Hapgood Lake Dam

Hapgood Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Clay County, Texas, built in 1963. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Hapgood Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Hapgood 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 Randy Hapgood (private). It impounds the Tr-east Fork Little Wichita R.

The dam stands 21 feet tall and stretches 520 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 12 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 210 acre-feet. Completed in 1963, 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
CountyClay
River/StreamTr-east Fork Little Wichita R
Coordinates33.71607, -98.06903

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height21 ft
Dam Height21 ft
Dam Length520 ft
Year Completed1963 (63 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage210 acre-ft
Max Storage210 acre-ft
Normal Storage67 acre-ft
Surface Area12 acres
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerRANDY HAPGOOD
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX02868
Federal IDTX02868
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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