Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 130a Dam

Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 130a Dam is an earth dam located in Van Zandt County, Texas, built in 1966. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection05/04/2011
Height25 ft
Built196660 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 25 ft
25 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

25 ft tall and 1,020 ft long, taller than 50% 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 Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 130a Dam

The primary purpose of Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 130a 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 Kaufman Van Zandt Rockwall Swcd;van Zandt County (local government). It impounds the Tr-lacy Fork.

The dam stands 25 feet tall and stretches 1,020 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 458 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1966, 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 05/04/2011. That was over 15 years ago.

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Location

StateTexas
CountyVan Zandt
River/StreamTr-lacy Fork
Coordinates32.48808, -96.05675

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Dam Length1,020 ft
Year Completed1966 (60 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage458 acre-ft
Max Storage458 acre-ft
Normal Storage24 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge853 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerKaufman Van Zandt Rockwall Swcd;van Zandt County
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection05/04/2011
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX02815
Federal IDTX02815
More InfoState Dam Safety Program