Easterling Lake Dam

Easterling Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Leon County, Texas, built in 1977. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height16 ft
Built197749 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 16 ft
16 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

16 ft tall and 422 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 Easterling Lake Dam

Easterling Lake Dam is a dam in Leon, Texas. The dam is owned by Curtis Easterling (private). It impounds the Tr-boggy Creek.

The dam stands 16 feet tall and stretches 422 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 77 acre-feet. Completed in 1977, the structure is 49 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
CountyLeon
River/StreamTr-boggy Creek
Coordinates31.16890, -96.07165

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height16 ft
Dam Height16 ft
Dam Length422 ft
Year Completed1977 (49 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage77 acre-ft
Max Storage77 acre-ft
Normal Storage32 acre-ft
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

OwnerCurtis Easterling
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX05128
Federal IDTX05128
More InfoState Dam Safety Program