Delta Country Club Dam

Delta Country Club Dam is an earth dam located in Delta County, Texas, built in 1964. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height20 ft
Built196462 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 20 ft
20 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

20 ft tall and 770 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 Delta Country Club Dam

The primary purpose of Delta Country Club Dam is irrigation. The dam stores and diverts water for agricultural irrigation, supporting farming operations in the surrounding area. The dam is owned by Delta Country Club (private). It impounds the Tr-brushy Creek.

The dam stands 20 feet tall and stretches 770 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 120 acre-feet. Completed in 1964, 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.

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Location

StateTexas
CountyDelta
River/StreamTr-brushy Creek
Coordinates33.38687, -95.61535

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height20 ft
Dam Height20 ft
Dam Length770 ft
Year Completed1964 (62 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage120 acre-ft
Max Storage120 acre-ft
Normal Storage64 acre-ft
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeIrrigation
OwnerDelta Country Club
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX00643
Federal IDTX00643
More InfoState Dam Safety Program