Brady Creek Ws Scs Site 27 Dam

Brady Creek Ws Scs Site 27 Dam is an earth dam located in Concho County, Texas, built in 1956. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection07/02/2020
Height37 ft
Built195670 years ago

Dam profile

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

37 ft tall and 3,427 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 Brady Creek Ws Scs Site 27 Dam

The primary purpose of Brady Creek Ws Scs Site 27 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 Tr-brady Creek.

The dam stands 37 feet tall and stretches 3,427 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 46 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 3,128 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 7 square miles. Completed in 1956, 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 37 feet, this dam is taller than 83% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateTexas
CountyConcho
River/StreamTr-brady Creek
Coordinates31.13406, -99.84689

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height37 ft
Dam Height37 ft
Dam Length3,427 ft
Year Completed1956 (70 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage3,128 acre-ft
Max Storage3,128 acre-ft
Normal Storage195 acre-ft
Surface Area46 acres
Drainage Area7 sq mi
Max Discharge19 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 IDTX01629
Federal IDTX01629
More InfoState Dam Safety Program