South Warner Pond Dam

South Warner Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Peoria County, Illinois, built in 1957. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNone on file
Last inspection04/23/2021
Height25 ft
Built195769 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 25 ft
25 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

25 ft tall and 309 ft long, taller than 50% 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 South Warner Pond Dam

The primary purpose of South Warner Pond Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Midland Coal Company (private). It impounds the Trib West Fork Kickapoo Creek near Elmwood-offstream.

The dam stands 25 feet tall and stretches 309 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 52 acre-feet. Completed in 1957, 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 04/23/2021.

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Location

StateIllinois
CountyPeoria
Nearest CityElmwood-offstream
River/StreamTrib West Fork Kickapoo Creek
Coordinates40.72353, -89.97438

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Dam Length309 ft
Year Completed1957 (69 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage52 acre-ft
Max Storage52 acre-ft
Normal Storage37 acre-ft
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerMidland Coal Company
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection04/23/2021
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDIL00319
Federal IDIL00319
More InfoState Dam Safety Program