Third Creek Watershed Dam #11

About Third Creek Watershed Dam #11

The primary purpose of Third Creek Watershed Dam #11 is flood risk reduction. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate. The dam is owned by David L Williams (private). It impounds the Third Creek near Statesville.

The dam stands 34 feet tall and stretches 406 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 36 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 408 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1956, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 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. Its condition is rated fair — the dam has minor deficiencies that are being addressed or do not pose an immediate safety threat. An emergency action plan is in place for this dam. The most recent inspection on record was 11/16/2021.

At 34 feet, this dam is taller than 80% of dams nationwide.

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