Clear Fork Trinity River Ws Scs Site 6 Dam

Clear Fork Trinity River Ws Scs Site 6 Dam is an earth dam located in Parker County, Texas, built in 1955. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height37 ft
Built195571 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 37 ft
37 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

37 ft tall and 1,100 ft long, taller than 83% 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 Clear Fork Trinity River Ws Scs Site 6 Dam

The primary purpose of Clear Fork Trinity River Ws Scs Site 6 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-clear Fork Trinity River.

The dam stands 37 feet tall and stretches 1,100 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 11 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 550 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1955, 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 37 feet, this dam is taller than 83% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateTexas
CountyParker
River/StreamTr-clear Fork Trinity River
Coordinates32.94864, -97.79531

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height37 ft
Dam Height37 ft
Dam Length1,100 ft
Year Completed1955 (71 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage550 acre-ft
Max Storage550 acre-ft
Normal Storage64 acre-ft
Surface Area11 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 IDTX01205
Federal IDTX01205
More InfoState Dam Safety Program