Greenland Park Dam

Greenland Park Dam is an earth dam located in Hawkins County, Tennessee, built in 1970. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection04/29/2020
Height19 ft
Built197056 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 19 ft
19 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

19 ft tall and 2,244 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 Greenland Park Dam

Greenland Park Dam is a dam in Hawkins, Tennessee. The dam is owned by Skelton Bypass Trust (private). It impounds the Bradley Creek near Surgoinsville.

The dam stands 19 feet tall and stretches 2,244 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 7 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 60 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1970, 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 04/29/2020.

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Location

StateTennessee
CountyHawkins
Nearest CitySurgoinsville
River/StreamBradley Creek
Coordinates36.49722, -82.77639

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height19 ft
Dam Length2,244 ft
Year Completed1970 (56 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage60 acre-ft
Max Storage60 acre-ft
Normal Storage41 acre-ft
Surface Area7 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

OwnerSkelton Bypass Trust
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection04/29/2020
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTN07301
Federal IDTN07301
More InfoState Dam Safety Program