East Fork Above Lavon Ws Scs Site 34 Dam

East Fork Above Lavon Ws Scs Site 34 Dam is an earth dam located in Collin County, Texas, built in 1966. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection05/23/2013
Height46 ft
Built196660 years ago

Dam profile

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

46 ft tall and 1,180 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 East Fork Above Lavon Ws Scs Site 34 Dam

The primary purpose of East Fork Above Lavon Ws Scs Site 34 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 Collin County;collin County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-east Fork Trinity River near Mckinney.

The dam stands 46 feet tall and stretches 1,180 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 40 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 567 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1966, 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. The most recent inspection on record was 05/23/2013. That was over 13 years ago.

At 46 feet, this dam is taller than 91% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateTexas
CountyCollin
Nearest CityMckinney
River/StreamTr-east Fork Trinity River
Coordinates33.30999, -96.62570

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height46 ft
Dam Height46 ft
Dam Length1,180 ft
Year Completed1966 (60 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage567 acre-ft
Max Storage567 acre-ft
Normal Storage127 acre-ft
Surface Area40 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerCollin County;collin County Swcd
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection05/23/2013
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX01164
Federal IDTX01164
More InfoState Dam Safety Program