Richland Creek Ws Scs Site 124 Dam

Richland Creek Ws Scs Site 124 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
Height29 ft
Built196363 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 29 ft
29 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

29 ft tall and 5,590 ft long, taller than 65% 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 124 Dam

The primary purpose of Richland Creek Ws Scs Site 124 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-post Oak Creek.

The dam stands 29 feet tall and stretches 5,590 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 42 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 1,319 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/StreamTr-post Oak Creek
Coordinates32.02878, -96.70214

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height29 ft
Dam Height29 ft
Dam Length5,590 ft
Year Completed1963 (63 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage1,319 acre-ft
Max Storage1,319 acre-ft
Normal Storage168 acre-ft
Surface Area42 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 IDTX02591
Federal IDTX02591
More InfoState Dam Safety Program