Richland Creek Ws Scs Site 105 Dam

Richland Creek Ws Scs Site 105 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 inspectionNot reported
Height44 ft
Built197056 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 44 ft
44 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

44 ft tall and 1,580 ft long, taller than 89% 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 105 Dam

The primary purpose of Richland 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-treadwell Branch.

The dam stands 44 feet tall and stretches 1,580 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 12 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 533 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 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.

At 44 feet, this dam is taller than 89% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateTexas
CountyNavarro
River/StreamTr-treadwell Branch
Coordinates31.93294, -96.69900

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height44 ft
Dam Height44 ft
Dam Length1,580 ft
Year Completed1970 (56 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage533 acre-ft
Max Storage533 acre-ft
Normal Storage85 acre-ft
Surface Area12 acres
Drainage Area1 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 IDTX02643
Federal IDTX02643
More InfoState Dam Safety Program