P2b Hookers Prairie

About P2b Hookers Prairie

The primary purpose of P2b Hookers Prairie 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 Payne Creek near Bradley Junction.

The dam stands 48 feet tall and stretches 23,710 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 820 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 35,000 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1999, the structure is 27 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. The most recent inspection on record was 01/23/2006. That was over 20 years ago.

At 48 feet, this dam is taller than 92% of dams nationwide.

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