Stone Lake Dam

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

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNone on file
Last inspection09/07/2016
Height28 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 28 ft
28 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

28 ft tall and 360 ft long, taller than 62% 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 Stone Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Stone Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Millspeaks Properites, LLC (private). It impounds the Parkers Creek.

The dam stands 28 feet tall and stretches 360 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 7 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 48 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 09/07/2016. That was over 10 years ago.

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Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyForsyth
River/StreamParkers Creek
Coordinates36.25810, -80.35870

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height28 ft
Dam Length360 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage71 acre-ft
Max Storage48 acre-ft
Normal Storage71 acre-ft
Surface Area7 acres
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerMillspeaks Properites, LLC
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection09/07/2016
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDNC01602
Federal IDNC01602
More InfoState Dam Safety Program