Clear Fork Trinity River Ws Scs Site 27 Dam

Clear Fork Trinity River Ws Scs Site 27 Dam is an earth dam located in Parker County, Texas, built in 1957. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height46 ft
Built195769 years ago

Dam profile

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

46 ft tall and 925 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 Clear Fork Trinity River Ws Scs Site 27 Dam

The primary purpose of Clear Fork Trinity River Ws Scs Site 27 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 Parker County;parker County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-willow Creek.

The dam stands 46 feet tall and stretches 925 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 14 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 900 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1957, 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.

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

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Location

StateTexas
CountyParker
River/StreamTr-willow Creek
Coordinates32.81493, -97.79643

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height46 ft
Dam Height46 ft
Dam Length925 ft
Year Completed1957 (69 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage900 acre-ft
Max Storage900 acre-ft
Normal Storage107 acre-ft
Surface Area14 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerParker County;parker County Swcd
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX01197
Federal IDTX01197
More InfoState Dam Safety Program