Brady Creek Ws Scs Site 28 Dam

Brady Creek Ws Scs Site 28 Dam is an earth dam located in Concho 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 inspection07/02/2020
Height42 ft
Built195769 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 42 ft
42 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

42 ft tall and 6,459 ft long, taller than 88% 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 Brady Creek Ws Scs Site 28 Dam

The primary purpose of Brady Creek Ws Scs Site 28 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 Concho County;concho Swcd (local government). It impounds the Fitzgerald Creek.

The dam stands 42 feet tall and stretches 6,459 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 67 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 13,042 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 21 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. The most recent inspection on record was 07/02/2020.

At 42 feet, this dam is taller than 88% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateTexas
CountyConcho
River/StreamFitzgerald Creek
Coordinates31.14828, -99.88127

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height42 ft
Dam Height42 ft
Dam Length6,459 ft
Year Completed1957 (69 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage13,042 acre-ft
Max Storage13,042 acre-ft
Normal Storage200 acre-ft
Surface Area67 acres
Drainage Area21 sq mi
Max Discharge73 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerConcho County;concho Swcd
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection07/02/2020
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX01626
Federal IDTX01626
More InfoState Dam Safety Program