West Fork Mayfield Creek Frs No 4

West Fork Mayfield Creek Frs No 4 is an earth dam located in Graves County, Kentucky, built in 1991. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection01/25/2012
Height23 ft
Built199135 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 23 ft
23 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

23 ft tall and 550 ft long. 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 West Fork Mayfield Creek Frs No 4

The primary purpose of West Fork Mayfield Creek Frs No 4 is flood risk reduction. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate. The dam is owned by West Fork Mayfield Creek Water Conservancy District (local government). It impounds the Trib-west Fork Mayfield Creek near No Town.

The dam stands 23 feet tall and stretches 550 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 19 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 129 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1991, the structure is 35 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 01/25/2012. That was over 14 years ago.

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Location

StateKentucky
CountyGraves
Nearest CityNo Town
River/StreamTrib-west Fork Mayfield Creek
Coordinates36.76486, -88.71906

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height23 ft
Dam Height23 ft
Dam Length550 ft
Year Completed1991 (35 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage129 acre-ft
Max Storage129 acre-ft
Normal Storage86 acre-ft
Surface Area19 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerWest Fork Mayfield Creek Water Conservancy District
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection01/25/2012
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDKY01087
Federal IDKY01087
More InfoState Dam Safety Program