Bickerson and Weathers Lake Dam

Bickerson and Weathers Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Grimes County, Texas, built in 1966. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height23 ft
Built196660 years ago

Dam profile

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

23 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 Bickerson and Weathers Lake Dam

Bickerson and Weathers Lake Dam is a dam in Grimes, Texas. The dam is owned by J Bickerson;p Weathers (private). It impounds the Dinner Creek.

The dam stands 23 feet tall and stretches 600 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 112 acre-feet. Completed in 1966, 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
CountyGrimes
River/StreamDinner Creek
Coordinates30.59508, -96.12566

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height23 ft
Dam Height23 ft
Dam Length600 ft
Year Completed1966 (60 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage112 acre-ft
Max Storage112 acre-ft
Normal Storage82 acre-ft
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

OwnerJ Bickerson;p Weathers
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX06163
Federal IDTX06163
More InfoState Dam Safety Program