Rotello Lake Dam

Rotello Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Brazos County, Texas, built in 1959. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Rotello Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Rotello 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 Tom Rotello Estate (private). It impounds the Tr-jones Creek.

The dam stands 12 feet tall and stretches 740 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 96 acre-feet. Completed in 1959, 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
CountyBrazos
River/StreamTr-jones Creek
Coordinates30.45678, -96.15097

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height12 ft
Dam Height12 ft
Dam Length740 ft
Year Completed1959 (67 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage96 acre-ft
Max Storage96 acre-ft
Normal Storage42 acre-ft
Surface Area10 acres
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerTOM ROTELLO ESTATE
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX05723
Federal IDTX05723
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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