Eagle Creek Country Club Lake Dam

Eagle Creek Country Club Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Grant County, Kentucky, built in 1969. 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 inspection04/13/2017
Height46 ft
Built196957 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 46 ft
46 FT TEN-STORY BUILDINGMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

46 ft tall and 410 ft long, taller than 91% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. Height is drawn to scale against a ten-story building, about 100 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About Eagle Creek Country Club Lake Dam

Eagle Creek Country Club Lake Dam is a dam in Grant, Kentucky. The dam is owned by Eagle Creek Country Club (private). It impounds the Ten Mile Creek near Zion Station.

The dam stands 46 feet tall and stretches 410 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 87 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1969, 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 04/13/2017.

At 46 feet, this dam is taller than 91% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateKentucky
CountyGrant
Nearest CityZion Station
River/StreamTen Mile Creek
Coordinates38.76430, -84.62588

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height46 ft
Dam Height46 ft
Dam Length410 ft
Year Completed1969 (57 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage87 acre-ft
Max Storage87 acre-ft
Normal Storage58 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerEagle Creek Country Club
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentFair
Last Inspection04/13/2017
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDKY00392
Federal IDKY00392
More InfoState Dam Safety Program