Lake Oliver Dam

Lake Oliver Dam is an earth dam located in Houston County, Texas, built in 1955. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Lake Oliver Dam

The primary purpose of Lake Oliver 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 David Noble;sherri Noble (private). It impounds the Tr-town Branch near Crockett.

The dam stands 20 feet tall and stretches 560 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 50 acre-feet. Completed in 1955, 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 03/25/2009. That was over 17 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateTexas
CountyHouston
Nearest CityCrockett
River/StreamTr-town Branch
Coordinates31.32561, -95.48328

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height20 ft
Dam Height19 ft
Dam Length560 ft
Year Completed1955 (71 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage50 acre-ft
Max Storage50 acre-ft
Normal Storage12 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerDAVID NOBLE;SHERRI NOBLE
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection03/25/2009
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX03276
Federal IDTX03276
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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