Elm Creek Ws Scs Site 32 Dam

About Elm Creek Ws Scs Site 32 Dam

The primary purpose of Elm Creek Ws Scs Site 32 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 Central Texas Swcd;elm Creek Water Control District;elm Creek Watershed Authority;milam County (local government). It impounds the Tr-south Elm Creek.

The dam stands 37 feet tall and stretches 2,378 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 12 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 1,750 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 2 square miles. Completed in 1982, the structure is 44 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. Its condition is rated fair — the dam has minor deficiencies that are being addressed or do not pose an immediate safety threat. The most recent inspection on record was 05/08/2021.

At 37 feet, this dam is taller than 84% of dams nationwide.

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