Plant City Cooling Pond
Plant City Cooling Pond is an earth dam located in Hillsborough, Florida, built in 1990. It carries a Significant hazard potential classification.
About Plant City Cooling Pond
The primary purpose of Plant City Cooling Pond is tailings. Tailings dams contain waste material from mining operations — typically a slurry of finely ground rock left over after valuable minerals have been extracted. These structures require ongoing monitoring because tailings can contain heavy metals and other contaminants. The dam is owned by The Mosaic Company (private). It impounds the Hillsborough River near Plant City.
The dam stands 65 feet tall and stretches 43 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 24 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 1,300 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1990, the structure is 36 years old.
This dam has a significant hazard potential classification, meaning that a failure could cause significant economic damage — flooding roads, bridges, or property downstream — but is not expected to result in loss of life. An emergency action plan is in place for this dam.
At 65 feet, this dam is taller than 96% of all dams in the United States.
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Location
| State | Florida |
| County | Hillsborough |
| Nearest City | Plant City |
| River/Stream | Hillsborough River |
| Coordinates | 28.15470, -82.13210 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 65 ft |
| Dam Height | 60 ft |
| Dam Length | 43 ft |
| Year Completed | 1990 (36 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 1,300 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 1,300 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 1,200 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 24 acres |
| Drainage Area | 0 sq mi |
| Max Discharge | 64 cfs |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Tailings |
| Owner | THE MOSAIC COMPANY |
| Owner Type | Private |
| Hazard Classification | Significant |
| Condition Assessment | Not Rated |
| Emergency Action Plan | Yes |
Identifiers
| NID ID | FL00615 |
| Federal ID | FL00615 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |