Tehama Ridge Dam

Tehama Ridge Dam is an earth dam located in Tarrant County, Texas. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Tehama Ridge Dam

Tehama Ridge Dam is a dam in Tarrant, Texas. The dam is owned by Dr Horton-texas Ltd (private). It impounds the Tr-beg Fossil Creek.

The dam stands 18 feet tall and stretches 400 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 68 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles.

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 07/24/2012. That was over 13 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Yes

Location

StateTexas
CountyTarrant
River/StreamTr-beg Fossil Creek
Coordinates32.92965, -97.32436

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height18 ft
Dam Height18 ft
Dam Length400 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage68 acre-ft
Max Storage68 acre-ft
Normal Storage14 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge5,408 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

OwnerDR HORTON-TEXAS LTD
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection07/24/2012
Emergency Action PlanYes

Identifiers

NID IDTX09580
Federal IDTX09580
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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