Choctaw Creek Ws Scs Site 33 Dam

Choctaw Creek Ws Scs Site 33 Dam is an earth dam located in Grayson County, Texas, built in 1970. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection04/09/2002
Height42 ft
Built197056 years ago

Dam profile

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

42 ft tall and 1,450 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 Choctaw Creek Ws Scs Site 33 Dam

The primary purpose of Choctaw Creek Ws Scs Site 33 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 Choctaw Watershed Wid;grayson County Commissioners Court;upper Elm Red Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-corneliason Creek.

The dam stands 42 feet tall and stretches 1,450 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 11 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 1,199 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1970, 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 04/09/2002. That was over 24 years ago.

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

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Location

StateTexas
CountyGrayson
River/StreamTr-corneliason Creek
Coordinates33.64719, -96.41581

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height42 ft
Dam Height42 ft
Dam Length1,450 ft
Year Completed1970 (56 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage1,199 acre-ft
Max Storage1,199 acre-ft
Normal Storage43 acre-ft
Surface Area11 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerChoctaw Watershed Wid;grayson County Commissioners Court;upper Elm Red Swcd
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection04/09/2002
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX02067
Federal IDTX02067
More InfoState Dam Safety Program