Hil16 is an earth dam located in Hillsborough, Florida. It carries a Undetermined hazard potential classification.
About Hil16
The primary purpose of Hil16 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 Plant City.
The dam stands 18 feet tall and stretches 19,793 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 462 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 31,140 acre-feet.