Linville Lake Dam

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

About Linville Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Linville 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 R. N. Linville Trust (private). It impounds the Ut To Beaver Creek near Ossipee.

The dam stands 25 feet tall and stretches 345 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 49 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles.

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 01/18/2024.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: No

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyGuilford
Nearest CityOssipee
River/StreamUt To Beaver Creek
Coordinates36.16600, -79.98660

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Length345 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage49 acre-ft
Max Storage49 acre-ft
Normal Storage41 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerR. N. Linville Trust
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection01/18/2024
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDNC01586
Federal IDNC01586
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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