Leland Boren Dam

Leland Boren Dam is an earth dam located in Grant County, Indiana. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNone on file
Last inspection12/14/1997
Height19 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 19 ft
19 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

19 ft tall. 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 Leland Boren Dam

Leland Boren Dam is a dam in Grant, Indiana. The dam is owned by Baron Leland (private).

The dam stands 19 feet tall, creates a reservoir covering 7 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 63 acre-feet.

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 12/14/1997. That was over 28 years ago.

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Location

StateIndiana
CountyGrant
Coordinates40.41920, -85.49219

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height19 ft
Dam Height17 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage63 acre-ft
Max Storage63 acre-ft
Surface Area7 acres

Ownership & Safety

OwnerBaron Leland
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection12/14/1997
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDIN03462
Federal IDIN03462
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