Snider Lake Dam

Snider Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Harrison County, Texas, built in 1955. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Snider Lake Dam

Snider Lake Dam is a dam in Harrison, Texas. The dam is owned by Ronald Snider (private). It impounds the Tr-grays Creek.

The dam stands 10 feet tall and stretches 300 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 9 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 50 acre-feet. Completed in 1955, 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 03/27/1985. That was over 41 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateTexas
CountyHarrison
River/StreamTr-grays Creek
Coordinates32.57619, -94.36925

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height10 ft
Dam Height10 ft
Dam Length300 ft
Year Completed1955 (71 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage50 acre-ft
Max Storage50 acre-ft
Normal Storage30 acre-ft
Surface Area9 acres
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerRONALD SNIDER
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection03/27/1985
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX05185
Federal IDTX05185
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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