Mayowood Lake

Mayowood Lake is a gravity dam located in Olmsted County, Minnesota, built in 1920. It carries a Low hazard potential classification and has a satisfactory condition assessment.

About Mayowood Lake

Mayowood Lake is a dam in Olmsted, Minnesota. The dam is owned by County Of Olmsted (local government). It impounds the Zumbro River South Fork near Rochester.

The dam stands 25 feet tall and stretches 140 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 352 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 147 square miles. Completed in 1920, 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. Its condition is rated satisfactory, indicating no existing or potential dam safety deficiencies are recognized. The most recent inspection on record was 06/27/2017.

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Low HazardSatisfactory ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateMinnesota
CountyOlmsted
Nearest CityRochester
River/StreamZumbro River South Fork
Coordinates43.99408, -92.52069

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeGravity
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height20 ft
Dam Length140 ft
Year Completed1920 (106 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage352 acre-ft
Max Storage352 acre-ft
Normal Storage220 acre-ft
Surface Area10 acres
Drainage Area147 sq mi
Max Discharge5,479 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerCounty of Olmsted
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentSatisfactory
Last Inspection06/27/2017
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMN00364
Federal IDMN00364
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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