Texas-new Mexico Power Pond 1 Dam

Texas-new Mexico Power Pond 1 Dam is a concrete dam located in Robertson County, Texas, built in 1990. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection06/19/1990
Height17 ft
Built199036 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 17 ft
17 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

17 ft tall and 502 ft long. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic concrete gravity section and the water level is illustrative.

About Texas-new Mexico Power Pond 1 Dam

Texas-new Mexico Power Pond 1 Dam is a dam in Robertson, Texas. The dam is owned by Texas-new Mexico Power Company (private). It impounds the Dry Branch near Franklin.

The dam stands 17 feet tall and stretches 502 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 104 acre-feet. Completed in 1990, the structure is 36 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 06/19/1990. That was over 36 years ago.

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Location

StateTexas
CountyRobertson
Nearest CityFranklin
River/StreamDry Branch
Coordinates31.08486, -96.69287

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeConcrete
NID Height17 ft
Dam Height17 ft
Dam Length502 ft
Year Completed1990 (36 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage104 acre-ft
Max Storage104 acre-ft
Normal Storage85 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerTexas-new Mexico Power Company
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection06/19/1990
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX06504
Federal IDTX06504
More InfoState Dam Safety Program