Blanket Creek Ws Scs Site 16 Dam

About Blanket Creek Ws Scs Site 16 Dam

The primary purpose of Blanket Creek Ws Scs Site 16 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 Brown County;pecan Bayou Swcd (local government). It impounds the Sand Spring Branch near Bend.

The dam stands 33 feet tall and stretches 1,239 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 646 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1965, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years old.

This dam has a significant hazard potential classification, meaning that a failure could cause significant economic damage — flooding roads, bridges, or property downstream — but is not expected to result in loss of life. Its condition is rated fair — the dam has minor deficiencies that are being addressed or do not pose an immediate safety threat. An emergency action plan is in place for this dam. The most recent inspection on record was 01/23/2020.

At 33 feet, this dam is taller than 78% of dams nationwide.

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