East Fork Above Lavon Ws Scs Site 8h Dam

About East Fork Above Lavon Ws Scs Site 8h Dam

The primary purpose of East Fork Above Lavon Ws Scs Site 8h Dam is flood risk reduction. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate. The dam is owned by Collin County;collin County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-honey Creek near Mckinney.

The dam stands 43 feet tall and stretches 1,500 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 28 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 1,328 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 2 square miles. Completed in 1956, 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. The most recent inspection on record was 05/03/2013. That was over 12 years ago.

At 43 feet, this dam is taller than 89% of dams nationwide.

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