Salt Creek & Laterals Ws Scs Site 14 Dam

About Salt Creek & Laterals Ws Scs Site 14 Dam

The primary purpose of Salt Creek & Laterals Ws Scs Site 14 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 Tarrant Regional Water District;wise County;wise County Wcid;wise Swcd (state). It impounds the Tr-garrett Creek near Boyd.

The dam stands 33 feet tall and stretches 1,630 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 22 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 834 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1975, 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. An emergency action plan is in place for this dam. The most recent inspection on record was 04/16/2019.

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

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