| More Info | ASDSO on Alabama (no state dam safety program) |