Hickory Hills Country Club Dam dam
Hickory Hills Country Club Dam
Hickory Hills Country Club Dam, also known as Hickory Hills Country Club Lake, is a privately owned recreational structure located in Liberty, Kentucky. Built in 1968, this earth dam stands at a height of 26 feet and spans 400 feet in length, creating a reservoir with a storage capacity of 56 acre-feet. The dam is situated on Carpenter Creek and is regulated by the Kentucky Division of Water, with state permitting, inspection, and enforcement in place to ensure its safety and compliance with regulations.
With a primary purpose of recreation, the Hickory Hills Country Club Dam offers a surface area of 3.7 acres for boating, fishing, and other water-based activities. The dam has a low hazard potential and a moderate risk assessment rating, indicating a manageable level of risk associated with its operation. While the condition assessment is currently not rated, regular inspections are conducted every 5 years to monitor the dam's integrity and safety. The dam's spillway is uncontrolled, and emergency action plans are not yet in place, highlighting areas for potential improvement in risk management measures.
Overall, the Hickory Hills Country Club Dam serves as a key recreational resource in Casey County, Kentucky, providing opportunities for outdoor enjoyment while also requiring ongoing monitoring and maintenance to ensure its continued safety and functionality. Water resource and climate enthusiasts can appreciate the balance between recreation and risk management in the operation of this dam, as well as the collaborative efforts between private ownership, state regulation, and federal oversight through the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Dam data reference
Condition Assessment
- Satisfactory
- No existing or potential dam safety deficiencies are recognized. Acceptable performance is expected under all loading conditions (static, hydrologic, seismic) in accordance with the minimum applicable state or federal regulatory criteria or tolerable risk guidelines.
- Fair
- No existing dam safety deficiencies are recognized for normal operating conditions. Rare or extreme hydrologic and/or seismic events may result in a dam safety deficiency. Risk may be in the range to take further action.
- Poor
- A dam safety deficiency is recognized for normal operating conditions which may realistically occur. Remedial action is necessary. POOR may also be used when uncertainties exist as to critical analysis parameters which identify a potential dam safety deficiency.
- Unsatisfactory
- A dam safety deficiency is recognized that requires immediate or emergency remedial action for problem resolution.
- Not Rated
- The dam has not been inspected, is not under state or federal jurisdiction, or has been inspected but, for whatever reason, has not been rated.
Hazard Potential Classification
- High
- Dams assigned the high hazard potential classification are those where failure or mis-operation will probably cause loss of human life.
- Significant
- Dams assigned the significant hazard potential classification are those dams where failure or mis-operation results in no probable loss of human life but can cause economic loss, environmental damage, disruption of lifeline facilities, or impact other concerns. Significant hazard potential classification dams are often located in predominantly rural or agricultural areas but could be in areas with population and significant infrastructure.
- Low
- Dams assigned the low hazard potential classification are those where failure or mis-operation results in no probable loss of human life and low economic and/or environmental losses. Losses are principally limited to the owner's property.
- Undetermined
- Dams for which a downstream hazard potential has not been designated or is not provided.
Plan around the weather
Same NOAA / yr.no feed Snoflo's iOS app uses. Watch the precipitation column on the meteogram -- rain on the basin upstream typically lifts inflow 24-72 hours later.
Next 5 days, hour by hour
Temperature line with weather symbols on top, snow + rain accumulation as columns, humidity as a dotted line.
5-day forecast table
Every 3 hours, broken out across temperature, snow, rain, humidity, and wind. Each cell is colour-coded relative to the column min/max.
| Time | Condition | Temp (°F) | Snow (in) | Rain (in) | Humidity (%) | Wind (mps) | Wind dir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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15-day temperature & precipitation
Daily temperatures, snow, and rain projected over the next two weeks.
Nearby streamflow gauges
USGS streamgauges around Hickory Hills Country Club Dam -- inflows here typically show up in storage 24-72 hours later.
| Streamgauge | Discharge | View |
|---|---|---|
| Green River Near Mckinney | 0 cfs | → |
| Dix River Near Danville | 3 cfs | → |
| Buck Creek Near Shopville | 5 cfs | → |
| Kentucky River At Lock 8 Near Camp Nelson | 407 cfs | → |
| Kentucky River At Lock 7 At Highbridge | 3,540 cfs | → |
| Rockcastle River At Billows | 35 cfs | → |
Make a day of it
Boat launches, lakeside camping, fishing access, and other reservoirs near Hickory Hills Country Club Dam.
Boat launches
- Lake Liberty Street Casey County
- Boone Road Lincoln County
- Lakeside Drive 1098, Garrard County
- Russell County
- Salt River Park Harrodsburg
- Taylor County
Campgrounds
- Logan-Hubble County Park
- Fishing Creek - Lake Cumberland
- Wilson Creek Access - Dfwr
- Holmes Bend - Green River Lake
- Smith Ridge - Green River Lake
- Waitsboro - Lake Cumberland
Paddle runs
- Kentucky Road 80 Bridge To Downstream Part Of Rockcastle Narrows
- 4 Miles Downstream From The Kentucky Highway 90 Bridge To Confluence With Cane Creek
- Tn/Ky State Line To White Oak Junction
- Kentucky Road 679 To Confluence Of Cumberland River
- Kentucky Road 478 To Kentucky Road 679
- Turkey Foot Campground To Confluence With South Fork Of Station Camp Creek
Track Hickory Hills Country Club Dam in the Snoflo app
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About Hickory Hills Country Club Dam
Where does the data for Hickory Hills Country Club Dam come from?
Structural and regulatory data come from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' National Inventory of Dams (NID). Weather forecast comes from NOAA / yr.no -- the same feed Snoflo's iOS app uses.
How often is the report updated?
NID structural data refreshes annually as the Corps publishes updated assessments. The weather forecast refreshes throughout the day.
What does the Low hazard rating mean?
The Corps of Engineers' hazard potential classification grades probable consequences if the dam fails: High = probable loss of human life; Significant = no probable loss of human life but possible economic loss / environmental damage; Low = no probable loss of human life, only minor economic / environmental losses. See the Dam Data Reference card above for the full definitions.
What's "% of normal"?
The current storage value compared to the historical average storage on this calendar day. 100% = right on average; values above 100% mean above-normal storage (wet year); values below mean below-normal (dry year or drought).
Can I get alerts when storage crosses a threshold?
Yes -- alerts are managed in the Snoflo iOS app. Favorite this dam, set a threshold, and you'll get a push the moment conditions cross.
Other water bodies near here
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