Dd No 7-35

About Dd No 7-35

The primary purpose of Dd No 7-35 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 Tauy Creek Wjd No 82 (local government). It impounds the West Branch Tauy Creek-tr near Ottawa.

The dam stands 26 feet tall and stretches 760 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 7 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 214 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 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. Its condition is rated fair — the dam has minor deficiencies that are being addressed or do not pose an immediate safety threat. An emergency action plan is in place for this dam. The most recent inspection on record was 04/02/2019.

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