Lake Hardwood is a dam located in Shelby County, Alabama. It carries a High hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 31 ft31 ft tall and 690 ft long, taller than 72% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. 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 Hardwood
The primary purpose of Lake Hardwood is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Rouland Management Services (private). It impounds the Tr-shoal Creek I near Dunavant.
The dam stands 31 feet tall and stretches 690 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 18 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 265 acre-feet.
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 | Shelby |
| Nearest City | Dunavant |
| River/Stream | Tr-shoal Creek I |
| Coordinates | 33.43194, -86.62449 |
Physical Characteristics
| NID Height | 31 ft |
| Dam Height | 31 ft |
| Dam Length | 690 ft |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 265 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 265 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 18 acres |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Recreation |
| Owner | Rouland Management Services |
| Owner Type | Private |
| Hazard Classification | High |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | No |
Identifiers
| NID ID | AL83495 |
| Federal ID | AL83495 |
| More Info | ASDSO on Alabama (no state dam safety program) |