Mwrdgc Land Fill Lake Dam

Mwrdgc Land Fill Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Fulton County, Illinois, built in 1958. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNone on file
Last inspection10/28/2022
Height17 ft
Built195868 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 17 ft
17 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

17 ft tall and 150 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 Mwrdgc Land Fill Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Mwrdgc Land Fill Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (local government). It impounds the Trib Big Creek-offstream near Depler Springs.

The dam stands 17 feet tall and stretches 150 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 570 acre-feet. Completed in 1958, 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 10/28/2022.

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Location

StateIllinois
CountyFulton
Nearest CityDepler Springs
River/StreamTrib Big Creek-offstream
Coordinates40.47086, -90.17829

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height17 ft
Dam Height17 ft
Dam Length150 ft
Year Completed1958 (68 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage570 acre-ft
Max Storage570 acre-ft
Normal Storage509 acre-ft
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerMetropolitan Water Reclamation District
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection10/28/2022
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDIL01220
Federal IDIL01220
More InfoState Dam Safety Program