Sink Hole Gap Reservoir

About Sink Hole Gap Reservoir

The primary purpose of Sink Hole Gap Reservoir 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 Blanchard, Kandace (private). It impounds the Atarque Creek-tr near Logan.

The dam stands 24 feet tall and stretches 400 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 11 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 91 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 2 square miles. Completed in 1943, 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 poor, meaning the dam has recognized safety deficiencies that require remediation to address risks. The most recent inspection on record was 02/18/2015. That was over 11 years ago.

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