Village Walker Creek Ws Scs Site 8a Dam

Village Walker Creek Ws Scs Site 8a Dam is an earth dam located in Ellis County, Texas, built in 1963. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Village Walker Creek Ws Scs Site 8a Dam

The primary purpose of Village Walker Creek Ws Scs Site 8a 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-smith Creek.

The dam stands 28 feet tall and stretches 805 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 8 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 239 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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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateTexas
CountyEllis
River/StreamTr-smith Creek
Coordinates32.39807, -96.51211

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height28 ft
Dam Height28 ft
Dam Length805 ft
Year Completed1963 (63 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage239 acre-ft
Max Storage239 acre-ft
Normal Storage32 acre-ft
Surface Area8 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 Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX01298
Federal IDTX01298
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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