Clarence J. Brown Dam
Dam in Clark County, Ohio · Buck Creek · forms C. J. Brown Reservoir
Height
98 ft
30 m (NID height)
Length
6,620 ft
2,018 m
Completed
1973
C. J. Brown Reservoir today
1,010.67 ft
7 days ▼ 0.40 ft
vs full pool
▼ 1.33 ft
Normal storage
36,900 acre-ft
Above normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Other; Recreation
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 98 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Louisville District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 63,700 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 2,120 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 70 ft
- Drainage area
- 82 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 310 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Louisville District
- Also known as
- Clarence J Brown Reservoir
- NID ID
- OH00028
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 16, 2026. Search NID ID OH00028 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.