Des01 is an earth dam located in DeSoto County, Florida. It carries a Undetermined hazard potential classification.
About Des01
The primary purpose of Des01 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 Brighton Dairies, Inc. (private). It impounds the Unnamed Pond near Arcadia.
The dam stands 8 feet tall and stretches 5,734 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 33 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 384 acre-feet.