Crews Lake Dam

Crews Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Williamson County, Tennessee, built in 2000. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection07/22/2019
Height65 ft
Built200026 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 65 ft
65 FT TEN-STORY BUILDINGMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

65 ft tall and 395 ft long, taller than 96% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. Height is drawn to scale against a ten-story building, about 100 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About Crews Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Crews Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Crews, Charles (private). It impounds the Trib-copperas Branch.

The dam stands 65 feet tall and stretches 395 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 100 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 2000, the structure is 26 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 07/22/2019.

At 65 feet, this dam is taller than 96% of all dams in the United States.

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Location

StateTennessee
CountyWilliamson
River/StreamTrib-copperas Branch
Coordinates35.90415, -87.11960

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height65 ft
Dam Length395 ft
Year Completed2000 (26 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage100 acre-ft
Max Storage100 acre-ft
Normal Storage79 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerCrews, Charles
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection07/22/2019
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTN18740
Federal IDTN18740
More InfoState Dam Safety Program