Highway 175 East Dam

Highway 175 East Dam is an earth dam located in Henderson County, Texas. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection07/06/2010
Height19 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 19 ft
19 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

19 ft tall and 633 ft long. 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 Highway 175 East Dam

Highway 175 East Dam is a dam in Henderson, Texas. The dam is owned by Bruce Lietzke (private).

The dam stands 19 feet tall and stretches 633 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 32 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 241 acre-feet.

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. The most recent inspection on record was 07/06/2010. That was over 16 years ago.

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Location

StateTexas
CountyHenderson
Coordinates32.12885, -95.70382

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height19 ft
Dam Height19 ft
Dam Length633 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage241 acre-ft
Max Storage241 acre-ft
Normal Storage197 acre-ft
Surface Area32 acres
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

OwnerBruce Lietzke
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection07/06/2010
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX07332
Federal IDTX07332
More InfoState Dam Safety Program