Honey Locust Dam

Honey Locust Dam is an earth dam located in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, built in 1952. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Honey Locust Dam

The primary purpose of Honey Locust Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Honey Locust Valley Farm, Inc (private). It impounds the Tr-south Fork Creek near Cloverport.

The dam stands 27 feet tall and stretches 460 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 27 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1952, 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 12/10/2014. That was over 11 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateKentucky
CountyBreckinridge
Nearest CityCloverport
River/StreamTr-south Fork Creek
Coordinates37.77694, -86.67000

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height27 ft
Dam Height27 ft
Dam Length460 ft
Year Completed1952 (74 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage48 acre-ft
Max Storage27 acre-ft
Normal Storage48 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerHONEY LOCUST VALLEY FARM, INC
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection12/10/2014
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDKY00551
Federal IDKY00551
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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