Brookside Park Dam

Brookside Park Dam is an earth dam located in Marion County, Indiana. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Brookside Park Dam

The primary purpose of Brookside Park Dam 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 City Of Indianapolis, Flood Control (local government). It impounds the Pogues Run.

The dam stands 17 feet tall and stretches 175 feet across, has a maximum storage capacity of 985 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 6 square miles.

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 05/28/2020.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: No

Location

StateIndiana
CountyMarion
River/StreamPogues Run
Coordinates39.78899, -86.11235

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height17 ft
Dam Height17 ft
Dam Length175 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage985 acre-ft
Max Storage985 acre-ft
Drainage Area6 sq mi
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerCity of Indianapolis, Flood Control
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection05/28/2020
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDIN04019
Federal IDIN04019
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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