Coquille Plywood Mill Pond

Coquille Plywood Mill Pond is an earth dam located in Coos County, Oregon, built in 1957. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection10/01/2018
Height11 ft
Built195769 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 11 ft
11 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

11 ft tall and 1,550 ft long. 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 Coquille Plywood Mill Pond

Coquille Plywood Mill Pond is a dam in Coos, Oregon. The dam is owned by Roseburg Forrest Products (private). It impounds the Coquille River.

The dam stands 11 feet tall and stretches 1,550 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 20 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 180 acre-feet. Completed in 1957, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years 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. The most recent inspection on record was 10/01/2018.

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Location

StateOregon
CountyCoos
River/StreamCoquille River
Coordinates43.18018, -124.21240

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height11 ft
Dam Height11 ft
Dam Length1,550 ft
Year Completed1957 (69 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage180 acre-ft
Max Storage180 acre-ft
Normal Storage180 acre-ft
Surface Area20 acres

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerRoseburg Forrest Products
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection10/01/2018
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDOR01436
Federal IDOR01436
More InfoState Dam Safety Program