Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 43a Dam

Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 43a Dam is an earth dam located in Johnson County, Texas, built in 1966. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height35 ft
Built196660 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 35 ft
35 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

35 ft tall and 1,508 ft long, taller than 80% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. 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 Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 43a Dam

The primary purpose of Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 43a 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 Johnson County;johnson County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-north Fork Chambers Creek.

The dam stands 35 feet tall and stretches 1,508 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 46 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 1,479 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 3 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.

At 35 feet, this dam is taller than 80% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateTexas
CountyJohnson
River/StreamTr-north Fork Chambers Creek
Coordinates32.38453, -97.18716

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height35 ft
Dam Height35 ft
Dam Length1,508 ft
Year Completed1966 (60 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage1,479 acre-ft
Max Storage1,479 acre-ft
Normal Storage200 acre-ft
Surface Area46 acres
Drainage Area3 sq mi
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerJohnson County;johnson County Swcd
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX03615
Federal IDTX03615
More InfoState Dam Safety Program