Love Valley Dam

Love Valley Dam is an earth dam located in Iredell County, North Carolina. It carries a High hazard potential classification.

About Love Valley Dam

The primary purpose of Love Valley Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Love Valley Land Company, Inc. (private).

This dam carries a high hazard potential classification, which means that a failure or uncontrolled release of water would likely cause loss of human life. This classification reflects the consequences of failure, not the likelihood — it indicates that people live or work in the area downstream. Notably, no emergency action plan is currently on file for this high-hazard dam.

Living Downstream

If you live or work downstream of this dam, consider taking these steps: learn your local evacuation routes, check whether your county emergency management office has a dam failure inundation map, and sign up for local emergency alerts. The North Carolina dam safety program can provide more specific information about emergency planning for this structure.

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High Hazard ConditionEmergency Action Plan: No

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyIredell
Coordinates35.98840, -80.99010

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerLove Valley Land Company, Inc.
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationHigh
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDNC07684
Federal IDNC07684
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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