Village Walker Creek Ws Scs Site 6 Dam

Village Walker Creek Ws Scs Site 6 Dam is an earth dam located in Ellis County, Texas, built in 1963. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height22 ft
Built196363 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 22 ft
22 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

22 ft tall and 885 ft long. 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 Village Walker Creek Ws Scs Site 6 Dam

The primary purpose of Village Walker Creek 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 Ellis County;ellis County Lid 2;ellis Prairie Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-hare Prong.

The dam stands 22 feet tall and stretches 885 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 7 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 203 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1963, 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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Location

StateTexas
CountyEllis
River/StreamTr-hare Prong
Coordinates32.39816, -96.53235

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height22 ft
Dam Height22 ft
Dam Length885 ft
Year Completed1963 (63 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage203 acre-ft
Max Storage203 acre-ft
Normal Storage30 acre-ft
Surface Area7 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerEllis County;ellis County Lid 2;ellis Prairie Swcd
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX01295
Federal IDTX01295
More InfoState Dam Safety Program