Lake Beverly Dam

Lake Beverly Dam is a dam located in Henderson County, Texas. It carries a Significant hazard potential classification and has a fair condition assessment.

Hazard potentialSignificantFailure could cause major damage
ConditionFair2nd of 4 ratings
Emergency action planOn file
Last inspection11/30/2020
Height51 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 51 ft
51 FT TEN-STORY BUILDINGMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

51 ft tall and 1,200 ft long, taller than 93% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. Height is drawn to scale against a ten-story building, about 100 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About Lake Beverly Dam

Lake Beverly Dam is a dam in Henderson, Texas. The dam is owned by Monty Bennett (private).

The dam stands 51 feet tall and stretches 1,200 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 1,529 acre-feet.

This dam has a significant hazard potential classification, meaning that a failure could cause significant economic damage — flooding roads, bridges, or property downstream — but is not expected to result in loss of life. Its condition is rated fair — the dam has minor deficiencies that are being addressed or do not pose an immediate safety threat. An emergency action plan is in place for this dam. The most recent inspection on record was 11/30/2020.

At 51 feet, this dam is taller than 93% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateTexas
CountyHenderson
Coordinates32.10249, -95.76407

Physical Characteristics

NID Height51 ft
Dam Height51 ft
Dam Length1,200 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage1,529 acre-ft
Max Storage1,529 acre-ft
Max Discharge2 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

OwnerMonty Bennett
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationSignificant
Condition AssessmentFair
Last Inspection11/30/2020
Emergency Action PlanYes

Identifiers

NID IDTX07569
Federal IDTX07569
More InfoState Dam Safety Program