Oneal Lake

Oneal Lake is an earth dam located in Yavapai County, Arizona, built in 1894. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection05/08/2020
Height10 ft
Built1894132 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 10 ft
10 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

10 ft tall and 560 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 Oneal Lake

The primary purpose of Oneal Lake is irrigation. The dam stores and diverts water for agricultural irrigation, supporting farming operations in the surrounding area. The dam is owned by Murphy Ventures LLC (private). It impounds the Unknown near No Data.

The dam stands 10 feet tall and stretches 560 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 13 acres, and has a storage capacity of 88 acre-feet. Completed in 1894, the structure is over a century 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 05/08/2020.

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Location

StateArizona
CountyYavapai
Nearest CityNo Data
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates34.26417, -112.95333

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height10 ft
Dam Height10 ft
Dam Length560 ft
Year Completed1894 (132 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage88 acre-ft
Normal Storage88 acre-ft
Surface Area13 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeIrrigation
OwnerMurphy Ventures LLC
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection05/08/2020
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDAZ00319
Federal IDAZ00319
More InfoState Dam Safety Program