Wolf Pond Dam

Wolf Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Fulton County, Illinois, built in 1969. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Wolf Pond Dam

Wolf Pond Dam is a dam in Fulton, Illinois. The dam is owned by Consolidation Coal Company (private). It impounds the Big Creek-offstream near Canton.

The dam stands 30 feet tall and stretches 900 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 142 acre-feet. Completed in 1969, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years old.

This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life. The most recent inspection on record was 07/21/2015. That was over 10 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Available ConditionEmergency Action Plan: No

Location

StateIllinois
CountyFulton
Nearest CityCanton
River/StreamBig Creek-offstream
Coordinates40.61691, -90.06392

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height30 ft
Dam Height30 ft
Dam Length900 ft
Year Completed1969 (57 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage142 acre-ft
Max Storage142 acre-ft
Normal Storage111 acre-ft
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerCONSOLIDATION COAL COMPANY
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Available
Last Inspection07/21/2015
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDIL00232
Federal IDIL00232
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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