Yellow Banks Lake Dam

About Yellow Banks Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Yellow Banks Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by James Marshall (private). It impounds the Little Red Creek.

The dam stands 32 feet tall and stretches 1,225 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 30 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 415 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1970, 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. Its condition is rated fair — the dam has minor deficiencies that are being addressed or do not pose an immediate safety threat. The most recent inspection on record was 11/18/2015. That was over 10 years ago.

At 32 feet, this dam is taller than 76% of dams nationwide.

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