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Dam Repair Timeline

1966-67 Dam Built 1986-95 Trees & Shrubs Removed from Western Face 1987 Top of Earthen Dam Leveled 1998 36' Gate Valve Pipe Lined with a 30' Insert 2003 Ownership Transferred from the RRA to the Village 2008 Auxiliary Spillway Crack Repair 2011 Main Spillway Erosion Repair

Roaming Rock Shores Lake Dam

Roaming Rock Shores Lake is located in Ashtabula County, approximately 0.4 mile upstream of the Village of Rock Creek and controls a drainage area of 73.5 square miles. Water from the 550-acre lake is impounded by a 45-foot-high, 730-foot-long earth fill dam constructed in 1967 by Koski Construction of Ashtabula, Ohio.

The outlet works consists of a principal auxiliary and emergency spillway, as well as a 36 inch lake drain. The principal spillway is a 180-foot concrete ogee weir with a crest elevation of 850.0, corresponding to 6,091-acre-feet of storages. The auxiliary spillway is a 110-foot concrete ogee spillway located on the right end of the embankment with a crest elevation of 852.0, corresponding to 7,200-acre-feet of storage. The emergency spillway is an 80-foot-wide open channel located to the right of the auxiliary spillway, with a crest elevation of 854.0, and corresponding 8,300-acre-feet- of storage. The top of the dam is at 861.0 with a capacity of 120,000-acre feet of storage. The outflow discharges into Rock Creek and flows 2.4 miles before joining the Grand River.

The dam is classified as a Class I dam due to the potential downstream hazards under probable maximum flood (PMF) conditions, which is most severe combination of critical meteorological and hydrologic conditions reasonably possible in the region.

The Lake/Dam Safety Committee meets on the 4th Thursday of every month @ 7:00pm at the Village Hall.

Joe Palombi, Chairman
Bob Cook
Al Rubosky
Rich Gainer
Barry O'Connell
John Ball, ex officio