Boyd Nursery Lake #2 Dam

Boyd Nursery Lake #2 Dam is an earth dam located in Warren County, Tennessee, built in 1965. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection12/18/2023
Height35 ft
Built196561 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 35 ft
35 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

35 ft tall and 360 ft long, taller than 80% 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 Boyd Nursery Lake #2 Dam

Boyd Nursery Lake #2 Dam is a dam in Warren, Tennessee. The dam is owned by Boyd,campbell (private). It impounds the Chestnut Hollow Branch near Riverview.

The dam stands 35 feet tall and stretches 360 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 15 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 210 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1965, 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 12/18/2023.

At 35 feet, this dam is taller than 80% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateTennessee
CountyWarren
Nearest CityRiverview
River/StreamChestnut Hollow Branch
Coordinates35.57611, -85.58556

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height35 ft
Dam Length360 ft
Year Completed1965 (61 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage210 acre-ft
Max Storage210 acre-ft
Surface Area15 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

OwnerBoyd,campbell
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection12/18/2023
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTN17707
Federal IDTN17707
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