Profile Products Number 2 Dam

Profile Products Number 2 Dam is an earth dam located in Tippah County, Mississippi, built in 2005. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height20 ft
Built200521 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 20 ft
20 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

20 ft tall and 1,250 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 Profile Products Number 2 Dam

The primary purpose of Profile Products Number 2 Dam is tailings. Tailings dams contain waste material from mining operations — typically a slurry of finely ground rock left over after valuable minerals have been extracted. These structures require ongoing monitoring because tailings can contain heavy metals and other contaminants. The dam is owned by George Callicut (private). It impounds the None.

The dam stands 20 feet tall and stretches 1,250 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 16 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 289 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 2005, the structure is relatively new.

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
CountyTippah
River/StreamNone
Coordinates34.68367, -89.00957

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height20 ft
Dam Height20 ft
Dam Length1,250 ft
Year Completed2005 (21 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage289 acre-ft
Max Storage289 acre-ft
Normal Storage190 acre-ft
Surface Area16 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge18 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeTailings
OwnerGeorge Callicut
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMS03647
Federal IDMS03647
More InfoState Dam Safety Program