Lake Jamie Dam

Lake Jamie Dam is an earth dam located in Perry County, Alabama, built in 1981. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection04/01/1981
Height19 ft
Built198145 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 19 ft
19 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

19 ft tall and 1,400 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 Lake Jamie Dam

Lake Jamie Dam is a dam in Perry, Alabama. The dam is owned by Burnis Barton (private). It impounds the Tr-big Prairie near Demopolis.

The dam stands 19 feet tall and stretches 1,400 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 20 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 243 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1981, the structure is 45 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. The most recent inspection on record was 04/01/1981. That was over 45 years ago.

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Location

StateAlabama
CountyPerry
Nearest CityDemopolis
River/StreamTr-big Prairie
Coordinates32.37000, -87.45000

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height19 ft
Dam Height19 ft
Dam Length1,400 ft
Year Completed1981 (45 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage243 acre-ft
Max Storage243 acre-ft
Normal Storage191 acre-ft
Surface Area20 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge800 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerBurnis Barton
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection04/01/1981
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDAL02235
Federal IDAL02235
More InfoASDSO on Alabama (no state dam safety program)