Elm Creek Ws Scs Site 26 Dam

About Elm Creek Ws Scs Site 26 Dam

The primary purpose of Elm Creek Ws Scs Site 26 Dam is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The dam maintains a small impoundment used for fire suppression, livestock watering, or as a fish pond. The dam is owned by Bell County;central Texas Swcd;elm Creek Water Control District;elm Creek Watershed Authority (local government). It impounds the South Elm Creek.

The dam stands 28 feet tall and stretches 1,940 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 65 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 1,832 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 2 square miles. Completed in 1983, the structure is 43 years old.

This dam has a significant hazard potential classification, meaning that a failure could cause significant economic damage — flooding roads, bridges, or property downstream — but is not expected to result in loss of life. Its condition is rated fair — the dam has minor deficiencies that are being addressed or do not pose an immediate safety threat. An emergency action plan is in place for this dam. The most recent inspection on record was 04/14/2023.

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