Fellowship Lake Dam

Fellowship Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Orange County, North Carolina, built in 1960. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNone on file
Last inspection03/19/2002
Height19 ft
Built196066 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 19 ft
19 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

19 ft tall and 350 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 Fellowship Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Fellowship Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Nc United Methodist Camp & Retreat Ministries (private). It impounds the Seven Mile Creek near Hillsborough.

The dam stands 19 feet tall and stretches 350 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 9 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 55 acre-feet. Completed in 1960, 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. The most recent inspection on record was 03/19/2002. That was over 24 years ago.

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Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyOrange
Nearest CityHillsborough
River/StreamSeven Mile Creek
Coordinates36.04100, -79.19630

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height19 ft
Dam Length350 ft
Year Completed1960 (66 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage55 acre-ft
Max Storage55 acre-ft
Normal Storage43 acre-ft
Surface Area9 acres
Max Discharge330 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerNc United Methodist Camp & Retreat Ministries
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection03/19/2002
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDNC00778
Federal IDNC00778
More InfoState Dam Safety Program