Thomasville Sewer Lagoon Dam is an earth dam located in Clarke County, Alabama, built in 1965. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 10 ft10 ft tall and 500 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 Thomasville Sewer Lagoon Dam
Thomasville Sewer Lagoon Dam is a dam in Clarke, Alabama. The dam is owned by City of Thomasville (local government). It impounds the Bassett Creek Offstream near Thomasville South.
The dam stands 10 feet tall and stretches 500 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 50 acre-feet. Completed in 1965, 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
| State | Alabama |
| County | Clarke |
| Nearest City | Thomasville South |
| River/Stream | Bassett Creek Offstream |
| Coordinates | 31.88500, -87.74000 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 10 ft |
| Dam Length | 500 ft |
| Year Completed | 1965 (61 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 50 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 50 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 25 acre-ft |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Other |
| Owner | City of Thomasville |
| Owner Type | Local Government |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | No |
Identifiers
| NID ID | AL01388 |
| Federal ID | AL01388 |
| More Info | ASDSO on Alabama (no state dam safety program) |