Comlara Park Pond Dam

Comlara Park Pond Dam is an earth dam located in McLean County, Illinois, built in 1996. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNone on file
Last inspection12/06/2022
Height15 ft
Built199630 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 15 ft
15 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

15 ft tall and 600 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 Comlara Park Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Comlara Park Pond Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by City of Bloomington (local government). It impounds the Trib Evergreen Lake.

The dam stands 15 feet tall and stretches 600 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 15 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 110 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1996, the structure is 30 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 12/06/2022.

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Location

StateIllinois
CountyMcLean
River/StreamTrib Evergreen Lake
Coordinates40.64616, -89.03224

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height15 ft
Dam Height15 ft
Dam Length600 ft
Year Completed1996 (30 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage110 acre-ft
Max Storage110 acre-ft
Normal Storage42 acre-ft
Surface Area15 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge500 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerCity of Bloomington
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection12/06/2022
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDIL50392
Federal IDIL50392
More InfoState Dam Safety Program