Village Walker Creek Ws Scs Site 8 Dam

Village Walker Creek Ws Scs Site 8 Dam is an earth dam located in Ellis County, Texas, built in 1962. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Village Walker Creek Ws Scs Site 8 Dam

The primary purpose of Village Walker Creek Ws Scs Site 8 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 Ellis County;ellis County Lid 2;ellis Prairie Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-smith Creek.

The dam stands 21 feet tall and stretches 880 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 190 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1962, 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.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateTexas
CountyEllis
River/StreamTr-smith Creek
Coordinates32.39947, -96.51820

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height21 ft
Dam Height21 ft
Dam Length880 ft
Year Completed1962 (64 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage190 acre-ft
Max Storage190 acre-ft
Normal Storage24 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerELLIS COUNTY;ELLIS COUNTY LID 2;ELLIS PRAIRIE SWCD
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX01297
Federal IDTX01297
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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