Macedo Dairy Lagoon

Macedo Dairy Lagoon is an earth dam located in Linn County, Oregon, built in 1998. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection01/26/2012
Height17 ft
Built199828 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 17 ft
17 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

17 ft tall and 430 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 Macedo Dairy Lagoon

Macedo Dairy Lagoon is a dam in Linn, Oregon. The dam is owned by Mountainside Farms, LLC (private). It impounds the Off-channel near Lacomb.

The dam stands 17 feet tall and stretches 430 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 68 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1998, the structure is 28 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 01/26/2012. That was over 14 years ago.

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Location

StateOregon
CountyLinn
Nearest CityLacomb
River/StreamOff-channel
Coordinates44.61231, -122.73977

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height17 ft
Dam Height17 ft
Dam Length430 ft
Year Completed1998 (28 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage68 acre-ft
Max Storage68 acre-ft
Normal Storage33 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge170 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerMountainside Farms, LLC
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection01/26/2012
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDOR03060
Federal IDOR03060
More InfoState Dam Safety Program