Lake Of The Four Seasons (lower) C

About Lake Of The Four Seasons (lower) C

The primary purpose of Lake Of The Four Seasons (lower) C is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Lake Of The Four Seasons Property Owners Association (private). It impounds the Unnamed Tributary Stony Run.

The dam stands 36 feet tall and stretches 800 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 180 acres, has a storage capacity of 1,700 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 3 square miles. Completed in 1966, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years old.

This dam carries a high hazard potential classification, which means that a failure or uncontrolled release of water would likely cause loss of human life. This classification reflects the consequences of failure, not the likelihood — it indicates that people live or work in the area downstream. Its condition is rated poor, meaning the dam has recognized safety deficiencies that require remediation to address risks. An emergency action plan is in place for this dam. The most recent inspection on record was 04/08/2014. That was 11 years ago — unusually long for a high-hazard dam, which typically requires more frequent inspections.

At 36 feet, this dam is taller than 83% of dams nationwide.

Living Downstream

If you live or work downstream of this dam, consider taking these steps: learn your local evacuation routes, check whether your county emergency management office has a dam failure inundation map, and sign up for local emergency alerts. The Indiana dam safety program can provide more specific information about emergency planning for this structure.

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