Pebble Lake Dam

Pebble Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Montgomery County, Texas, built in 1997. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planOn file
Last inspection06/20/2001
Height34 ft
Built199729 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 34 ft
34 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

34 ft tall and 600 ft long, taller than 78% 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 Pebble Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Pebble Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Montgomery Trace Property Owners Association (private). It impounds the Tr-lake Creek.

The dam stands 34 feet tall and stretches 600 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 19 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 231 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1997, the structure is 29 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. An emergency action plan is in place for this dam. The most recent inspection on record was 06/20/2001. That was over 25 years ago.

At 34 feet, this dam is taller than 78% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateTexas
CountyMontgomery
River/StreamTr-lake Creek
Coordinates30.25103, -95.57737

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height34 ft
Dam Height34 ft
Dam Length600 ft
Year Completed1997 (29 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage231 acre-ft
Max Storage231 acre-ft
Normal Storage164 acre-ft
Surface Area19 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerMontgomery Trace Property Owners Association
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection06/20/2001
Emergency Action PlanYes

Identifiers

NID IDTX07039
Federal IDTX07039
More InfoState Dam Safety Program