Barr Lake Dam

Barr Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Saline County, Arkansas, built in 1962. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Barr Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Barr Lake 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 Taylor Barr (private). It impounds the Ten Mile Creek-os near Glen Rose.

The dam stands 25 feet tall and stretches 260 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 62 acre-feet. Completed in 1962, 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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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateArkansas
CountySaline
Nearest CityGlen Rose
River/StreamTen Mile Creek-os
Coordinates34.48167, -92.73333

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Length260 ft
Year Completed1962 (64 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage62 acre-ft
Max Storage62 acre-ft
Normal Storage32 acre-ft
Max Discharge1,035 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerTaylor Barr
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDAR00035
Federal IDAR00035
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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