Seaford Lake Dam

Seaford Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. It carries a Low hazard potential classification and has a fair condition assessment.

About Seaford Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Seaford 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 Trinity Of Cabarrus, Lp (private). It impounds the Irish Buffalo Creek near Concord.

The dam stands 33 feet tall and stretches 300 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 2 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 26 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. Its condition is rated fair — the dam has minor deficiencies that are being addressed or do not pose an immediate safety threat. The most recent inspection on record was 12/08/2021.

At 33 feet, this dam is taller than 78% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardFair ConditionEmergency Action Plan: No

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyCabarrus
Nearest CityConcord
River/StreamIrish Buffalo Creek
Coordinates35.44510, -80.65790

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height33 ft
Dam Length300 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage26 acre-ft
Max Storage26 acre-ft
Surface Area2 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerTrinity of Cabarrus, LP
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentFair
Last Inspection12/08/2021
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDNC01662
Federal IDNC01662
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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