Clear Creek Ws Scs Site 13 Dam

Clear Creek Ws Scs Site 13 Dam is an earth dam located in Montague County, Texas, built in 1962. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height46 ft
Built196264 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 46 ft
46 FT TEN-STORY BUILDINGMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

46 ft tall and 1,100 ft long, taller than 91% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. Height is drawn to scale against a ten-story building, about 100 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About Clear Creek Ws Scs Site 13 Dam

The primary purpose of Clear Creek Ws Scs Site 13 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;montague County;upper Elm Red Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-clear Creek.

The dam stands 46 feet tall and stretches 1,100 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 376 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 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 46 feet, this dam is taller than 91% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateTexas
CountyMontague
River/StreamTr-clear Creek
Coordinates33.62032, -97.51145

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height46 ft
Dam Height46 ft
Dam Length1,100 ft
Year Completed1962 (64 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage376 acre-ft
Max Storage376 acre-ft
Normal Storage27 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDTX00721
Federal IDTX00721
More InfoState Dam Safety Program