Richland Creek Ws Scs Site 40 Dam is an earth dam located in Hill County, Texas, built in 1962. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 39 ft39 ft tall and 1,632 ft long, taller than 85% 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 Richland Creek Ws Scs Site 40 Dam
The primary purpose of Richland Creek Ws Scs Site 40 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-richland Creek.
The dam stands 39 feet tall and stretches 1,632 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 9 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 711 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1962, 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.
At 39 feet, this dam is taller than 85% of dams nationwide.
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Location
| State | Texas |
| County | Hill |
| River/Stream | Tr-richland Creek |
| Coordinates | 32.13663, -97.03018 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 39 ft |
| Dam Height | 39 ft |
| Dam Length | 1,632 ft |
| Year Completed | 1962 (64 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 711 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 711 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 46 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 9 acres |
| Drainage Area | 1 sq mi |
| Spillway Type | None |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Owner | Hill County;hill County Blackland Swcd |
| Owner Type | Local Government |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | TX00462 |
| Federal ID | TX00462 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |