Lake Owaissa Farms Dam

Lake Owaissa Farms Dam is an earth dam located in Okaloosa County, Florida, built in 1970. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNone on file
Last inspection10/26/2016
Height15 ft
Built197056 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 15 ft
15 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

15 ft tall and 520 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 Lake Owaissa Farms Dam

The primary purpose of Lake Owaissa Farms Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by M.c. Cleskey (private). It impounds the Tr-baggett Cr near Wilkerson Bluff.

The dam stands 15 feet tall and stretches 520 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 59 acre-feet. Completed in 1970, 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 10/26/2016.

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Location

StateFlorida
CountyOkaloosa
Nearest CityWilkerson Bluff
River/StreamTr-baggett Cr
Coordinates30.72997, -86.68164

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height15 ft
Dam Height15 ft
Dam Length520 ft
Year Completed1970 (56 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage59 acre-ft
Max Storage59 acre-ft
Normal Storage48 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Max Discharge57 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerM.c. Cleskey
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection10/26/2016
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDFL00464
Federal IDFL00464
More InfoState Dam Safety Program