Carnation Potato Waste Lagoon System is an earth dam located in Adams County, Washington, built in 1990. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 33 ft33 ft tall and 6,625 ft long, taller than 76% 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 Carnation Potato Waste Lagoon System
Carnation Potato Waste Lagoon System is a dam in Adams, Washington. The dam is owned by W W & O Farms Inc (private). It impounds the Tr-lind Coulee-offstream near Othello.
The dam stands 33 feet tall and stretches 6,625 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 42 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 900 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1990, the structure is 36 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.
At 33 feet, this dam is taller than 76% of dams nationwide.
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Location
| State | Washington |
| County | Adams |
| Nearest City | Othello |
| River/Stream | Tr-lind Coulee-offstream |
| Coordinates | 46.82574, -118.95794 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 33 ft |
| Dam Length | 6,625 ft |
| Year Completed | 1990 (36 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 900 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 900 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 750 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 42 acres |
| Drainage Area | 0 sq mi |
| Max Discharge | 1 cfs |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Other |
| Owner | W W & O Farms Inc |
| Owner Type | Private |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | WA00605 |
| Federal ID | WA00605 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |