Clear Creek Ws Scs Site 5 Dam

Clear Creek Ws Scs Site 5 Dam is an earth dam located in Brown County, Texas, built in 1957. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection04/17/2013
Height23 ft
Built195769 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 23 ft
23 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

23 ft tall and 2,800 ft long. 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 5 Dam

The primary purpose of Clear Creek Ws Scs Site 5 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 23 feet tall and stretches 2,800 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 23 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 947 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1957, 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 04/17/2013. That was over 13 years ago.

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Location

StateTexas
CountyBrown
River/StreamTr-clear Creek
Coordinates31.68092, -99.06003

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height23 ft
Dam Height23 ft
Dam Length2,800 ft
Year Completed1957 (69 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage947 acre-ft
Max Storage947 acre-ft
Normal Storage72 acre-ft
Surface Area23 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
Last Inspection04/17/2013
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX02753
Federal IDTX02753
More InfoState Dam Safety Program