Lone Star Steel Lake Dam

Lone Star Steel Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Marion County, Texas, built in 1959. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Lone Star Steel Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Lone Star Steel Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Clarence Wicker (private). It impounds the Tr-lake Of The Pines.

The dam stands 35 feet tall and stretches 700 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 12 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 210 acre-feet. Completed in 1959, 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 82% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateTexas
CountyMarion
River/StreamTr-lake Of The Pines
Coordinates32.84204, -94.64451

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height35 ft
Dam Height35 ft
Dam Length700 ft
Year Completed1959 (67 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage210 acre-ft
Max Storage210 acre-ft
Normal Storage144 acre-ft
Surface Area12 acres
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerCLARENCE WICKER
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX03889
Federal IDTX03889
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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