Lee Lake Dam

Lee Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Archer County, Texas, built in 1956. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Lee Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Lee 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 James Lee (private). It impounds the Tr-north Fk Little Wichita R.

The dam stands 18 feet tall and stretches 600 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 9 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 173 acre-feet. Completed in 1956, 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
CountyArcher
River/StreamTr-north Fk Little Wichita R
Coordinates33.82786, -98.42743

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height18 ft
Dam Height18 ft
Dam Length600 ft
Year Completed1956 (70 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage173 acre-ft
Max Storage173 acre-ft
Normal Storage47 acre-ft
Surface Area9 acres
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDTX05540
Federal IDTX05540
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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