Holland Lake

Holland Lake is an earth dam located in Itasca County, Minnesota, built in 1977. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection06/15/1978
Height13 ft
Built197749 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 13 ft
13 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

13 ft tall and 350 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 Holland Lake

Holland Lake is a dam in Itasca, Minnesota. The dam is owned by Usda Fs (federal). It impounds the Fletcher Creek-tr near Bigfork.

The dam stands 13 feet tall and stretches 350 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 19 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 800 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1977, the structure is 49 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 06/15/1978. That was over 48 years ago.

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Location

StateMinnesota
CountyItasca
Nearest CityBigfork
River/StreamFletcher Creek-tr
Coordinates47.72959, -93.86598

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height13 ft
Dam Height13 ft
Dam Length350 ft
Year Completed1977 (49 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage800 acre-ft
Max Storage800 acre-ft
Normal Storage313 acre-ft
Surface Area19 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Max Discharge174 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerUsda Fs
Owner TypeFederal
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection06/15/1978
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMN00106
Federal IDMN00106
More InfoState Dam Safety Program