Hil17 is an earth dam located in Hillsborough, Florida. It carries a Undetermined hazard potential classification.
About Hil17
The primary purpose of Hil17 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 8 feet tall and stretches 9,419 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 60 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 7,728 acre-feet.