Patrick Lake Dam

Patrick Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Freestone County, Texas, built in 1992. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Patrick Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Patrick 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 Arthur Patrick (private). It impounds the Tr-caney Creek.

The dam stands 30 feet tall and stretches 612 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 7 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 152 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 250 square miles. Completed in 1992, the structure is 34 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
CountyFreestone
River/StreamTr-caney Creek
Coordinates31.76528, -96.22500

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height30 ft
Dam Height28 ft
Dam Length612 ft
Year Completed1992 (34 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage152 acre-ft
Max Storage152 acre-ft
Normal Storage126 acre-ft
Surface Area7 acres
Drainage Area250 sq mi
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerARTHUR PATRICK
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX06673
Federal IDTX06673
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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