Haralson Lake Dam

Haralson Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Trinity County, Texas, built in 1957. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Haralson Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Haralson Lake Dam is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The dam maintains a small impoundment used for fire suppression, livestock watering, or as a fish pond. The dam is owned by Betty Tidwell (private). It impounds the Tr-village Creek.

The dam stands 16 feet tall and stretches 700 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 13 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 130 acre-feet. Completed in 1957, 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. The most recent inspection on record was 06/12/1991. That was over 34 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateTexas
CountyTrinity
River/StreamTr-village Creek
Coordinates30.92741, -95.38197

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height16 ft
Dam Height16 ft
Dam Length700 ft
Year Completed1957 (69 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage130 acre-ft
Max Storage130 acre-ft
Normal Storage68 acre-ft
Surface Area13 acres
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerBETTY TIDWELL
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection06/12/1991
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX00517
Federal IDTX00517
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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