Tx No Name No 53 Dam

Tx No Name No 53 Dam is an earth dam located in Fayette County, Texas, built in 1958. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Tx No Name No 53 Dam

The primary purpose of Tx No Name No 53 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 Tx No Name No 53 Dam (private). It impounds the Tr-ross Creek.

The dam stands 25 feet tall and stretches 700 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 19 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 300 acre-feet. Completed in 1958, 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
CountyFayette
River/StreamTr-ross Creek
Coordinates29.87879, -96.71843

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Dam Length700 ft
Year Completed1958 (68 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage300 acre-ft
Max Storage300 acre-ft
Normal Storage213 acre-ft
Surface Area19 acres
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerTX NO NAME NO 53 DAM
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX05732
Federal IDTX05732
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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