Pilot Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 64a Dam

About Pilot Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 64a Dam

The primary purpose of Pilot Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 64a 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 Hunt County;upper Sabine Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-elm Creek.

The dam stands 28 feet tall and stretches 1,050 feet across, has a maximum storage capacity of 350 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1977, the structure is 49 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. The most recent inspection on record was 03/26/2020.

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