Double K Lake Dam

Double K Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Sevier County, Arkansas, built in 1962. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection03/02/2011
Height26 ft
Built196264 years ago

Dam profile

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

26 ft tall and 367 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 Double K Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Double K Lake Dam is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The dam maintains a small impoundment used for fire suppression, livestock watering, or as a fish pond. The dam is owned by Bertie Walters (private). It impounds the Roberts Branch-trib.

The dam stands 26 feet tall and stretches 367 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 104 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1962, 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 03/02/2011. That was over 15 years ago.

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Location

StateArkansas
CountySevier
Nearest CityNone
River/StreamRoberts Branch-trib
Coordinates33.89333, -94.29000

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height26 ft
Dam Height26 ft
Dam Length367 ft
Year Completed1962 (64 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage104 acre-ft
Max Storage104 acre-ft
Normal Storage61 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge2,328 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerBertie Walters
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection03/02/2011
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDAR01165
Federal IDAR01165
More InfoState Dam Safety Program