Kilgore Lands Lake is an earth dam located in Walker County, Alabama. It carries a High hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 30 ft30 ft tall and 2,800 ft long, taller than 68% 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 Kilgore Lands Lake
The primary purpose of Kilgore Lands Lake is flood risk reduction. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate. The dam is owned by Kilgore Lands LLC & Cynthia Clark Samalgasky (private). It impounds the Cane Creek Trib 23 near Jasper.
The dam stands 30 feet tall and stretches 2,800 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 21 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 274 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 | Walker |
| Nearest City | Jasper |
| River/Stream | Cane Creek Trib 23 |
| Coordinates | 33.84150, -87.32566 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 30 ft |
| Dam Height | 30 ft |
| Dam Length | 2,800 ft |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 274 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 274 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 21 acres |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Owner | Kilgore Lands LLC & Cynthia Clark Samalgasky |
| Owner Type | Private |
| Hazard Classification | High |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | No |
Identifiers
| NID ID | AL83507 |
| Federal ID | AL83507 |
| More Info | ASDSO on Alabama (no state dam safety program) |