Lower Brushy Creek Ws Scs Site 17 Dam

About Lower Brushy Creek Ws Scs Site 17 Dam

The primary purpose of Lower Brushy Creek Ws Scs Site 17 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 Lower Brushy Creek Wcid;taylor Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-brushy Creek.

The dam stands 27 feet tall and stretches 2,021 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 46 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 1,874 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 2 square miles. Completed in 1963, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years old.

This dam has a significant hazard potential classification, meaning that a failure could cause significant economic damage — flooding roads, bridges, or property downstream — but is not expected to result in loss of life. Its condition is rated fair — the dam has minor deficiencies that are being addressed or do not pose an immediate safety threat. An emergency action plan is in place for this dam. The most recent inspection on record was 01/14/2021.

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