Clear Creek Ws Scs Site 35 Dam

Clear Creek Ws Scs Site 35 Dam is an earth dam located in Cooke County, Texas, built in 1962. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Clear Creek Ws Scs Site 35 Dam

The primary purpose of Clear Creek Ws Scs Site 35 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 Clear Creek Watershed Authority;upper Elm Red Swcd (local government). It impounds the Gold Hollow Creek.

The dam stands 60 feet tall and stretches 840 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 11 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 1,146 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 3 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 60 feet, this dam is taller than 95% of all dams in the United States.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateTexas
CountyCooke
River/StreamGold Hollow Creek
Coordinates33.45593, -97.43510

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height60 ft
Dam Height60 ft
Dam Length840 ft
Year Completed1962 (64 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage1,146 acre-ft
Max Storage1,146 acre-ft
Normal Storage52 acre-ft
Surface Area11 acres
Drainage Area3 sq mi
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerCLEAR CREEK WATERSHED AUTHORITY;UPPER ELM RED SWCD
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX00521
Federal IDTX00521
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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