Pilot Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 15 Dam

Pilot Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 15 Dam is an earth dam located in Grayson County, Texas, built in 1987. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height40 ft
Built198739 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 40 ft
40 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

40 ft tall and 305 ft long, taller than 86% 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 Pilot Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 15 Dam

The primary purpose of Pilot Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 15 Dam is flood risk reduction. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate. The dam is owned by Grayson County;upper Elm Red Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-pilot Grove Creek.

The dam stands 40 feet tall and stretches 305 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 14 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 443 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1987, the structure is 39 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 40 feet, this dam is taller than 86% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateTexas
CountyGrayson
River/StreamTr-pilot Grove Creek
Coordinates33.40195, -96.42065

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height40 ft
Dam Height40 ft
Dam Length305 ft
Year Completed1987 (39 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage443 acre-ft
Max Storage443 acre-ft
Normal Storage73 acre-ft
Surface Area14 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerGrayson County;upper Elm Red Swcd
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX06696
Federal IDTX06696
More InfoState Dam Safety Program