Beaverdam-warrior Creek Wcd Dam 33

About Beaverdam-warrior Creek Wcd Dam 33

The primary purpose of Beaverdam-warrior Creek Wcd Dam 33 is flood risk reduction. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate. The dam is owned by Beaverdam-warrior Creek Watershed Conservation District;nancy Blakely Glenn (private). It impounds the Tr-warrior Creek.

The dam stands 42 feet tall, creates a reservoir covering 20 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 800 acre-feet. Completed in 1977, the structure is 49 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. Its condition is rated fair — the dam has minor deficiencies that are being addressed or do not pose an immediate safety threat. The most recent inspection on record was 09/22/2017.

At 42 feet, this dam is taller than 89% of dams nationwide.

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