Heritage Hill Pond Dam

Heritage Hill Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Phillips County, Arkansas, built in 1969. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height18 ft
Built196957 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 18 ft
18 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

18 ft tall and 375 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 Heritage Hill Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Heritage Hill Pond Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by F Griffin (private). It impounds the Beaver Bayou-tr near Helena.

The dam stands 18 feet tall and stretches 375 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 77 acre-feet. Completed in 1969, 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
CountyPhillips
Nearest CityHelena
River/StreamBeaver Bayou-tr
Coordinates34.51528, -90.62472

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height18 ft
Dam Height18 ft
Dam Length375 ft
Year Completed1969 (57 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage77 acre-ft
Max Storage77 acre-ft
Normal Storage57 acre-ft
Max Discharge864 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerF Griffin
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDAR00972
Federal IDAR00972
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