Yarboro Cemetery Lake Dam

Yarboro Cemetery Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Grimes County, Texas, built in 1961. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Yarboro Cemetery Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Yarboro Cemetery Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Yarboro Cemetery Lake Dam (private). It impounds the Tr-grassy Creek.

The dam stands 25 feet tall and stretches 700 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 71 acre-feet. Completed in 1961, 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
CountyGrimes
River/StreamTr-grassy Creek
Coordinates30.33583, -95.98104

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Dam Length700 ft
Year Completed1961 (65 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage71 acre-ft
Max Storage71 acre-ft
Normal Storage63 acre-ft
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerYARBORO CEMETERY LAKE DAM
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX06035
Federal IDTX06035
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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