Glendora Dam

Glendora Dam is a dam located in Sullivan County, Indiana, built in 1982. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNone on file
Last inspection10/30/1998
Height17 ft
Built198244 years ago

Dam profile

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

17 ft tall and 1,000 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 Glendora Dam

Glendora Dam is a dam in Sullivan, Indiana. The dam is private-owned.

The dam stands 17 feet tall and stretches 1,000 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 22 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 360 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1982, the structure is 44 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 10/30/1998. That was over 27 years ago.

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Location

StateIndiana
CountySullivan
Coordinates39.11135, -87.35261

Physical Characteristics

NID Height17 ft
Dam Height17 ft
Dam Length1,000 ft
Year Completed1982 (44 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage360 acre-ft
Max Storage360 acre-ft
Normal Storage123 acre-ft
Surface Area22 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Max Discharge1,465 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection10/30/1998
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDIN03337
Federal IDIN03337
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