Price Lake Dam

Price Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Parker County, Texas, built in 1959. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Price Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Price Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Dan Price (private). It impounds the Tr-grindstone Creek.

The dam stands 27 feet tall and stretches 795 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 15 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 313 acre-feet. Completed in 1959, 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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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateTexas
CountyParker
River/StreamTr-grindstone Creek
Coordinates32.68673, -97.96538

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height27 ft
Dam Height27 ft
Dam Length795 ft
Year Completed1959 (67 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage313 acre-ft
Max Storage313 acre-ft
Normal Storage126 acre-ft
Surface Area15 acres
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerDAN PRICE
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX01189
Federal IDTX01189
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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