Tmpa Gibbons Creek Mine Heifer Creek Dam

Tmpa Gibbons Creek Mine Heifer Creek Dam is an earth dam located in Grimes County, Texas, built in 1982. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Tmpa Gibbons Creek Mine Heifer Creek Dam

Tmpa Gibbons Creek Mine Heifer Creek Dam is a dam in Grimes, Texas. The dam is owned by Texas Municipal Power Agency (local government). It impounds the Heifer Creek.

The dam stands 15 feet tall and stretches 1,700 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 14 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 120 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 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. An emergency action plan is in place for this dam. The most recent inspection on record was 01/01/1994. That was over 32 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Yes

Location

StateTexas
CountyGrimes
River/StreamHeifer Creek
Coordinates30.57389, -96.12583

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height15 ft
Dam Height15 ft
Dam Length1,700 ft
Year Completed1982 (44 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage120 acre-ft
Max Storage120 acre-ft
Normal Storage34 acre-ft
Surface Area14 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerTEXAS MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection01/01/1994
Emergency Action PlanYes

Identifiers

NID IDTX06940
Federal IDTX06940
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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