East Fork Above Lavon Ws Scs Site 22 Dam

East Fork Above Lavon Ws Scs Site 22 Dam is an earth dam located in Grayson County, Texas, built in 1964. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height35 ft
Built196462 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 35 ft
35 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

35 ft tall and 785 ft long, taller than 80% 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 East Fork Above Lavon Ws Scs Site 22 Dam

The primary purpose of East Fork Above Lavon Ws Scs Site 22 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 Grayson County;upper Elm Red Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-east Fork Trinity River.

The dam stands 35 feet tall and stretches 785 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 7 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 242 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1964, 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 35 feet, this dam is taller than 80% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateTexas
CountyGrayson
River/StreamTr-east Fork Trinity River
Coordinates33.45796, -96.69540

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height35 ft
Dam Height35 ft
Dam Length785 ft
Year Completed1964 (62 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage242 acre-ft
Max Storage242 acre-ft
Normal Storage49 acre-ft
Surface Area7 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerGrayson County;upper Elm Red Swcd
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX02111
Federal IDTX02111
More InfoState Dam Safety Program