Bar-e Club Lake Dam

Bar-e Club Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Darke County, Ohio, built in 1955. It carries a Undetermined hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialUndetermined
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNone on file
Last inspection10/17/2019
Height32 ft
Built195571 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 32 ft
32 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

32 ft tall and 750 ft long, taller than 74% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About Bar-e Club Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Bar-e 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 Baltes Family Farms, LLC (private). It impounds the Tributary to Wabash River near Fort Recovery.

The dam stands 32 feet tall and stretches 750 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 17 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 198 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1955, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years old.

The most recent inspection on record was 10/17/2019.

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Location

StateOhio
CountyDarke
Nearest CityFort Recovery
River/StreamTributary to Wabash River
Coordinates40.31861, -84.62833

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height32 ft
Dam Height32 ft
Dam Length750 ft
Year Completed1955 (71 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage198 acre-ft
Max Storage198 acre-ft
Normal Storage156 acre-ft
Surface Area17 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge49 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerBaltes Family Farms, LLC
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationUndetermined
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection10/17/2019
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDOH00258
Federal IDOH00258
More InfoState Dam Safety Program