Dollarhide Hunting Club Dams is an earth dam located in Greene County, Alabama, built in 1930. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 7 ft7 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 Dollarhide Hunting Club Dams
The primary purpose of Dollarhide Hunting Club Dams is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Dollarhide Company (private). It impounds the Tr-black Warrior River near Lock Number 6.
The dam stands 7 feet tall and stretches 500 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 100 acre-feet. Completed in 1930, the structure is well-established, with more than 75 years of service.
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
| State | Alabama |
| County | Greene |
| Nearest City | Lock Number 6 |
| River/Stream | Tr-black Warrior River |
| Coordinates | 32.74667, -87.83000 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 7 ft |
| Dam Length | 500 ft |
| Year Completed | 1930 (96 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 100 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 100 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 80 acre-ft |
| Max Discharge | 100 cfs |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Recreation |
| Owner | Dollarhide Company |
| Owner Type | Private |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | No |
Identifiers
| NID ID | AL00731 |
| Federal ID | AL00731 |
| More Info | ASDSO on Alabama (no state dam safety program) |