Harrison Twp Site Ca-89-g-h-10

About Harrison Twp Site Ca-89-g-h-10

The primary purpose of Harrison Twp Site Ca-89-g-h-10 is grade stabilization. Grade stabilization dams prevent erosion by reducing the slope and velocity of water flowing through a channel. They're commonly used to stop gullies from deepening and to protect downstream land and infrastructure. The dam is owned by Harrison Township Board (local government). It impounds the Tr-thompson River near Chillicothe.

The dam stands 32 feet tall and stretches 660 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 42 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 165 square miles. Completed in 1978, the structure is 48 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.

At 32 feet, this dam is taller than 76% of dams nationwide.

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