Sister Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 15 Dam

Sister Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 15 Dam is an earth dam located in Collin County, Texas, built in 1959. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height28 ft
Built195967 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 28 ft
28 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

28 ft tall and 753 ft long, taller than 62% 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 Sister Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 15 Dam

The primary purpose of Sister Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 15 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 Collin County;collin County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-elm Grove Creek.

The dam stands 28 feet tall and stretches 753 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 231 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. 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.

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Location

StateTexas
CountyCollin
River/StreamTr-elm Grove Creek
Coordinates33.35569, -96.47993

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height28 ft
Dam Height28 ft
Dam Length753 ft
Year Completed1959 (67 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage231 acre-ft
Max Storage231 acre-ft
Normal Storage38 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDTX04260
Federal IDTX04260
More InfoState Dam Safety Program