Collins Dam

Collins Dam is an earth dam located in Van Zandt County, Texas, built in 1960. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Collins Dam

The primary purpose of Collins Dam is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The dam maintains a small impoundment used for fire suppression, livestock watering, or as a fish pond. The dam is owned by Dwayne Collins Dvm (private). It impounds the Tr-murchison Creek.

The dam stands 15 feet tall and stretches 500 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 12 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 150 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 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. The most recent inspection on record was 04/03/1991. That was over 35 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateTexas
CountyVan Zandt
River/StreamTr-murchison Creek
Coordinates32.38337, -95.63588

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height15 ft
Dam Height15 ft
Dam Length500 ft
Year Completed1960 (66 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage150 acre-ft
Max Storage150 acre-ft
Normal Storage96 acre-ft
Surface Area12 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerDWAYNE COLLINS DVM
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection04/03/1991
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX02802
Federal IDTX02802
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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