Mukewater Creek Ws Scs Site 9 Dam

Mukewater Creek Ws Scs Site 9 Dam is an earth dam located in Coleman County, Texas, built in 1960. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection05/29/2013
Height26 ft
Built196066 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 26 ft
26 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

26 ft tall and 2,265 ft long, taller than 55% 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 Mukewater Creek Ws Scs Site 9 Dam

The primary purpose of Mukewater Creek Ws Scs Site 9 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 Central Colorado Swcd;coleman County (local government). It impounds the Tr-east Fork Mukewater Creek.

The dam stands 26 feet tall and stretches 2,265 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 21 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 1,827 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 4 square miles. Completed in 1960, 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 05/29/2013. That was over 13 years ago.

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Location

StateTexas
CountyColeman
River/StreamTr-east Fork Mukewater Creek
Coordinates31.69346, -99.20380

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height26 ft
Dam Height26 ft
Dam Length2,265 ft
Year Completed1960 (66 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage1,827 acre-ft
Max Storage1,827 acre-ft
Normal Storage119 acre-ft
Surface Area21 acres
Drainage Area4 sq mi
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerCentral Colorado Swcd;coleman County
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection05/29/2013
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX02166
Federal IDTX02166
More InfoState Dam Safety Program