West Fork Clarks River Frs No 10

About West Fork Clarks River Frs No 10

The primary purpose of West Fork Clarks River Frs No 10 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 Graves County Conservation District (local government). It impounds the West Fork Clarks River near Hicksville-vicinity.

The dam stands 26 feet tall and stretches 1,250 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 47 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 1,197 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 4 square miles. Completed in 1963, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 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 04/17/2013. That was over 12 years ago.

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