MCCARTY LAKE DAM - TX03117-2816


Incident ID TX03117-2816
Dam Name MCCARTY LAKE DAM
Downstream Hazard Potential S
State TX
Incident Date 08/04/1978
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Hydrologic/flooding
Incident Mechanism 1 Overtopping
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description OVERTOPPED
Named Hydrologic Event
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Information Sources TX DEQ
Owner Type L
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) S
EAP Y
Year Completed 1942
Year Modified 1980
Dam Height 50 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 6696 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 263 acres
River Name SALT PRONG HUBBARD CREEK
Latitude 32.6582
Longitude -99.3597
Regulatory Agency(ies) TCEQ
NID Number TX03117
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