Upper Lake Dianne Dam

Upper Lake Dianne Dam is an earth dam located in Leon County, Florida, built in 1958. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNone on file
Last inspection05/15/1994
Height27 ft
Built195868 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 27 ft
27 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

27 ft tall and 780 ft long, taller than 59% 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 Upper Lake Dianne Dam

The primary purpose of Upper Lake Dianne Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Killearn Lakes Plantation Home Owners Association (private). It impounds the Tr-lake Iamonia near Tallahassee.

The dam stands 27 feet tall and stretches 780 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 47 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 624 acre-feet. Completed in 1958, 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 05/15/1994. That was over 32 years ago.

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Location

StateFlorida
CountyLeon
Nearest CityTallahassee
River/StreamTr-lake Iamonia
Coordinates30.60294, -84.23643

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height27 ft
Dam Height27 ft
Dam Length780 ft
Year Completed1958 (68 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage624 acre-ft
Max Storage624 acre-ft
Normal Storage162 acre-ft
Surface Area47 acres

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerKillearn Lakes Plantation Home Owners Association
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection05/15/1994
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDFL00115
Federal IDFL00115
More InfoState Dam Safety Program