Brushy Creek Ranch Lake Dam

Brushy Creek Ranch Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Anderson County, Texas. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection09/08/2010
Height20 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 20 ft
20 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

20 ft tall and 790 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 Brushy Creek Ranch Lake Dam

Brushy Creek Ranch Lake Dam is a dam in Anderson, Texas. The dam is owned by Gary Hartstein (private).

The dam stands 20 feet tall and stretches 790 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 64 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 506 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 2 square miles.

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 09/08/2010. That was over 16 years ago.

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Location

StateTexas
CountyAnderson
Coordinates32.04012, -95.68922

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height20 ft
Dam Height20 ft
Dam Length790 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage506 acre-ft
Max Storage506 acre-ft
Normal Storage400 acre-ft
Surface Area64 acres
Drainage Area2 sq mi
Max Discharge3,330 cfs

Ownership & Safety

OwnerGary Hartstein
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection09/08/2010
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX07335
Federal IDTX07335
More InfoState Dam Safety Program