Home Creek Ws Scs Site 4 Dam

Home Creek Ws Scs Site 4 Dam is an earth dam located in Coleman 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
Height39 ft
Built196462 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 39 ft
39 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

39 ft tall and 1,234 ft long, taller than 85% 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 Home Creek Ws Scs Site 4 Dam

The primary purpose of Home Creek Ws Scs Site 4 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 Wildcat Creek.

The dam stands 39 feet tall and stretches 1,234 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 776 acre-feet. 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 39 feet, this dam is taller than 85% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateTexas
CountyColeman
River/StreamWildcat Creek
Coordinates31.78480, -99.50580

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height39 ft
Dam Height39 ft
Dam Length1,234 ft
Year Completed1964 (62 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage776 acre-ft
Max Storage776 acre-ft
Normal Storage44 acre-ft
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDTX02207
Federal IDTX02207
More InfoState Dam Safety Program