Tascosa Country Club North Reservoir

Tascosa Country Club North Reservoir is an earth dam located in Potter County, Texas, built in 1987. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection01/12/1987
Height33 ft
Built198739 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 33 ft
33 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

33 ft tall and 280 ft long, taller than 76% 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 Tascosa Country Club North Reservoir

The primary purpose of Tascosa Country Club North Reservoir is irrigation. The dam stores and diverts water for agricultural irrigation, supporting farming operations in the surrounding area. The dam is owned by Yucca Country Club Inc (private). It impounds the Tr-west Amarillo Creek.

The dam stands 33 feet tall and stretches 280 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 32 acre-feet. Completed in 1987, the structure is 39 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 01/12/1987. That was over 39 years ago.

At 33 feet, this dam is taller than 76% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateTexas
CountyPotter
River/StreamTr-west Amarillo Creek
Coordinates35.23833, -101.89167

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height33 ft
Dam Height27 ft
Dam Length280 ft
Year Completed1987 (39 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage32 acre-ft
Max Storage32 acre-ft
Normal Storage22 acre-ft
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeIrrigation
OwnerYucca Country Club Inc
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection01/12/1987
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX06307
Federal IDTX06307
More InfoState Dam Safety Program