Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 130b Dam

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

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planOn file
Last inspectionNot reported
Height20 ft
Built196660 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 20 ft
20 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

20 ft tall and 1,850 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 Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 130b Dam

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

The dam stands 20 feet tall and stretches 1,850 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 465 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. An emergency action plan is in place for this dam.

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Location

StateTexas
CountyKaufman
River/StreamTr-lacy Fork
Coordinates32.46893, -96.07791

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height20 ft
Dam Height20 ft
Dam Length1,850 ft
Year Completed1966 (60 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage465 acre-ft
Max Storage465 acre-ft
Normal Storage28 acre-ft
Surface Area10 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerKaufman County;kaufman Van Zandt Rockwall Swcd
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanYes

Identifiers

NID IDTX03333
Federal IDTX03333
More InfoState Dam Safety Program