Pine Creek Ws Scs Site 10 Dam

Pine Creek Ws Scs Site 10 Dam is an earth dam located in Lamar County, Texas, built in 1967. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection06/09/2010
Height30 ft
Built196759 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 30 ft
30 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

30 ft tall and 1,660 ft long, taller than 68% 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 Pine Creek Ws Scs Site 10 Dam

The primary purpose of Pine Creek Ws Scs Site 10 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 Lamar County;lamar County Wcid 3 Pine Creek;lamar Swcd (local government). It impounds the Hicks Creek.

The dam stands 30 feet tall and stretches 1,660 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 13 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 1,043 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1967, 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 06/09/2010. That was over 16 years ago.

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Location

StateTexas
CountyLamar
River/StreamHicks Creek
Coordinates33.77394, -95.55690

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height30 ft
Dam Height30 ft
Dam Length1,660 ft
Year Completed1967 (59 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage1,043 acre-ft
Max Storage1,043 acre-ft
Normal Storage33 acre-ft
Surface Area13 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerLamar County;lamar County Wcid 3 Pine Creek;lamar Swcd
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection06/09/2010
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX01849
Federal IDTX01849
More InfoState Dam Safety Program