Big Track Hunting Club Dam

Big Track Hunting Club Dam is an earth dam located in Wilkinson County, Mississippi. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height30 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 30 ft
30 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

30 ft tall and 396 ft long, taller than 68% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. 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 Big Track Hunting Club Dam

The primary purpose of Big Track Hunting Club Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Mrs. Joyce F. Deshotel (private). It impounds the Unt of Stockfarm Creek.

The dam stands 30 feet tall and stretches 396 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 74 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.

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Location

StateMississippi
CountyWilkinson
River/StreamUnt of Stockfarm Creek
Coordinates31.01828, -91.43510

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height30 ft
Dam Height30 ft
Dam Length396 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage74 acre-ft
Max Storage74 acre-ft
Normal Storage47 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerMrs. Joyce F. Deshotel
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMS03219
Federal IDMS03219
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