Carroll Lake Dam

Carroll Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Foard County, Texas, built in 1960. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Carroll Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Carroll 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 Milburn Carroll (private). It impounds the Tr-raggedy Creek.

The dam stands 19 feet tall and stretches 935 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 17 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 350 acre-feet. Completed in 1960, 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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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateTexas
CountyFoard
River/StreamTr-raggedy Creek
Coordinates34.06699, -99.72793

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height19 ft
Dam Height19 ft
Dam Length935 ft
Year Completed1960 (66 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage350 acre-ft
Max Storage350 acre-ft
Normal Storage99 acre-ft
Surface Area17 acres
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerMILBURN CARROLL
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX05445
Federal IDTX05445
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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