Midway Nursery

Midway Nursery is an earth dam located in Washington County, Oregon, built in 1992. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection11/02/2017
Height31 ft
Built199234 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 31 ft
31 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

31 ft tall, taller than 72% 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 Midway Nursery

The primary purpose of Midway Nursery is irrigation. The dam stores and diverts water for agricultural irrigation, supporting farming operations in the surrounding area. The dam is owned by Shirley Leek Midway Equities, LLC (private). It impounds the Unnamed Trib/mcfee Creek.

The dam stands 31 feet tall, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, has a storage capacity of 55 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1992, the structure is 34 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 11/02/2017.

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Location

StateOregon
CountyWashington
River/StreamUnnamed Trib/mcfee Creek
Coordinates45.40702, -122.96133

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height31 ft
Dam Height31 ft
Year Completed1992 (34 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage55 acre-ft
Normal Storage55 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeIrrigation
OwnerShirley Leek Midway Equities, LLC
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection11/02/2017
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDOR03720
Federal IDOR03720
More InfoState Dam Safety Program