Pearson Lake Dam

Pearson Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Williamson County, Texas, built in 1980. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection04/05/2013
Height23 ft
Built198046 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 23 ft
23 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

23 ft tall and 566 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 Pearson Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Pearson Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Cecil Delancy;warren Dronebarger (private). It impounds the Tr-battleground Creek.

The dam stands 23 feet tall and stretches 566 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 101 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1980, the structure is 46 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 04/05/2013. That was over 13 years ago.

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Location

StateTexas
CountyWilliamson
River/StreamTr-battleground Creek
Coordinates30.51293, -97.42625

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height23 ft
Dam Height23 ft
Dam Length566 ft
Year Completed1980 (46 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage101 acre-ft
Max Storage101 acre-ft
Normal Storage51 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Max Discharge2 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerCecil Delancy;warren Dronebarger
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection04/05/2013
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX05992
Federal IDTX05992
More InfoState Dam Safety Program