Richland Creek Ws Scs Site 112 Dam

Richland Creek Ws Scs Site 112 Dam is an earth dam located in Navarro County, Texas, built in 1970. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection07/17/2001
Height40 ft
Built197056 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 40 ft
40 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

40 ft tall and 3,680 ft long, taller than 86% 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 112 Dam

The primary purpose of Richland Creek Ws Scs Site 112 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-battle Creek.

The dam stands 40 feet tall and stretches 3,680 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 25 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 1,511 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 2 square miles. Completed in 1970, 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. The most recent inspection on record was 07/17/2001. That was over 25 years ago.

At 40 feet, this dam is taller than 86% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateTexas
CountyNavarro
River/StreamTr-battle Creek
Coordinates31.91449, -96.69030

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height40 ft
Dam Height40 ft
Dam Length3,680 ft
Year Completed1970 (56 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage1,511 acre-ft
Max Storage1,511 acre-ft
Normal Storage119 acre-ft
Surface Area25 acres
Drainage Area2 sq mi
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerNavarro County;navarro Swcd
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection07/17/2001
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX02637
Federal IDTX02637
More InfoState Dam Safety Program