Hazerig Small Pond Dam

Hazerig Small Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Blount County, Alabama, built in 1958. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNone on file
Last inspectionNot reported
Height11 ft
Built195868 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 11 ft
11 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

11 ft tall and 1,200 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 Hazerig Small Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Hazerig Small Pond Dam is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The dam maintains a small impoundment used for fire suppression, livestock watering, or as a fish pond. The dam is owned by A.j. Hazerig,jr. (private). It impounds the Tr.-dry Creek-offstream near Green Chapel Community.

The dam stands 11 feet tall and stretches 1,200 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 77 acre-feet. Completed in 1958, 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

StateAlabama
CountyBlount
Nearest CityGreen Chapel Community
River/StreamTr.-dry Creek-offstream
Coordinates33.97833, -86.59333

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height11 ft
Dam Length1,200 ft
Year Completed1958 (68 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage77 acre-ft
Max Storage77 acre-ft
Normal Storage45 acre-ft
Max Discharge88 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerA.j. Hazerig,jr.
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDAL01879
Federal IDAL01879
More InfoASDSO on Alabama (no state dam safety program)