Mump Creek Reservior is an earth dam located in Talladega County, Alabama, built in 1955. It carries a High hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 57 ft57 ft tall and 342 ft long, taller than 94% 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 Mump Creek Reservior
The primary purpose of Mump Creek Reservior is flood risk reduction. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate. The dam is owned by Talladega Water Works (local government). It impounds the Mump Creek near Talladega.
The dam stands 57 feet tall and stretches 342 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 911 acre-feet. Completed in 1955, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years old.
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 57 feet, this dam is taller than 94% 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 | Talladega |
| Nearest City | Talladega |
| River/Stream | Mump Creek |
| Coordinates | 33.38030, -86.01727 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 57 ft |
| Dam Length | 342 ft |
| Year Completed | 1955 (71 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 911 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 911 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 567 acre-ft |
| Max Discharge | 4,037 cfs |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Owner | Talladega Water Works |
| Owner Type | Local Government |
| Hazard Classification | High |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | No |
Identifiers
| NID ID | AL01099 |
| Federal ID | AL01099 |
| More Info | ASDSO on Alabama (no state dam safety program) |