Ne Trib Leon River Ws Scs Site 3 Dam

Ne Trib Leon River Ws Scs Site 3 Dam is an earth dam located in Erath County, Texas, built in 1965. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height38 ft
Built196561 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 38 ft
38 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

38 ft tall and 1,100 ft long, taller than 84% 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 Ne Trib Leon River Ws Scs Site 3 Dam

The primary purpose of Ne Trib Leon River Ws Scs Site 3 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 Erath County;upper Leon Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-east Fork Armstrong Creek.

The dam stands 38 feet tall and stretches 1,100 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 18 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 566 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1965, 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 38 feet, this dam is taller than 84% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateTexas
CountyErath
River/StreamTr-east Fork Armstrong Creek
Coordinates32.28524, -98.43472

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height38 ft
Dam Height38 ft
Dam Length1,100 ft
Year Completed1965 (61 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage566 acre-ft
Max Storage566 acre-ft
Normal Storage121 acre-ft
Surface Area18 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerErath County;upper Leon Swcd
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX00910
Federal IDTX00910
More InfoState Dam Safety Program