Keysville (e)

Keysville (e) is an earth dam located in Polk County, Florida. It carries a Significant hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialSignificantFailure could cause major damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNone on file
Last inspectionNot reported
Height105 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 105 ft
105 FT TEN-STORY BUILDINGMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

105 ft tall and 12,883 ft long, taller than 98% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. Height is drawn to scale against a ten-story building, about 100 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About Keysville (e)

The primary purpose of Keysville (e) 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 Unnamed Pond near Mulberry.

The dam stands 105 feet tall and stretches 12,883 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 224 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 4,480 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles.

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.

At 105 feet, this dam is taller than 98% of all dams in the United States.

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Location

StateFlorida
CountyPolk
Nearest CityMulberry
River/StreamUnnamed Pond
Coordinates27.81000, -82.02000

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height105 ft
Dam Height100 ft
Dam Length12,883 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage4,480 acre-ft
Max Storage4,480 acre-ft
Normal Storage3,136 acre-ft
Surface Area224 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge110 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeTailings
OwnerThe Mosaic Company
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationSignificant
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDFL10051
Federal IDFL10051
More InfoState Dam Safety Program