Hedrick Lake Dam

Hedrick Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Catawba County, North Carolina. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNone on file
Last inspection10/30/2018
Height30 ft

Dam profile

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

30 ft tall, 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 Hedrick Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Hedrick 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 Paul L Hedrick (private). It impounds the Lyle Creek near Catawba.

The dam stands 30 feet tall, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 18 acre-feet.

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 10/30/2018.

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Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyCatawba
Nearest CityCatawba
River/StreamLyle Creek
Coordinates35.74500, -81.21290

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height30 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage18 acre-ft
Max Storage18 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerPaul L Hedrick
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection10/30/2018
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDNC01310
Federal IDNC01310
More InfoState Dam Safety Program