North Creek Ws Scs Site 15 Dam

North Creek Ws Scs Site 15 Dam is an earth dam located in Jack County, Texas, built in 1970. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About North Creek Ws Scs Site 15 Dam

The primary purpose of North Creek Ws Scs Site 15 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 Jack County;jack Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-north Creek.

The dam stands 41 feet tall and stretches 900 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 13 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 644 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1970, 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.

At 41 feet, this dam is taller than 88% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateTexas
CountyJack
River/StreamTr-north Creek
Coordinates33.28699, -98.29033

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height41 ft
Dam Height41 ft
Dam Length900 ft
Year Completed1970 (56 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage644 acre-ft
Max Storage644 acre-ft
Normal Storage54 acre-ft
Surface Area13 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerJACK COUNTY;JACK SWCD
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX03196
Federal IDTX03196
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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