Comanche Lake Dam

Comanche Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Maverick County, Texas, built in 1963. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Comanche Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Comanche Lake 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 Ewing Halsell Foundation (private). It impounds the Comanche Creek.

The dam stands 25 feet tall and stretches 3,325 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 9,500 acre-feet. Completed in 1963, 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 03/30/1990. That was over 36 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateTexas
CountyMaverick
River/StreamComanche Creek
Coordinates28.58521, -100.12700

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Dam Length3,325 ft
Year Completed1963 (63 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage9,500 acre-ft
Max Storage9,500 acre-ft
Normal Storage4,865 acre-ft
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerEWING HALSELL FOUNDATION
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection03/30/1990
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX03658
Federal IDTX03658
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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