Mt Pleasant Dairy Holding Pond Dam

Mt Pleasant Dairy Holding Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Erath County, Texas, built in 1976. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height21 ft
Built197650 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 21 ft
21 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

21 ft tall and 1,101 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 Mt Pleasant Dairy Holding Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Mt Pleasant Dairy Holding Pond Dam is irrigation. The dam stores and diverts water for agricultural irrigation, supporting farming operations in the surrounding area. The dam is owned by Jg Beyer Dba J and J Beyer Dairy (private). It impounds the Tr-wood Hollow.

The dam stands 21 feet tall and stretches 1,101 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 80 acre-feet. Completed in 1976, the structure is 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
CountyErath
River/StreamTr-wood Hollow
Coordinates32.28323, -98.32770

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height21 ft
Dam Height21 ft
Dam Length1,101 ft
Year Completed1976 (50 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage80 acre-ft
Max Storage80 acre-ft
Normal Storage66 acre-ft
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeIrrigation
OwnerJg Beyer Dba J and J Beyer Dairy
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX04626
Federal IDTX04626
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