FOREST LAKE DAM - TX03770-3147


Incident ID TX03770-3147
Dam Name FOREST LAKE DAM
Downstream Hazard Potential S
State TX
Incident Date 08/29/2017
Incident Type Failure
Incident Driver Hydrologic/flooding
Incident Mechanism 1 Unknown
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description
Named Hydrologic Event Harvey
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident
Fatalities (Number) 0
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Information Sources TX CEQ
Owner Type P
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) R
EAP Y
Year Completed 1940
Year Modified 1989
Dam Height 16 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 148 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 10 acres
River Name TR-TURKEY CREEK
Latitude 30.7871
Longitude -94.4087
Regulatory Agency(ies) TCEQ
NID Number TX03770
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