Hope Mills Lake
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Hope Mills Lake, also referred to as Hope Mills Lake #1, was a lake in Hope Mills
in Cumberland County
, North Carolina
which was fed by Little Rockfish Creek. It was a mill pond that was created in 1839 by the Hope Mills Dam
for the first cotton mill of what was Little Rockfish Village at the time. In 2003, heavy rains caused the earthen dam to fail and the lake was involuntarily drained. In 2006, the lake had not been restored so the Friends of Hope Mills Lake was incorporated as a North Carolina non-profit organization to promote and raise funds for the timely restoration and preservation of the dam. In 2008 the new dam was completed and full for the first time in 5 years. In June of 2010, the Lake was again drained for safety after an inspection discovered a sinkhole
that was leaking water under the dam's structure.
Hope Mills, North Carolina
Hope Mills is a town in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 15,176 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Hope Mills is located at ....
in Cumberland County
Cumberland County, North Carolina
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 302,963 people, 107,358 households, and 77,619 families residing in the county. The population density was 464 people per square mile . There were 118,425 housing units at an average density of 181 per square mile...
, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
which was fed by Little Rockfish Creek. It was a mill pond that was created in 1839 by the Hope Mills Dam
Hope Mills Dam
The Hope Mills Dam, also known as Hope Mills Dam #1, is currently a failed concrete dam on Little Rockfish Creek in Hope Mills, North Carolina, which created Hope Mills Lake. Three different dams were built on the site including the current one. The first dam, of rock-crib design, was built in 1839...
for the first cotton mill of what was Little Rockfish Village at the time. In 2003, heavy rains caused the earthen dam to fail and the lake was involuntarily drained. In 2006, the lake had not been restored so the Friends of Hope Mills Lake was incorporated as a North Carolina non-profit organization to promote and raise funds for the timely restoration and preservation of the dam. In 2008 the new dam was completed and full for the first time in 5 years. In June of 2010, the Lake was again drained for safety after an inspection discovered a sinkhole
Sinkhole
A sinkhole, also known as a sink, shake hole, swallow hole, swallet, doline or cenote, is a natural depression or hole in the Earth's surface caused by karst processes — the chemical dissolution of carbonate rocks or suffosion processes for example in sandstone...
that was leaking water under the dam's structure.