East Fork Pond River Frs 7b

About East Fork Pond River Frs 7b

The primary purpose of East Fork Pond River Frs 7b 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 Christian County Soil Conservation District (local government). It impounds the East Fork Pond River near Fies.

The dam stands 43 feet tall and stretches 640 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 33 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 1,272 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1964, 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 poor, meaning the dam has recognized safety deficiencies that require remediation to address risks. The most recent inspection on record was 03/16/2017.

At 43 feet, this dam is taller than 89% of dams nationwide.

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