Bullard Club Lake Dam

Bullard Club Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Cherokee County, Texas, built in 1925. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height16 ft
Built1925101 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 16 ft
16 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

16 ft tall and 413 ft long. 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 Bullard Club Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Bullard Club Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Greenhead Lake Farm (private). It impounds the Tr-west MUD Creek.

The dam stands 16 feet tall and stretches 413 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 15 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 211 acre-feet. Completed in 1925, the structure is over a century 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
CountyCherokee
River/StreamTr-west MUD Creek
Coordinates32.11216, -95.23758

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height16 ft
Dam Height16 ft
Dam Length413 ft
Year Completed1925 (101 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage211 acre-ft
Max Storage211 acre-ft
Normal Storage66 acre-ft
Surface Area15 acres
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerGreenhead Lake Farm
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX00591
Federal IDTX00591
More InfoState Dam Safety Program