Salt Creek & Laterals Ws Scs Site 15 Dam

About Salt Creek & Laterals Ws Scs Site 15 Dam

The primary purpose of Salt Creek & Laterals Ws Scs Site 15 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 South Fork Rush Creek near Boyd.

The dam stands 45 feet tall and stretches 2,520 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 58 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 3,404 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 7 square miles. Completed in 1976, the structure is 50 years 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. An emergency action plan is in place for this dam. The most recent inspection on record was 04/16/2019.

At 45 feet, this dam is taller than 91% of dams nationwide.

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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