Lower Running Water Draw Ws Scs Site 1 Dam

About Lower Running Water Draw Ws Scs Site 1 Dam

The primary purpose of Lower Running Water Draw Ws Scs Site 1 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 Castro County;running Water Swcd (local government). It impounds the Running Water Draw near Plainview.

The dam stands 38 feet tall and stretches 1,315 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 48 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 9,373 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 34 square miles. Completed in 1980, the structure is 46 years old.

This dam has a significant hazard potential classification, meaning that a failure could cause significant economic damage — flooding roads, bridges, or property downstream — but is not expected to result in loss of life. Its condition is rated fair — the dam has minor deficiencies that are being addressed or do not pose an immediate safety threat. An emergency action plan is in place for this dam. The most recent inspection on record was 04/22/2021.

At 38 feet, this dam is taller than 85% of dams nationwide.

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