Town Hollow Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Lee County, Kentucky, built in 1980. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 34 ft34 ft tall and 170 ft long, taller than 78% 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 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 21 years ago.
At 34 feet, this dam is taller than 78% of dams nationwide.
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Location
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Lee |
| Nearest City | No Town |
| River/Stream | Tr-town Hollow |
| Coordinates | 37.63500, -83.75056 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 34 ft |
| Dam Height | 34 ft |
| Dam Length | 170 ft |
| Year Completed | 1980 (46 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 35 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 35 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 2 acres |
| Drainage Area | 0 sq mi |
| Spillway Type | Uncontrolled |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Other |
| Owner | US Forest Service |
| Owner Type | Federal |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Last Inspection | 06/03/2005 |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | KY01002 |
| Federal ID | KY01002 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |