Powell Lake Dam

Powell Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Archer County, Texas, built in 1964. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Powell Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Powell 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 Joe Powell (private). It impounds the Tr-s Fk Little Wichita R.

The dam stands 25 feet tall and stretches 395 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 199 acre-feet. Completed in 1964, 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-s Fk Little Wichita R
Coordinates33.44245, -98.83642

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Dam Length395 ft
Year Completed1964 (62 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage199 acre-ft
Max Storage199 acre-ft
Normal Storage79 acre-ft
Surface Area10 acres
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDTX05548
Federal IDTX05548
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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