Limestone Egs Makeup Pond

Limestone Egs Makeup Pond is an earth dam located in Limestone County, Texas. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Limestone Egs Makeup Pond

Limestone Egs Makeup Pond is a dam in Limestone, Texas. The dam is owned by Houston Lighting & Power Company (private). It impounds the Off Ch-lynn Creek.

The dam stands 40 feet tall, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 131 acre-feet.

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 10/24/1989. That was over 36 years ago.

At 40 feet, this dam is taller than 87% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateTexas
CountyLimestone
River/StreamOff Ch-lynn Creek
Coordinates31.41334, -96.25074

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height40 ft
Dam Height40 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage131 acre-ft
Max Storage131 acre-ft
Normal Storage98 acre-ft
Surface Area10 acres
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerHOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection10/24/1989
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX06350
Federal IDTX06350
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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