Richland Creek Ws Scs Site 134 Dam

Richland Creek Ws Scs Site 134 Dam is an earth dam located in Navarro County, Texas, built in 1974. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height40 ft
Built197452 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 40 ft
40 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

40 ft tall and 4,080 ft long, taller than 86% 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 Richland Creek Ws Scs Site 134 Dam

The primary purpose of Richland Creek Ws Scs Site 134 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 Navarro County;navarro Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-rush Creek.

The dam stands 40 feet tall and stretches 4,080 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 22 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 1,634 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 3 square miles. Completed in 1974, 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 40 feet, this dam is taller than 86% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateTexas
CountyNavarro
River/StreamTr-rush Creek
Coordinates32.06660, -96.65977

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height40 ft
Dam Height40 ft
Dam Length4,080 ft
Year Completed1974 (52 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage1,634 acre-ft
Max Storage1,634 acre-ft
Normal Storage131 acre-ft
Surface Area22 acres
Drainage Area3 sq mi
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDTX04269
Federal IDTX04269
More InfoState Dam Safety Program