Harville Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Cooke County, Texas, built in 1958. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 21 ft21 ft tall and 450 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 Harville Lake Dam
The primary purpose of Harville 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 P Harville (private). It impounds the Tr-north Branch Mineral Creek.
The dam stands 21 feet tall and stretches 450 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 111 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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Location
| State | Texas |
| County | Cooke |
| River/Stream | Tr-north Branch Mineral Creek |
| Coordinates | 33.69243, -96.95547 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 21 ft |
| Dam Height | 21 ft |
| Dam Length | 450 ft |
| Year Completed | 1958 (68 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 111 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 111 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 37 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 5 acres |
| Spillway Type | None |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond |
| Owner | P Harville |
| Owner Type | Private |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | TX05520 |
| Federal ID | TX05520 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |