Another dam in the Caraway Creek drainage is one that many people have seen as it is visible from Lassiter Mill Rd. The owners on creek right have a concrete walkway and patio (with red chair) showcasing the dam. They generously allowed us to access the dam. This one appears to have a 55' spillway with wings or spillway abutment walls on either side. Wing on creek right I estimated at 50 feet and the other side 35 feet. The creek right wing turns sharply back in the last 10 feet. Wings are about 3 feet high. The dam is 12 feet thick and has about 12 feet of freeboard.
The outlet is partially clogged on the intake side by debris. This may cause the water to rise up as high as the wings. Also, much soil has been deposited on the sloped side of the spillway, allowing Privat and Poison Ivy to take over. There is a bed of Poison Ivy on both the wings and spillway.
A beautiful plunge pool has been carved out. This make a great swimming hole. It may have been formed or redone more recently. There were many rocks piled up on creek right that looked as if they had been deposited there more recently than the construction of the dam.
The owner stated twice that the noise when the creek flows over the dam is deafening.
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