Hickory Hills Country Club Dam

Hickory Hills Country Club Dam is an earth dam located in Casey County, Kentucky, built in 1968. It carries a Low hazard potential classification and has a fair condition assessment.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionFair2nd of 4 ratings
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection10/07/2024
Height26 ft
Built196858 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 26 ft
26 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

26 ft tall and 400 ft long, taller than 55% 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 Hickory Hills Country Club Dam

The primary purpose of Hickory Hills Country Club Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Hickory Hills Country Club (private). It impounds the Carpenter Creek near Liberty.

The dam stands 26 feet tall and stretches 400 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 56 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1968, 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 10/07/2024.

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Location

StateKentucky
CountyCasey
Nearest CityLiberty
River/StreamCarpenter Creek
Coordinates37.36262, -84.85664

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height26 ft
Dam Height26 ft
Dam Length400 ft
Year Completed1968 (58 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage56 acre-ft
Max Storage56 acre-ft
Normal Storage34 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerHickory Hills Country Club
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentFair
Last Inspection10/07/2024
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDKY00220
Federal IDKY00220
More InfoState Dam Safety Program