East Fork Above Lavon Ws Scs Site 29a Dam

East Fork Above Lavon Ws Scs Site 29a Dam is an earth dam located in Collin 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 inspection05/23/2013
Height29 ft
Built196561 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 29 ft
29 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

29 ft tall and 1,615 ft long, taller than 65% 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 East Fork Above Lavon Ws Scs Site 29a Dam

The primary purpose of East Fork Above Lavon Ws Scs Site 29a 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.

The dam stands 29 feet tall and stretches 1,615 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 8 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 258 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 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. The most recent inspection on record was 05/23/2013. That was over 13 years ago.

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Location

StateTexas
CountyCollin
River/StreamTr-east Fork Trinity River
Coordinates33.37923, -96.65321

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height29 ft
Dam Height29 ft
Dam Length1,615 ft
Year Completed1965 (61 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage258 acre-ft
Max Storage258 acre-ft
Normal Storage44 acre-ft
Surface Area8 acres
Drainage Area0 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 IDTX01167
Federal IDTX01167
More InfoState Dam Safety Program