WEST LAKE DAM - TX03752-2753


Incident ID TX03752-2753
Dam Name WEST LAKE DAM
Downstream Hazard Potential S
State TX
Incident Date 09/27/1996
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Hydrologic/flooding
Incident Mechanism 1 Overtopping
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description OVERTOPPING
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident
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Information Sources TX DEQ
Owner Type P
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) ISR
EAP Y
Year Completed 1949
Year Modified 1997
Dam Height 24 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 360 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 20 acres
River Name TR-MAGNUS BRANCH
Latitude 30.7002
Longitude -94.426
Regulatory Agency(ies) TCEQ
NID Number TX03752
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