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.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height20 ft
Built196264 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 20 ft
20 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

20 ft tall and 920 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 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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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 assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX05495
Federal IDTX05495
More InfoState Dam Safety Program