Blue Lake

Blue Lake is an earth dam located in Montgomery County, Texas, built in 1969. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Blue Lake

The primary purpose of Blue Lake is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Montgomery Trace Property Owners Association (private). It impounds the Stowe Branch.

The dam stands 30 feet tall and stretches 636 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 12 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 194 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1969, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years old.

This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life. An emergency action plan is in place for this dam. The most recent inspection on record was 06/13/2001. That was over 24 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Yes

Location

StateTexas
CountyMontgomery
River/StreamStowe Branch
Coordinates30.25411, -95.56872

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height30 ft
Dam Height30 ft
Dam Length636 ft
Year Completed1969 (57 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage194 acre-ft
Max Storage194 acre-ft
Normal Storage158 acre-ft
Surface Area12 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerMONTGOMERY TRACE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection06/13/2001
Emergency Action PlanYes

Identifiers

NID IDTX00099
Federal IDTX00099
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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