Richland Creek Ws Scs Site 123 Dam

Richland Creek Ws Scs Site 123 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
Height32 ft
Built196363 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 32 ft
32 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

32 ft tall and 2,065 ft long, taller than 74% 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 Richland Creek Ws Scs Site 123 Dam

The primary purpose of Richland Creek Ws Scs Site 123 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 Carroll Branch.

The dam stands 32 feet tall and stretches 2,065 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 24 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 1,592 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 2 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/StreamCarroll Branch
Coordinates32.05936, -96.70690

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height32 ft
Dam Height32 ft
Dam Length2,065 ft
Year Completed1963 (63 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage1,592 acre-ft
Max Storage1,592 acre-ft
Normal Storage110 acre-ft
Surface Area24 acres
Drainage Area2 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 IDTX02590
Federal IDTX02590
More InfoState Dam Safety Program