Kinsell Reservoir Dam

About Kinsell Reservoir Dam

The primary purpose of Kinsell Reservoir 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 Mueller Management Inc. (private). It impounds the Armijo Draw -tr near Rural.

The dam stands 23 feet tall and stretches 941 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 574 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 4 square miles. Completed in 1911, the structure is over a century old.

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 poor, meaning the dam has recognized safety deficiencies that require remediation to address risks. The most recent inspection on record was 06/10/2016.

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