Flying F Ranch Lake Dam

Flying F Ranch Lake Dam is an earth dam located in DeWitt County, Texas, built in 1962. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Flying F Ranch Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Flying F Ranch 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 Flying F Ranch Inc (private). It impounds the Tr-cuero Creek.

The dam stands 20 feet tall and stretches 920 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 88 acre-feet. Completed in 1962, 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
CountyDeWitt
River/StreamTr-cuero Creek
Coordinates29.22102, -97.23776

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height20 ft
Dam Height20 ft
Dam Length920 ft
Year Completed1962 (64 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage88 acre-ft
Max Storage88 acre-ft
Normal Storage40 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerFLYING F RANCH INC
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX05495
Federal IDTX05495
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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