Richland Creek Ws Scs Site 135b Dam

Richland Creek Ws Scs Site 135b 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
Height20 ft
Built197452 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 20 ft
20 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

20 ft tall and 1,388 ft long. 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 135b Dam

The primary purpose of Richland Creek Ws Scs Site 135b 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 20 feet tall and stretches 1,388 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 11 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 374 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 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.

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Location

StateTexas
CountyNavarro
River/StreamTr-rush Creek
Coordinates32.06694, -96.63236

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height20 ft
Dam Height20 ft
Dam Length1,388 ft
Year Completed1974 (52 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage374 acre-ft
Max Storage374 acre-ft
Normal Storage25 acre-ft
Surface Area11 acres
Drainage Area0 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 IDTX04271
Federal IDTX04271
More InfoState Dam Safety Program