Santa Alina Ranch Lake Dam

Santa Alina Ranch Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Madison County, Texas, built in 1965. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height21 ft
Built196561 years ago

Dam profile

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

21 ft tall and 369 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 Santa Alina Ranch Lake Dam

Santa Alina Ranch Lake Dam is a dam in Madison, Texas. The dam is owned by Santa Alina Ranch Inc (private). It impounds the Tr-brushy Creek.

The dam stands 21 feet tall and stretches 369 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 106 acre-feet. Completed in 1965, the structure is well into its service life at over 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
CountyMadison
River/StreamTr-brushy Creek
Coordinates30.98302, -96.01474

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height21 ft
Dam Height21 ft
Dam Length369 ft
Year Completed1965 (61 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage106 acre-ft
Max Storage106 acre-ft
Normal Storage66 acre-ft
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

OwnerSanta Alina Ranch Inc
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX05157
Federal IDTX05157
More InfoState Dam Safety Program