Bay Lake Club Dam

Bay Lake Club Dam is an earth dam located in Nacogdoches County, Texas, built in 1922. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Bay Lake Club Dam

The primary purpose of Bay Lake Club Dam is irrigation. The dam stores and diverts water for agricultural irrigation, supporting farming operations in the surrounding area. The dam is owned by Bay Lake Club (private). It impounds the Tr-dorr Creek.

The dam stands 20 feet tall and stretches 160 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 110 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1922, the structure is over a century 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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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateTexas
CountyNacogdoches
River/StreamTr-dorr Creek
Coordinates31.50053, -94.58679

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height20 ft
Dam Height20 ft
Dam Length160 ft
Year Completed1922 (104 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage110 acre-ft
Max Storage110 acre-ft
Normal Storage24 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeIrrigation
OwnerBAY LAKE CLUB
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX03865
Federal IDTX03865
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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