Grays Creek Ws Scs Site 105 Dam

Grays Creek Ws Scs Site 105 Dam is an earth dam located in Navarro County, Texas, built in 1963. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height25 ft
Built196363 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 25 ft
25 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

25 ft tall and 1,160 ft long, taller than 50% 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 Grays Creek Ws Scs Site 105 Dam

The primary purpose of Grays Creek Ws Scs Site 105 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 Navarro County;navarro Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-trinity River.

The dam stands 25 feet tall and stretches 1,160 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 392 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1963, 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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Location

StateTexas
CountyNavarro
River/StreamTr-trinity River
Coordinates32.21713, -96.32040

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Dam Length1,160 ft
Year Completed1963 (63 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage392 acre-ft
Max Storage392 acre-ft
Normal Storage43 acre-ft
Surface Area10 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerNavarro County;navarro Swcd
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX02576
Federal IDTX02576
More InfoState Dam Safety Program