Lake Conway Nursery Pond Dam

Lake Conway Nursery Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Faulkner County, Arkansas, built in 1968. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height22 ft
Built196858 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 22 ft
22 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

22 ft tall and 1,836 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 Conway Nursery Pond Dam

Lake Conway Nursery Pond Dam is a dam in Faulkner, Arkansas. The dam is owned by Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (state). It impounds the Chadwick Creek.

The dam stands 22 feet tall and stretches 1,836 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 298 acre-feet. Completed in 1968, 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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Location

StateArkansas
CountyFaulkner
Nearest CityNone
River/StreamChadwick Creek
Coordinates34.99000, -92.38333

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height22 ft
Dam Height22 ft
Dam Length1,836 ft
Year Completed1968 (58 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage298 acre-ft
Max Storage298 acre-ft
Normal Storage160 acre-ft

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerArkansas Game and Fish Commission
Owner TypeState
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDAR00058
Federal IDAR00058
More InfoState Dam Safety Program