Lakeshore Hills Lake Dam

Lakeshore Hills Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Adams County, Illinois, built in 1960. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Lakeshore Hills Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Lakeshore Hills Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Lakeshore Hills Home (private). It impounds the Trib South Fork Mill Creek near Burton.

The dam stands 32 feet tall and stretches 515 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 562 acre-feet. Completed in 1960, 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 11/30/2023.

At 32 feet, this dam is taller than 76% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Available ConditionEmergency Action Plan: No

Location

StateIllinois
CountyAdams
Nearest CityBurton
River/StreamTrib South Fork Mill Creek
Coordinates39.94221, -91.24016

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height32 ft
Dam Height32 ft
Dam Length515 ft
Year Completed1960 (66 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage562 acre-ft
Max Storage562 acre-ft
Normal Storage374 acre-ft
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerLAKESHORE HILLS HOME
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Available
Last Inspection11/30/2023
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDIL00476
Federal IDIL00476
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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