Mukewater Creek Ws Scs Site 7 Dam

Mukewater Creek Ws Scs Site 7 Dam is an earth dam located in Brown County, Texas, built in 1960. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height27 ft
Built196066 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 27 ft
27 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

27 ft tall and 973 ft long, taller than 59% 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 Mukewater Creek Ws Scs Site 7 Dam

The primary purpose of Mukewater 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 East Fork.

The dam stands 27 feet tall and stretches 973 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 15 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 813 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1960, 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
CountyBrown
River/StreamEast Fork
Coordinates31.73580, -99.20008

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height27 ft
Dam Height27 ft
Dam Length973 ft
Year Completed1960 (66 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage813 acre-ft
Max Storage813 acre-ft
Normal Storage56 acre-ft
Surface Area15 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDTX02751
Federal IDTX02751
More InfoState Dam Safety Program