Big Sandy Creek Ws Scs Site 1a Dam is an earth dam located in Clay County, Texas, built in 1984. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 33 ft33 ft tall and 770 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 Big Sandy Creek Ws Scs Site 1a Dam
The primary purpose of Big Sandy Creek Ws Scs Site 1a 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 Clay County;little Wichita Swcd;tarrant Regional Water District (state). It impounds the Tr-big Sandy Creek.
The dam stands 33 feet tall and stretches 770 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 14 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 527 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1984, the structure is 42 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.
At 33 feet, this dam is taller than 76% of dams nationwide.
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Location
| State | Texas |
| County | Clay |
| River/Stream | Tr-big Sandy Creek |
| Coordinates | 33.49222, -98.02025 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 33 ft |
| Dam Height | 21 ft |
| Dam Length | 770 ft |
| Year Completed | 1984 (42 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 527 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 527 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 57 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 14 acres |
| Drainage Area | 1 sq mi |
| Spillway Type | None |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond |
| Owner | Clay County;little Wichita Swcd;tarrant Regional Water District |
| Owner Type | State |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | TX06627 |
| Federal ID | TX06627 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |