Cottonmouth Lodge Dam

Cottonmouth Lodge Dam is an earth dam located in Adair County, Kentucky. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Cottonmouth Lodge Dam

The primary purpose of Cottonmouth Lodge Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Richard & Susan Blank (private).

The dam stands 23 feet tall and stretches 950 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 22 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 255 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles.

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.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateKentucky
CountyAdair
Coordinates37.15093, -85.31537

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height23 ft
Dam Height23 ft
Dam Length950 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage255 acre-ft
Max Storage255 acre-ft
Normal Storage210 acre-ft
Surface Area22 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerRichard & Susan Blank
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDKY01259
Federal IDKY01259
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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