Hallenburg & Associates Lake

Hallenburg & Associates Lake is an earth dam located in Shelby County, Kentucky, built in 1973. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection10/02/2014
Height30 ft
Built197353 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 30 ft
30 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

30 ft tall and 330 ft long, taller than 68% 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 Hallenburg & Associates Lake

The primary purpose of Hallenburg & Associates Lake is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Owsley Brown Frazier (private). It impounds the Benson Ck. near Graefenburg.

The dam stands 30 feet tall and stretches 330 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 110 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1973, 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. The most recent inspection on record was 10/02/2014. That was over 12 years ago.

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Location

StateKentucky
CountyShelby
Nearest CityGraefenburg
River/StreamBenson Ck.
Coordinates38.14778, -85.04944

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height30 ft
Dam Height30 ft
Dam Length330 ft
Year Completed1973 (53 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage110 acre-ft
Max Storage110 acre-ft
Normal Storage60 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerOwsley Brown Frazier
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection10/02/2014
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDKY00377
Federal IDKY00377
More InfoState Dam Safety Program