Guajardo Ranch Dam No1 68

Guajardo Ranch Dam No1 68 is an earth dam located in Zapata County, Texas, built in 1968. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Guajardo Ranch Dam No1 68

The primary purpose of Guajardo Ranch Dam No1 68 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 Ismael Guajardo (private). It impounds the Tr-nueces River.

The dam stands 10 feet tall and stretches 930 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 16 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 66 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1968, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 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.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateTexas
CountyZapata
River/StreamTr-nueces River
Coordinates27.00001, -99.05000

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height10 ft
Dam Height10 ft
Dam Length930 ft
Year Completed1968 (58 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage66 acre-ft
Max Storage66 acre-ft
Normal Storage66 acre-ft
Surface Area16 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerISMAEL GUAJARDO
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX06825
Federal IDTX06825
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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