Lower Brushy Creek Ws Scs Site 3 Dam

About Lower Brushy Creek Ws Scs Site 3 Dam

The primary purpose of Lower Brushy Creek Ws Scs Site 3 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 Lower Brushy Creek Wcid;taylor Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-turkey Creek.

The dam stands 40 feet tall and stretches 1,500 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 34 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 2,100 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 4 square miles. Completed in 1960, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years old.

This dam has a significant hazard potential classification, meaning that a failure could cause significant economic damage — flooding roads, bridges, or property downstream — but is not expected to result in loss of life. Its condition is rated fair — the dam has minor deficiencies that are being addressed or do not pose an immediate safety threat. An emergency action plan is in place for this dam. The most recent inspection on record was 01/22/2022.

At 40 feet, this dam is taller than 87% of dams nationwide.

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