A. A. Miller Dam is a buttress dam located in DeKalb County, Alabama, built in 1925. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 17 ft17 ft tall and 200 ft long. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic concrete gravity section and the water level is illustrative.
About A. A. Miller Dam
The primary purpose of A. A. Miller Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by State of Ala. (state). It impounds the West Fork Little River near Camp Cloudmont.
The dam stands 17 feet tall and stretches 200 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 119 acre-feet. Completed in 1925, the structure is over a century 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
| State | Alabama |
| County | DeKalb |
| Nearest City | Camp Cloudmont |
| River/Stream | West Fork Little River |
| Coordinates | 34.54833, -85.59000 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Buttress |
| NID Height | 17 ft |
| Dam Length | 200 ft |
| Year Completed | 1925 (101 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 119 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 119 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 119 acre-ft |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Recreation |
| Owner | State of Ala. |
| Owner Type | State |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | No |
Identifiers
| NID ID | AL01206 |
| Federal ID | AL01206 |
| More Info | ASDSO on Alabama (no state dam safety program) |