Middle Fork Of Anderson River - No. 11

About Middle Fork Of Anderson River - No. 11

The primary purpose of Middle Fork Of Anderson River - No. 11 is flood risk reduction. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate. The dam is owned by Middle Fork Of Anderson Conserv. Dist. (local government). It impounds the Unnamed Tributary Anderson River near Troy.

The dam stands 32 feet tall and stretches 500 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 2 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 154 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1992, the structure is 34 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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