Underwood Pond Dam

Underwood Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Peoria County, Illinois, built in 1956. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNone on file
Last inspection08/17/2021
Height34 ft
Built195670 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 34 ft
34 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

34 ft tall and 362 ft long, taller than 78% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About Underwood Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Underwood Pond Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Underwood (private). It impounds the Trib Jubilee Creek near Princeville-offstream.

The dam stands 34 feet tall and stretches 362 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 74 acre-feet. Completed in 1956, 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 08/17/2021.

At 34 feet, this dam is taller than 78% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateIllinois
CountyPeoria
Nearest CityPrinceville-offstream
River/StreamTrib Jubilee Creek
Coordinates40.88741, -89.79172

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height34 ft
Dam Height34 ft
Dam Length362 ft
Year Completed1956 (70 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage74 acre-ft
Max Storage74 acre-ft
Normal Storage58 acre-ft
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerUnderwood
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection08/17/2021
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDIL00316
Federal IDIL00316
More InfoState Dam Safety Program