Northeast Laterals Ws Scs Site 3 Dam

Northeast Laterals Ws Scs Site 3 Dam is an earth dam located in Brown County, Texas, built in 1971. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Northeast Laterals Ws Scs Site 3 Dam

The primary purpose of Northeast Laterals Ws Scs Site 3 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 Brown County;pecan Bayou Swcd (local government). It impounds the Indian Creek.

The dam stands 30 feet tall and stretches 1,400 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 14 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 738 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1971, 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
CountyBrown
River/StreamIndian Creek
Coordinates31.59276, -98.96787

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height30 ft
Dam Height30 ft
Dam Length1,400 ft
Year Completed1971 (55 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage738 acre-ft
Max Storage738 acre-ft
Normal Storage60 acre-ft
Surface Area14 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerBROWN COUNTY;PECAN BAYOU SWCD
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX02763
Federal IDTX02763
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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