Foxboro Lake Dam

Foxboro Lake Dam is a stone dam located in Coconino County, Arizona, built in 1905. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection08/23/2018
Height13 ft
Built1905121 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 13 ft
13 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

13 ft tall and 133 ft long. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic rockfill embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About Foxboro Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Foxboro 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 Usda Fs (federal). It impounds the Munds Canyon Tributary near Indian Gardens.

The dam stands 13 feet tall and stretches 133 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 8 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 253 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 3 square miles. Completed in 1905, 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 08/23/2018.

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Location

StateArizona
CountyCoconino
Nearest CityIndian Gardens
River/StreamMunds Canyon Tributary
Coordinates34.89795, -111.66917

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeStone
NID Height13 ft
Dam Height13 ft
Dam Length133 ft
Year Completed1905 (121 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage253 acre-ft
Max Storage253 acre-ft
Normal Storage16 acre-ft
Surface Area8 acres
Drainage Area3 sq mi
Max Discharge243 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerUsda Fs
Owner TypeFederal
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection08/23/2018
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDAZ10101
Federal IDAZ10101
More InfoState Dam Safety Program