Holiday Lake Dam

Holiday Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Polk County, Texas. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection04/19/1999
Height10 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 10 ft
10 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

10 ft tall and 770 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 Holiday Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Holiday Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Holiday Lake Estate Civic Club Inc (private). It impounds the Sally Creek.

The dam stands 10 feet tall and stretches 770 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 13 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 80 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 04/19/1999. That was over 27 years ago.

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Location

StateTexas
CountyPolk
River/StreamSally Creek
Coordinates30.56003, -94.89038

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height10 ft
Dam Height10 ft
Dam Length770 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage80 acre-ft
Max Storage80 acre-ft
Normal Storage51 acre-ft
Surface Area13 acres
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerHoliday Lake Estate Civic Club Inc
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection04/19/1999
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX06499
Federal IDTX06499
More InfoState Dam Safety Program