Elm Creek Ws Scs Site 28 Dam

About Elm Creek Ws Scs Site 28 Dam

The primary purpose of Elm Creek Ws Scs Site 28 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 Bell County;central Texas Swcd;elm Creek Watershed Authority (local government). It impounds the Tr-south Elm Creek.

The dam stands 26 feet tall and stretches 804 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 271 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1982, the structure is 44 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 02/05/2021.

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