Allendale Conservation Club Lake Dam

Allendale Conservation Club Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Stark 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 inspection06/14/2023
Height13 ft
Built196561 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 13 ft
13 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

13 ft tall and 1,400 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 Allendale Conservation Club Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Allendale Conservation 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 Allendale Conservation Club (private). It impounds the Trib Spoon River near Wyoming-offstream.

The dam stands 13 feet tall and stretches 1,400 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 127 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 06/14/2023.

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Location

StateIllinois
CountyStark
Nearest CityWyoming-offstream
River/StreamTrib Spoon River
Coordinates41.13215, -89.75701

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height13 ft
Dam Height13 ft
Dam Length1,400 ft
Year Completed1965 (61 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage127 acre-ft
Max Storage127 acre-ft
Normal Storage114 acre-ft
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerAllendale Conservation Club
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection06/14/2023
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDIL01139
Federal IDIL01139
More InfoState Dam Safety Program