Hinnant & Fulbright Dam No 1

Hinnant & Fulbright Dam No 1 is an earth dam located in Zapata County, Texas, built in 1969. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Hinnant & Fulbright Dam No 1

Hinnant & Fulbright Dam No 1 is a dam in Zapata, Texas. The dam is owned by Hinnant & Fullbright Ltd (private). It impounds the Tr-taguache Creek.

The dam stands 20 feet tall and stretches 1,420 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 50 acres, has a storage capacity of 240 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1969, 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.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateTexas
CountyZapata
River/StreamTr-taguache Creek
Coordinates27.19633, -99.01541

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height20 ft
Dam Height20 ft
Dam Length1,420 ft
Year Completed1969 (57 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage240 acre-ft
Normal Storage240 acre-ft
Surface Area50 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

OwnerHINNANT & FULLBRIGHT LTD
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX02394
Federal IDTX02394
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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