Rockingham Fishing Club Lake Dam

About Rockingham Fishing Club Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Rockingham Fishing Club Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Rockingham Fishing Club (private). It impounds the Hogans Creek near Lawsonville.

The dam stands 38 feet tall and stretches 420 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 75 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 1,140 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 2 square miles. Completed in 1939, the structure is well-established, with more than 75 years of service.

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 03/03/2022.

At 38 feet, this dam is taller than 85% of dams nationwide.

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