Waggoner Lake No 1 Dam

Waggoner Lake No 1 Dam is an earth dam located in Baylor County, Texas, built in 1966. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height14 ft
Built196660 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 14 ft
14 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

14 ft tall and 475 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 Waggoner Lake No 1 Dam

The primary purpose of Waggoner Lake No 1 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 Wt Waggoner Estate Inc (private). It impounds the Tr-indian Creek.

The dam stands 14 feet tall and stretches 475 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 13 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 129 acre-feet. Completed in 1966, 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
CountyBaylor
River/StreamTr-indian Creek
Coordinates33.78151, -99.31030

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height14 ft
Dam Height14 ft
Dam Length475 ft
Year Completed1966 (60 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage129 acre-ft
Max Storage129 acre-ft
Normal Storage54 acre-ft
Surface Area13 acres
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerWt Waggoner Estate Inc
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX05449
Federal IDTX05449
More InfoState Dam Safety Program