Leisure Oak Lake 2 Dam

Leisure Oak Lake 2 Dam is an earth dam located in Peoria County, Illinois, built in 1965. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNone on file
Last inspection05/31/2019
Height31 ft
Built196561 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 31 ft
31 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

31 ft tall and 216 ft long, taller than 72% 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 Leisure Oak Lake 2 Dam

The primary purpose of Leisure Oak Lake 2 Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Metropolitan Airport Authority of Peoria (private). It impounds the Trib East Branch Lamarsh Creek near Peoria-offstream.

The dam stands 31 feet tall and stretches 216 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 41 acre-feet. Completed in 1965, 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 05/31/2019.

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Location

StateIllinois
CountyPeoria
Nearest CityPeoria-offstream
River/StreamTrib East Branch Lamarsh Creek
Coordinates40.68011, -89.72152

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height31 ft
Dam Height31 ft
Dam Length216 ft
Year Completed1965 (61 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage41 acre-ft
Max Storage41 acre-ft
Normal Storage27 acre-ft
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerMetropolitan Airport Authority of Peoria
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection05/31/2019
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDIL01104
Federal IDIL01104
More InfoState Dam Safety Program