Arrowwood Lake Dam

Arrowwood Lake Dam is an earth dam located in St. Clair County, Illinois, built in 2001. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Arrowwood Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Arrowwood Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Unknown (private). It impounds the Trib West Fork Richland Cr.

The dam stands 28 feet tall and stretches 900 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 17 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 297 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 2001, the structure is relatively new.

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. An emergency action plan is in place for this dam. The most recent inspection on record was 06/03/2021.

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Low HazardNot Available ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Yes

Location

StateIllinois
CountySt. Clair
River/StreamTrib West Fork Richland Cr
Coordinates38.37334, -89.99995

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height28 ft
Dam Height28 ft
Dam Length900 ft
Year Completed2001 (25 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage297 acre-ft
Max Storage297 acre-ft
Normal Storage200 acre-ft
Surface Area17 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge1,930 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerUNKNOWN
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Available
Last Inspection06/03/2021
Emergency Action PlanYes

Identifiers

NID IDIL50425
Federal IDIL50425
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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