Smith Club Dam

Smith Club Dam is an earth dam located in Bowie County, Texas, built in 1950. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Smith Club Dam

The primary purpose of Smith Club Dam is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The dam maintains a small impoundment used for fire suppression, livestock watering, or as a fish pond. The dam is owned by Jw Smith (private). It impounds the Tr-black Bottom.

The dam stands 16 feet tall and stretches 330 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 77 acre-feet. Completed in 1950, the structure is well-established, with more than 75 years of service.

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.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateTexas
CountyBowie
River/StreamTr-black Bottom
Coordinates33.53569, -94.28678

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height16 ft
Dam Height16 ft
Dam Length330 ft
Year Completed1950 (76 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage77 acre-ft
Max Storage77 acre-ft
Normal Storage64 acre-ft
Surface Area10 acres
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerJW SMITH
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX00368
Federal IDTX00368
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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