Bredthauer Lake Dam

Bredthauer Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Lee County, Texas, built in 1958. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Bredthauer Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Bredthauer Lake Dam is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The dam maintains a small impoundment used for fire suppression, livestock watering, or as a fish pond. The dam is owned by Henry Bredthaver;tommy Bredthaver (private). It impounds the Tr-cedar Creek.

The dam stands 22 feet tall and stretches 610 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 23 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 290 acre-feet. Completed in 1958, 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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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateTexas
CountyLee
River/StreamTr-cedar Creek
Coordinates30.25722, -96.69294

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height22 ft
Dam Height22 ft
Dam Length610 ft
Year Completed1958 (68 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage290 acre-ft
Max Storage290 acre-ft
Normal Storage166 acre-ft
Surface Area23 acres
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerHENRY BREDTHAVER;TOMMY BREDTHAVER
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX02668
Federal IDTX02668
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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