Longview Sewage Lagoon No 1

Longview Sewage Lagoon No 1 is an earth dam located in Cowlitz County, Washington, built in 1986. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height9 ft
Built198640 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 9 ft
9 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

9 ft tall and 3,250 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 Longview Sewage Lagoon No 1

Longview Sewage Lagoon No 1 is a dam in Cowlitz, Washington. The dam is owned by Longview City (local government). It impounds the Tr-coal Creek Slough-offstream near Longview.

The dam stands 9 feet tall and stretches 3,250 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 28 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 207 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1986, the structure is 40 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.

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Location

StateWashington
CountyCowlitz
Nearest CityLongview
River/StreamTr-coal Creek Slough-offstream
Coordinates46.17597, -123.02031

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height9 ft
Dam Length3,250 ft
Year Completed1986 (40 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage207 acre-ft
Max Storage207 acre-ft
Normal Storage87 acre-ft
Surface Area28 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge8 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerLongview City
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDWA00507
Federal IDWA00507
More InfoState Dam Safety Program