Concord Oil Dam

Concord Oil Dam is an earth dam located in Kerr County, Texas, built in 1965. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection08/22/2007
Height28 ft
Built196561 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 28 ft
28 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

28 ft tall and 469 ft long, taller than 62% 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 Concord Oil Dam

Concord Oil Dam is a dam in Kerr, Texas. The dam is owned by Edward Story (private). It impounds the Tr-elm Creek.

The dam stands 28 feet tall and stretches 469 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 42 acre-feet. Completed in 1965, 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. The most recent inspection on record was 08/22/2007. That was over 19 years ago.

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Location

StateTexas
CountyKerr
River/StreamTr-elm Creek
Coordinates29.90630, -99.02844

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height28 ft
Dam Height28 ft
Dam Length469 ft
Year Completed1965 (61 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage42 acre-ft
Max Storage42 acre-ft
Normal Storage30 acre-ft
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

OwnerEdward Story
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection08/22/2007
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX06212
Federal IDTX06212
More InfoState Dam Safety Program