Holiday Pines Lake Dam

Holiday Pines Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Smith County, Texas, built in 1978. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection04/14/1982
Height31 ft
Built197848 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 31 ft
31 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

31 ft tall and 907 ft long, taller than 72% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About Holiday Pines Lake Dam

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

The dam stands 31 feet tall and stretches 907 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 700 acre-feet. Completed in 1978, the structure is 48 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. The most recent inspection on record was 04/14/1982. That was over 44 years ago.

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Location

StateTexas
CountySmith
River/StreamTr-village Creek
Coordinates32.61432, -95.53290

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height31 ft
Dam Height31 ft
Dam Length907 ft
Year Completed1978 (48 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage700 acre-ft
Max Storage700 acre-ft
Normal Storage390 acre-ft
Max Discharge1,364 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerHoliday Campgrnds of Texas
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection04/14/1982
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX00305
Federal IDTX00305
More InfoState Dam Safety Program