Hamme Lake Dam

Hamme Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Granville County, North Carolina, built in 1957. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Hamme Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Hamme Lake Dam is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The dam maintains a small impoundment used for fire suppression, livestock watering, or as a fish pond. The dam is owned by Katjor Consolidated, Llc (private). It impounds the Ut To Gibbs Creek.

The dam stands 19 feet tall and stretches 1,000 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 150 acre-feet. Completed in 1957, 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 04/11/2002. That was over 23 years ago.

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Low Hazard ConditionEmergency Action Plan: No

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyGranville
River/StreamUt To Gibbs Creek
Coordinates36.22400, -78.54070

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height19 ft
Dam Length1,000 ft
Year Completed1957 (69 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage150 acre-ft
Max Storage150 acre-ft
Normal Storage132 acre-ft
Max Discharge165 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerKatjor Consolidated, LLC
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Last Inspection04/11/2002
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDNC01000
Federal IDNC01000
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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