Pickering Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Autauga County, Alabama. It carries a High hazard potential classification.
About Pickering Lake Dam
The primary purpose of Pickering Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by James Pickering (private). It impounds the Tr-mulberry Creek Trib 1 near Plantersville.
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 | Autauga |
| Nearest City | Plantersville |
| River/Stream | Tr-mulberry Creek Trib 1 |
| Coordinates | 32.66204, -86.90371 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| Dam Length | 327 ft |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Recreation |
| Owner | James Pickering |
| Owner Type | Private |
| Hazard Classification | High |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | No |
Identifiers
| NID ID | AL01795 |
| Federal ID | AL01795 |
| More Info | ASDSO on Alabama (no state dam safety program) |