Dunaway Lake Dam

Dunaway Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Cleburne County, Arkansas, built in 1960. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height26 ft
Built196066 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 26 ft
26 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

26 ft tall and 290 ft long, taller than 55% 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 Dunaway Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Dunaway Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Ed Dunaway (private). It impounds the North Fork Caldron Creek-tr near Gravesville.

The dam stands 26 feet tall and stretches 290 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 44 acre-feet. Completed in 1960, 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
CountyCleburne
Nearest CityGravesville
River/StreamNorth Fork Caldron Creek-tr
Coordinates35.51167, -92.21306

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height26 ft
Dam Length290 ft
Year Completed1960 (66 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage44 acre-ft
Max Storage44 acre-ft
Normal Storage35 acre-ft

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerEd Dunaway
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDAR00314
Federal IDAR00314
More InfoState Dam Safety Program