Ottari Scout Camp Dam #2

About Ottari Scout Camp Dam #2

The primary purpose of Ottari Scout Camp Dam #2 is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Blue Ridge Mountain Council Boy Scouts Of America (private). It impounds the Little Laurel Creek.

The dam stands 46 feet tall and stretches 250 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 274 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 3 square miles.

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. An emergency action plan is in place for this dam. The most recent inspection on record was 02/05/2016. That was over 10 years ago.

At 46 feet, this dam is taller than 91% of dams nationwide.

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