Mcgregor Ranch Lake No 1 Dam

Mcgregor Ranch Lake No 1 Dam is an earth dam located in Archer County, Texas, built in 1956. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height10 ft
Built195670 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 10 ft
10 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

10 ft tall and 600 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 Mcgregor Ranch Lake No 1 Dam

The primary purpose of Mcgregor Ranch Lake No 1 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 Carter Mcgregor (private). It impounds the Tr-lake Creek.

The dam stands 10 feet tall and stretches 600 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 13 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 116 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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Location

StateTexas
CountyArcher
River/StreamTr-lake Creek
Coordinates33.76226, -98.48937

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height10 ft
Dam Height10 ft
Dam Length600 ft
Year Completed1956 (70 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage116 acre-ft
Max Storage116 acre-ft
Normal Storage21 acre-ft
Surface Area13 acres
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerCarter Mcgregor
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX05545
Federal IDTX05545
More InfoState Dam Safety Program