Johnson Lake Dam

Johnson Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Shackelford 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
Height18 ft
Built196066 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 18 ft
18 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

18 ft tall and 640 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 Johnson Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Johnson 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 James Johnson (private). It impounds the Tr-deep Creek.

The dam stands 18 feet tall and stretches 640 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 9 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 159 acre-feet. 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
CountyShackelford
River/StreamTr-deep Creek
Coordinates32.59205, -99.15090

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height18 ft
Dam Height18 ft
Dam Length640 ft
Year Completed1960 (66 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage159 acre-ft
Max Storage159 acre-ft
Normal Storage40 acre-ft
Surface Area9 acres
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerJames Johnson
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX03112
Federal IDTX03112
More InfoState Dam Safety Program