BIG LAKE DAM - TX03753-2744


Incident ID TX03753-2744
Dam Name BIG 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 21 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 357 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 22 acres
River Name TR-MAGNUS BRANCH
Latitude 30.6938
Longitude -94.423
Regulatory Agency(ies) TCEQ
NID Number TX03753
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