Greens Lake Dam

Greens Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Wood County, Texas, built in 1960. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height14 ft
Built196066 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 14 ft
14 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

14 ft tall and 350 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 Greens Lake Dam

Greens Lake Dam is a dam in Wood, Texas. The dam is owned by Thomas Trammell (private). It impounds the Tr-dry Creek.

The dam stands 14 feet tall and stretches 350 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 8 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 112 acre-feet. Completed in 1960, 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
CountyWood
River/StreamTr-dry Creek
Coordinates32.81644, -95.45810

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height14 ft
Dam Height14 ft
Dam Length350 ft
Year Completed1960 (66 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage112 acre-ft
Max Storage112 acre-ft
Normal Storage29 acre-ft
Surface Area8 acres
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

OwnerThomas Trammell
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX00959
Federal IDTX00959
More InfoState Dam Safety Program