Highland Lake is a rockfill dam located in Blount County, Alabama. It carries a High hazard potential classification.
About Highland Lake
The primary purpose of Highland Lake is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Bill Towns (private). It impounds the Blackburn Fork Little Warrior River near Highland Lake Community.
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.
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 | Blount |
| Nearest City | Highland Lake Community |
| River/Stream | Blackburn Fork Little Warrior River |
| Coordinates | 33.88123, -86.43425 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Rockfill |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Recreation |
| Owner | Bill Towns |
| Owner Type | Private |
| Hazard Classification | High |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | No |
Identifiers
| NID ID | AL01168 |
| Federal ID | AL01168 |
| More Info | ASDSO on Alabama (no state dam safety program) |