Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 67a Dam

Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 67a Dam is an earth dam located in Hill County, Texas, built in 1967. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height30 ft
Built196759 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 30 ft
30 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

30 ft tall and 1,370 ft long, taller than 68% 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 Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 67a Dam

The primary purpose of Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 67a 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 Hill County;hill County Blackland Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-majors Branch.

The dam stands 30 feet tall and stretches 1,370 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 12 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 666 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 4 square miles. Completed in 1967, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 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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Location

StateTexas
CountyHill
River/StreamTr-majors Branch
Coordinates32.19646, -97.18514

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height30 ft
Dam Height27 ft
Dam Length1,370 ft
Year Completed1967 (59 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage666 acre-ft
Max Storage666 acre-ft
Normal Storage96 acre-ft
Surface Area12 acres
Drainage Area4 sq mi
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerHill County;hill County Blackland Swcd
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX00456
Federal IDTX00456
More InfoState Dam Safety Program