Airport Lake Dam

Airport Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Warren County, Tennessee, built in 1967. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection05/04/2021
Height20 ft
Built196759 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 20 ft
20 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

20 ft tall and 509 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 Airport Lake Dam

Airport Lake Dam is a dam in Warren, Tennessee. The dam is owned by Woodside, Chancy, Et Al. (private). It impounds the Trib-paris Branch near Mcminnville.

The dam stands 20 feet tall and stretches 509 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 114 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1967, 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 05/04/2021.

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Location

StateTennessee
CountyWarren
Nearest CityMcminnville
River/StreamTrib-paris Branch
Coordinates35.68694, -85.85278

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height20 ft
Dam Length509 ft
Year Completed1967 (59 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage114 acre-ft
Max Storage114 acre-ft
Normal Storage62 acre-ft
Surface Area10 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

OwnerWoodside, Chancy, Et Al.
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection05/04/2021
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTN17703
Federal IDTN17703
More InfoState Dam Safety Program