Moorehouse Brothers Ranch Lake Dam

Moorehouse Brothers Ranch Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Knox County, Texas, built in 1967. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Moorehouse Brothers Ranch Lake Dam

Moorehouse Brothers Ranch Lake Dam is a dam in Knox, Texas. The dam is owned by Moorhouse Ranch Company (private). It impounds the Tr-smelter Creek.

The dam stands 10 feet tall and stretches 600 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 12 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 80 acre-feet. Completed in 1967, 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
CountyKnox
River/StreamTr-smelter Creek
Coordinates33.56923, -99.97752

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height10 ft
Dam Height10 ft
Dam Length600 ft
Year Completed1967 (59 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage80 acre-ft
Max Storage80 acre-ft
Normal Storage48 acre-ft
Surface Area12 acres
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerMOORHOUSE RANCH COMPANY
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX01428
Federal IDTX01428
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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