Dinosaur Park Spider Creek Lake Dam

Dinosaur Park Spider Creek Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Carroll County, Arkansas, built in 1966. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Dinosaur Park Spider Creek Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Dinosaur Park Spider Creek Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Dinosaur Park, Peter Godfrey (private). It impounds the Spider Creek.

The dam stands 25 feet tall and stretches 250 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 11 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 350 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1966, 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. The most recent inspection on record was 08/25/2010. That was over 15 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateArkansas
CountyCarroll
River/StreamSpider Creek
Coordinates36.44167, -93.84194

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Dam Length250 ft
Year Completed1966 (60 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage350 acre-ft
Max Storage350 acre-ft
Normal Storage210 acre-ft
Surface Area11 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerDinosaur Park, Peter Godfrey
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection08/25/2010
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDAR00237
Federal IDAR00237
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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