Pilot Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 16a Dam

Pilot Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 16a 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
Height42 ft
Built198739 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 42 ft
42 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

42 ft tall and 700 ft long, taller than 88% 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 16a Dam

The primary purpose of Pilot Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 16a 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 near Blue Ridge.

The dam stands 42 feet tall and stretches 700 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 9 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 332 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 42 feet, this dam is taller than 88% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateTexas
CountyGrayson
Nearest CityBlue Ridge
River/StreamTr-pilot Grove Creek
Coordinates33.39901, -96.41834

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height42 ft
Dam Height34 ft
Dam Length700 ft
Year Completed1987 (39 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage332 acre-ft
Max Storage332 acre-ft
Normal Storage51 acre-ft
Surface Area9 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 IDTX06697
Federal IDTX06697
More InfoState Dam Safety Program