Lake Elizabeth Dam

Lake Elizabeth Dam is an earth dam located in Faulkner County, Arkansas, built in 1948. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection04/06/2010
Height30 ft
Built194878 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 30 ft
30 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

30 ft tall and 330 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 Lake Elizabeth Dam

The primary purpose of Lake Elizabeth 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 Ohana Celebration Park (private). It impounds the Little Cypress Creek-tr near Olmstead.

The dam stands 30 feet tall and stretches 330 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 18 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 222 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1948, the structure is well-established, with more than 75 years of service.

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 04/06/2010. That was over 16 years ago.

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Location

StateArkansas
CountyFaulkner
Nearest CityOlmstead
River/StreamLittle Cypress Creek-tr
Coordinates35.02333, -92.21500

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height30 ft
Dam Height30 ft
Dam Length330 ft
Year Completed1948 (78 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage222 acre-ft
Max Storage222 acre-ft
Normal Storage105 acre-ft
Surface Area18 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerOhana Celebration Park
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection04/06/2010
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDAR00055
Federal IDAR00055
More InfoState Dam Safety Program