Dry Devils And Lowrey Ws Scs Site 9 Dam

About Dry Devils And Lowrey Ws Scs Site 9 Dam

The primary purpose of Dry Devils And Lowrey Ws Scs Site 9 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 Edwards Plateau Swcd;sutton County (local government). It impounds the Lowrey Draw near Sonora.

The dam stands 34 feet tall and stretches 2,415 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 1,289 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 2 square miles. Completed in 1960, 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. An emergency action plan is in place for this dam. The most recent inspection on record was 02/20/2008. That was over 18 years ago.

At 34 feet, this dam is taller than 80% of dams nationwide.

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