Waggoner Ranch Lake No 3 Dam

Waggoner Ranch Lake No 3 Dam is an earth dam located in Wilbarger 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
Height10 ft
Built196660 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 10 ft
10 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

10 ft tall and 500 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 Ranch Lake No 3 Dam

Waggoner Ranch Lake No 3 Dam is a dam in Wilbarger, Texas. The dam is owned by Wt Waggoner Estate Inc (private). It impounds the Tr-long Creek.

The dam stands 10 feet tall and stretches 500 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 84 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
CountyWilbarger
River/StreamTr-long Creek
Coordinates33.88853, -99.00403

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height10 ft
Dam Height10 ft
Dam Length500 ft
Year Completed1966 (60 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage84 acre-ft
Max Storage84 acre-ft
Normal Storage28 acre-ft
Surface Area10 acres
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

OwnerWt Waggoner Estate Inc
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX05463
Federal IDTX05463
More InfoState Dam Safety Program