Dollarhide Hunting Club Dams

Dollarhide Hunting Club Dams is an earth dam located in Greene County, Alabama, built in 1960. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNone on file
Last inspectionNot reported
Height15 ft
Built196066 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 15 ft
15 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

15 ft tall and 360 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 15 feet tall and stretches 360 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 106 acre-feet. Completed in 1960, 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.

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Location

StateAlabama
CountyGreene
Nearest CityLock Number 6
River/StreamTr-black Warrior River
Coordinates32.73500, -87.81167

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height15 ft
Dam Length360 ft
Year Completed1960 (66 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage106 acre-ft
Max Storage106 acre-ft
Normal Storage106 acre-ft
Max Discharge210 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerDollarhide Company
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDAL00732
Federal IDAL00732
More InfoASDSO on Alabama (no state dam safety program)