Manning Club Lake Dam

Manning Club Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Angelina County, Texas, built in 1949. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection07/24/1975
Height16 ft
Built194977 years ago

Dam profile

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

16 ft tall and 830 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 Manning Club Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Manning 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 Lake Manning Poa (private). It impounds the Brushy Creek.

The dam stands 16 feet tall and stretches 830 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 26 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 276 acre-feet. Completed in 1949, the structure is well-established, with more than 75 years of service.

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. The most recent inspection on record was 07/24/1975. That was over 51 years ago.

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Location

StateTexas
CountyAngelina
River/StreamBrushy Creek
Coordinates31.13603, -94.55177

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height16 ft
Dam Height16 ft
Dam Length830 ft
Year Completed1949 (77 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage276 acre-ft
Max Storage276 acre-ft
Normal Storage175 acre-ft
Surface Area26 acres
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerLake Manning Poa
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection07/24/1975
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX00968
Federal IDTX00968
More InfoState Dam Safety Program