Longview Sewage Lagoon No 4

Longview Sewage Lagoon No 4 is an earth dam located in Cowlitz County, Washington, built in 1987. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height12 ft
Built198739 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 12 ft
12 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

12 ft tall and 2,000 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 4

Longview Sewage Lagoon No 4 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 12 feet tall and stretches 2,000 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 30 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 60 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1987, the structure is 39 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
Coordinates46.17941, -123.01759

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height12 ft
Dam Length2,000 ft
Year Completed1987 (39 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage60 acre-ft
Max Storage60 acre-ft
Normal Storage30 acre-ft
Surface Area30 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 IDWA00510
Federal IDWA00510
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