Bayview Lake is a gravity dam located in Jefferson County, Alabama, built in 1910. It carries a High hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 100 ft100 ft tall and 550 ft long, taller than 98% 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 concrete gravity section and the water level is illustrative.
About Bayview Lake
The primary purpose of Bayview Lake is water supply. The dam stores water for municipal, industrial, or agricultural use, helping ensure a reliable supply for the surrounding area. The dam is owned by T. C. I., US Steel Co. (private). It impounds the Village Creek near Woodruff Bridge Community.
The dam stands 100 feet tall and stretches 550 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 14,200 acre-feet. Completed in 1910, the structure is over a century 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 100 feet, this dam is taller than 98% of all dams in the United States.
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 | Jefferson |
| Nearest City | Woodruff Bridge Community |
| River/Stream | Village Creek |
| Coordinates | 33.57419, -86.98812 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Gravity |
| NID Height | 100 ft |
| Dam Length | 550 ft |
| Year Completed | 1910 (116 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 14,200 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 14,200 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 12,800 acre-ft |
| Max Discharge | 78,000 cfs |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Water Supply |
| Owner | T. C. I., US Steel Co. |
| Owner Type | Private |
| Hazard Classification | High |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | No |
Identifiers
| NID ID | AL01256 |
| Federal ID | AL01256 |
| More Info | ASDSO on Alabama (no state dam safety program) |