Mustang Creek Ws Scs Site 2 Dam

Mustang Creek Ws Scs Site 2 Dam is an earth dam located in Concho County, Texas, built in 1961. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height40 ft
Built196165 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 40 ft
40 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

40 ft tall and 4,733 ft long, taller than 86% 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 Mustang Creek Ws Scs Site 2 Dam

The primary purpose of Mustang Creek Ws Scs Site 2 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-middle Fork Mustang Creek near Millersview.

The dam stands 40 feet tall and stretches 4,733 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 25 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 3,147 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 7 square miles. Completed in 1961, 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.

At 40 feet, this dam is taller than 86% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateTexas
CountyConcho
Nearest CityMillersview
River/StreamTr-middle Fork Mustang Creek
Coordinates31.32862, -99.76072

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height40 ft
Dam Height40 ft
Dam Length4,733 ft
Year Completed1961 (65 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage3,147 acre-ft
Max Storage3,147 acre-ft
Normal Storage101 acre-ft
Surface Area25 acres
Drainage Area7 sq mi
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDTX01638
Federal IDTX01638
More InfoState Dam Safety Program