Badger Creek Watershed Site 14-1

About Badger Creek Watershed Site 14-1

The primary purpose of Badger Creek Watershed Site 14-1 is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The dam maintains a small impoundment used for fire suppression, livestock watering, or as a fish pond. The dam is owned by Joe Conner,madison County Swcd (private). It impounds the Tr- Badger Cr. near North River.

The dam stands 36 feet tall and stretches 455 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 180 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1984, the structure is 42 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. Its condition is rated fair — the dam has minor deficiencies that are being addressed or do not pose an immediate safety threat. The most recent inspection on record was 06/15/2023.

At 36 feet, this dam is taller than 83% of dams nationwide.

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