Worthington Lake No 3 Dam

Worthington Lake No 3 Dam is an earth dam located in Jack County, Texas, built in 1964. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height35 ft
Built196462 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 35 ft
35 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

35 ft tall and 302 ft long, taller than 80% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. 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 Worthington Lake No 3 Dam

The primary purpose of Worthington Lake No 3 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 Mary Boggeman (private). It impounds the Tr-big Cleveland Creek.

The dam stands 35 feet tall and stretches 302 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 113 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.

At 35 feet, this dam is taller than 80% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateTexas
CountyJack
River/StreamTr-big Cleveland Creek
Coordinates33.29055, -98.13790

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height35 ft
Dam Height35 ft
Dam Length302 ft
Year Completed1964 (62 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage113 acre-ft
Max Storage113 acre-ft
Normal Storage100 acre-ft
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDTX05549
Federal IDTX05549
More InfoState Dam Safety Program