Town Hollow Lake Dam

Town Hollow Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Lee County, Kentucky, built in 1980. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Town Hollow Lake Dam

Town Hollow Lake Dam is a dam in Lee, Kentucky. The dam is owned by Us Forest Service (federal). It impounds the Tr-town Hollow near No Town.

The dam stands 34 feet tall and stretches 170 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 2 acres, has a storage capacity of 35 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1980, the structure is 46 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 06/03/2005. That was over 20 years ago.

At 34 feet, this dam is taller than 80% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateKentucky
CountyLee
Nearest CityNo Town
River/StreamTr-town Hollow
Coordinates37.63500, -83.75056

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height34 ft
Dam Height34 ft
Dam Length170 ft
Year Completed1980 (46 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage35 acre-ft
Normal Storage35 acre-ft
Surface Area2 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerUS FOREST SERVICE
Owner TypeFederal
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection06/03/2005
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDKY01002
Federal IDKY01002
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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