Greenville Rod and Gun Club Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Bond County, Illinois, built in 1906. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 19 ft19 ft tall and 410 ft long. 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 Greenville Rod and Gun Club Lake Dam
The primary purpose of Greenville Rod and Gun Club Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Greenville Rod & Gun Club (private). It impounds the Trib East Branch Shoal Creek near Greenville.
The dam stands 19 feet tall and stretches 410 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 212 acre-feet. Completed in 1906, the structure is over a century 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 04/09/2019.
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Location
| State | Illinois |
| County | Bond |
| Nearest City | Greenville |
| River/Stream | Trib East Branch Shoal Creek |
| Coordinates | 38.95793, -89.42926 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 19 ft |
| Dam Height | 19 ft |
| Dam Length | 410 ft |
| Year Completed | 1906 (120 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 212 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 212 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 139 acre-ft |
| Spillway Type | Uncontrolled |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Recreation |
| Owner | Greenville Rod & Gun Club |
| Owner Type | Private |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Last Inspection | 04/09/2019 |
| Emergency Action Plan | No |
Identifiers
| NID ID | IL00588 |
| Federal ID | IL00588 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |