Clear Creek Ws Scs Site 46 Dam

Clear Creek Ws Scs Site 46 Dam is an earth dam located in Cooke County, Texas, built in 1961. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height44 ft
Built196165 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 44 ft
44 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

44 ft tall and 850 ft long, taller than 89% 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 Clear Creek Ws Scs Site 46 Dam

The primary purpose of Clear Creek Ws Scs Site 46 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 Norfleet Hollow.

The dam stands 44 feet tall and stretches 850 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 9 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 578 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1961, 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 44 feet, this dam is taller than 89% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateTexas
CountyCooke
River/StreamNorfleet Hollow
Coordinates33.47683, -97.36273

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height44 ft
Dam Height44 ft
Dam Length850 ft
Year Completed1961 (65 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage578 acre-ft
Max Storage578 acre-ft
Normal Storage37 acre-ft
Surface Area9 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerClear Creek Watershed Authority;upper Elm Red Swcd
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX00525
Federal IDTX00525
More InfoState Dam Safety Program