Hillside Lake Dam

Hillside Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Montgomery 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 inspection10/14/2009
Height18 ft
Built197650 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 18 ft
18 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

18 ft tall and 470,610 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 Hillside Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Hillside Lake Dam is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The dam maintains a small impoundment used for fire suppression, livestock watering, or as a fish pond. The dam is owned by Maria Arriola;martin Arriola (private). It impounds the Tr-caney Creek.

The dam stands 18 feet tall and stretches 470,610 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 7 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 70 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. The most recent inspection on record was 10/14/2009. That was over 16 years ago.

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Location

StateTexas
CountyMontgomery
River/StreamTr-caney Creek
Coordinates30.43896, -95.41549

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height18 ft
Dam Height12 ft
Dam Length470,610 ft
Year Completed1976 (50 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage70 acre-ft
Max Storage70 acre-ft
Normal Storage34 acre-ft
Surface Area7 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerMaria Arriola;martin Arriola
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection10/14/2009
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX05266
Federal IDTX05266
More InfoState Dam Safety Program