Nooner Lake Dam

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

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height26 ft
Built196462 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 Nooner Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Nooner 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 N F Nooner (private). It impounds the Lockers Creek.

The dam stands 26 feet tall and stretches 290 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 52 acre-feet. 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.

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Location

StateArkansas
CountyGarland
Nearest CityNone
River/StreamLockers Creek
Coordinates34.61500, -92.93167

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height26 ft
Dam Length290 ft
Year Completed1964 (62 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage52 acre-ft
Max Storage52 acre-ft
Normal Storage26 acre-ft
Max Discharge20 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerN F Nooner
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDAR01167
Federal IDAR01167
More InfoState Dam Safety Program