Leo Flores Lake Dam

Leo Flores Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Webb County, Texas, built in 1954. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Leo Flores Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Leo Flores 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 Leo Flores Et Al (private). It impounds the Tr-chacon Creek near Laredo.

The dam stands 15 feet tall and stretches 950 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 23 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 474 acre-feet. Completed in 1954, 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. The most recent inspection on record was 01/25/1990. That was over 36 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateTexas
CountyWebb
Nearest CityLaredo
River/StreamTr-chacon Creek
Coordinates27.52908, -99.41772

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height15 ft
Dam Height15 ft
Dam Length950 ft
Year Completed1954 (72 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage474 acre-ft
Max Storage474 acre-ft
Normal Storage95 acre-ft
Surface Area23 acres
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerLEO FLORES ET AL
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection01/25/1990
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX05400
Federal IDTX05400
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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