Southwest Laterals Ws Scs Site 4 Dam

Southwest Laterals Ws Scs Site 4 Dam is an earth dam located in Concho County, Texas, built in 1982. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection05/14/2013
Height32 ft
Built198244 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 32 ft
32 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

32 ft tall and 6,630 ft long, taller than 74% 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 Southwest Laterals Ws Scs Site 4 Dam

The primary purpose of Southwest Laterals Ws Scs Site 4 Dam is flood risk reduction. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate. The dam is owned by Concho County;concho Swcd (local government). It impounds the Waloope Creek.

The dam stands 32 feet tall and stretches 6,630 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 35 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 2,732 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 7 square miles. Completed in 1982, the structure is 44 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. The most recent inspection on record was 05/14/2013. That was over 13 years ago.

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Location

StateTexas
CountyConcho
River/StreamWaloope Creek
Coordinates31.31811, -99.63481

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height32 ft
Dam Height32 ft
Dam Length6,630 ft
Year Completed1982 (44 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage2,732 acre-ft
Max Storage2,732 acre-ft
Normal Storage95 acre-ft
Surface Area35 acres
Drainage Area7 sq mi
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerConcho County;concho Swcd
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection05/14/2013
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX05822
Federal IDTX05822
More InfoState Dam Safety Program