Pol43 is an earth dam located in Polk County, Florida. It carries a Undetermined hazard potential classification.
About Pol43
The primary purpose of Pol43 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 Fort Meade.
The dam stands 14 feet tall and stretches 12,809 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 174 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 11,017 acre-feet.