Lake Hospitality Dam

Lake Hospitality Dam is an earth dam located in Sevier County, Arkansas, built in 1964. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Lake Hospitality Dam

The primary purpose of Lake Hospitality Dam is water supply. The dam stores water for municipal, industrial, or agricultural use, helping ensure a reliable supply for the surrounding area. The dam is owned by Donnie Cobb (private). It impounds the Blacks Branch-tr near Brownstown.

The dam stands 36 feet tall and stretches 570 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 2 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 170 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1964, 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 07/23/2004. That was over 21 years ago.

At 36 feet, this dam is taller than 83% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateArkansas
CountySevier
Nearest CityBrownstown
River/StreamBlacks Branch-tr
Coordinates33.81806, -94.05833

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height36 ft
Dam Height36 ft
Dam Length570 ft
Year Completed1964 (62 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage170 acre-ft
Max Storage170 acre-ft
Normal Storage124 acre-ft
Surface Area2 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge201 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeWater Supply
OwnerDonnie Cobb
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection07/23/2004
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDAR00929
Federal IDAR00929
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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