Clear Creek Ws Scs Site 7 Dam

Clear Creek Ws Scs Site 7 Dam is an earth dam located in Brown County, Texas, built in 1956. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection04/16/2013
Height28 ft
Built195670 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 28 ft
28 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

28 ft tall and 1,985 ft long, taller than 62% 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 Clear Creek Ws Scs Site 7 Dam

The primary purpose of Clear Creek Ws Scs Site 7 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 Brown County;pecan Bayou Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-clear Creek.

The dam stands 28 feet tall and stretches 1,985 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 32 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 1,717 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 4 square miles. Completed in 1956, 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 04/16/2013. That was over 13 years ago.

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Location

StateTexas
CountyBrown
River/StreamTr-clear Creek
Coordinates31.58070, -99.05158

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height28 ft
Dam Height28 ft
Dam Length1,985 ft
Year Completed1956 (70 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage1,717 acre-ft
Max Storage1,717 acre-ft
Normal Storage145 acre-ft
Surface Area32 acres
Drainage Area4 sq mi
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerBrown County;pecan Bayou Swcd
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection04/16/2013
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX02746
Federal IDTX02746
More InfoState Dam Safety Program