Greens Flooding Dam

Greens Flooding Dam is an earth dam located in Montcalm County, Michigan. It carries a Low hazard potential classification and has a fair condition assessment.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionFair2nd of 4 ratings
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection05/08/2015
Height7 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 7 ft
7 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

7 ft tall and 192 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 Greens Flooding Dam

Greens Flooding Dam is a dam in Montcalm, Michigan. The dam is owned by Mdnr Wildlife (state). It impounds the Tributary to Dickerson Creek near Belding.

The dam stands 7 feet tall and stretches 192 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 13 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 95 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. Its condition is rated fair — the dam has minor deficiencies that are being addressed or do not pose an immediate safety threat. The most recent inspection on record was 05/08/2015. That was over 11 years ago.

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Location

StateMichigan
CountyMontcalm
Nearest CityBelding
River/StreamTributary to Dickerson Creek
Coordinates43.13333, -85.12250

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height7 ft
Dam Height7 ft
Dam Length192 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage95 acre-ft
Max Storage95 acre-ft
Normal Storage25 acre-ft
Surface Area13 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge53 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerMdnr Wildlife
Owner TypeState
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentFair
Last Inspection05/08/2015
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMI02526
Federal IDMI02526
More InfoState Dam Safety Program