Bailey Lake Dam

Bailey Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Colorado County, Texas, built in 1958. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Bailey Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Bailey 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 Wt Bailey (private). It impounds the Tr-piney Creek.

The dam stands 12 feet tall and stretches 450 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 8 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 84 acre-feet. Completed in 1958, 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
CountyColorado
River/StreamTr-piney Creek
Coordinates29.77500, -96.45833

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height12 ft
Dam Height12 ft
Dam Length450 ft
Year Completed1958 (68 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage84 acre-ft
Max Storage84 acre-ft
Normal Storage42 acre-ft
Surface Area8 acres
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDTX05485
Federal IDTX05485
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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