Holiday Hills Club Lake Dam

Holiday Hills Club Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Palo Pinto County, Texas, built in 1920. It carries a High hazard potential classification and has a fair condition assessment.

About Holiday Hills Club Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Holiday Hills Club Lake Dam is irrigation. The dam stores and diverts water for agricultural irrigation, supporting farming operations in the surrounding area. The dam is owned by Holiday Hills Golf Course Lp (private). It impounds the Tr-rock Creek near Bennett (lakota).

The dam stands 23 feet tall and stretches 585 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 325 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1920, the structure is over a century old.

This dam carries a high hazard potential classification, which means that a failure or uncontrolled release of water would likely cause loss of human life. This classification reflects the consequences of failure, not the likelihood — it indicates that people live or work in the area downstream. 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 04/12/2022.

Living Downstream

If you live or work downstream of this dam, consider taking these steps: learn your local evacuation routes, check whether your county emergency management office has a dam failure inundation map, and sign up for local emergency alerts. The Texas dam safety program can provide more specific information about emergency planning for this structure.

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High HazardFair ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Yes

Location

StateTexas
CountyPalo Pinto
Nearest CityBennett (lakota)
River/StreamTr-rock Creek
Coordinates32.81312, -98.06176

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height23 ft
Dam Height23 ft
Dam Length585 ft
Year Completed1920 (106 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage325 acre-ft
Max Storage325 acre-ft
Normal Storage37 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge5,301 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeIrrigation
OwnerHOLIDAY HILLS GOLF COURSE LP
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationHigh
Condition AssessmentFair
Last Inspection04/12/2022
Emergency Action PlanYes

Identifiers

NID IDTX04445
Federal IDTX04445
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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