Wildlife Flooding Dam is an earth dam located in Livingston County, Michigan, built in 1890. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 8 ft8 ft tall and 500 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 Wildlife Flooding Dam
The primary purpose of Wildlife Flooding Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Mdnr Wildlife (state). It impounds the Tributary to Honey Creek near Pinckney.
The dam stands 8 feet tall and stretches 500 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 18 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 60 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1890, the structure is over a century 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 06/18/2015. That was over 11 years ago.
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Location
| State | Michigan |
| County | Livingston |
| Nearest City | Pinckney |
| River/Stream | Tributary to Honey Creek |
| Coordinates | 42.46181, -83.98075 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 8 ft |
| Dam Height | 8 ft |
| Dam Length | 500 ft |
| Year Completed | 1890 (136 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 60 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 60 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 25 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 18 acres |
| Drainage Area | 0 sq mi |
| Spillway Type | Uncontrolled |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Recreation |
| Owner | Mdnr Wildlife |
| Owner Type | State |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Last Inspection | 06/18/2015 |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | MI02546 |
| Federal ID | MI02546 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |