Squaw Creek Slurry Pond Dam C

Squaw Creek Slurry Pond Dam C is an earth dam located in Warrick County, Indiana, built in 1985. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNone on file
Last inspection10/13/1998
Height25 ft
Built198541 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 25 ft
25 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

25 ft tall and 620 ft long, taller than 50% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. 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 Squaw Creek Slurry Pond Dam C

Squaw Creek Slurry Pond Dam C is a dam in Warrick, Indiana. The dam is owned by Andy Short (private).

The dam stands 25 feet tall and stretches 620 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 88 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 1,815 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1985, the structure is 41 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 10/13/1998. That was over 28 years ago.

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Location

StateIndiana
CountyWarrick
Coordinates38.09711, -87.35640

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Dam Length620 ft
Year Completed1985 (41 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage1,815 acre-ft
Max Storage1,815 acre-ft
Normal Storage347 acre-ft
Surface Area88 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Max Discharge720 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerAndy Short
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection10/13/1998
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDIN03692
Federal IDIN03692
More InfoState Dam Safety Program