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Pepper Creek Main Stem Regional Detention Dam

Pepper Creek Main Stem Regional Detention Dam listed High as its hazard class, with a condition assessment of Not Rated, as of October 30, 2026, according to the National Inventory of Dams.

Federal ID TX05631, in Bell, Texas. The NID counts it as a dam record.

Hazard class and condition, each as the NID defines it

Hazard class

Hazard Potential Classification
High

“Dams assigned the high hazard potential classification are those where failure or mis-operation will probably cause loss of human life.”

The NID defines the field: “Category to indicate the potential hazard to the downstream area resulting from failure or mis-operation of the dam or facilities. It reflects probable loss of human life and impacts on economic, environmental, and lifeline interests. The hazard potential does not speak to the condition of the dam or the risk of the dam failing.”

Condition

Condition Assessment
Not Rated
Condition Assessment Date
October 14, 2025

“The dam has not been inspected, is not under state or federal jurisdiction, or has been inspected but, for whatever reason, has not been rated.”

The NID defines the field: “Assessment that best describes the condition of the dam based on available information.”

The record, as the NID prints it

Each field is under the NID’s own label, with the unit the label names. A date later than the file’s own is printed as the NID prints it. The record’s own date is October 6, 2026; the file’s is October 30, 2026.

Identity

Federal ID
TX05631
NID ID
TX05631
Is Associated Structure?
No
Number of Associated Structures
0
Dam Name
Pepper Creek Main Stem Regional Detention Dam
Former Names
Wendland Farms Lake Dam

The NID gives no value for this record: Other Structure ID; Other Names.

Location

State
Texas
County
Bell
Latitude
31.148025
At the dam’s centerline, in decimal degrees.
Longitude
-97.373789
At the dam’s centerline, in decimal degrees.
River or Stream Name
Pepper Creek
Congressional District
Texas, Congressional District 31

The NID gives no value for this record: City; Distance to Nearest City (Miles); American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian.

Where the record comes from

Source Agency
Texas
State or Federal Agency ID
TX05631
Data Last Updated
October 6, 2026

Owners and designers

Owner Names
CITY OF TEMPLE
Owner Types
Local Government
Primary Owner Type
Local Government
Designer Names
KASBERG PATRICK & ASSOCIATES LLP; USDA NRCS

Purpose and regulation

Primary Purpose
Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Purposes
Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
State Regulated Dam
Yes
State Jurisdictional Dam
Yes
State Regulatory Agency
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
State Permitting Authority
Yes
State Inspection Authority
Yes
State Enforcement Authority
Yes
Federally Regulated Dam
No
Federal Agency Involvement Design
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Non-Federal Dam on Federal Property
No
Built Under the Authority of the Secretary of Agriculture
No
NRCS Watershed Dam Authorization
N/A
Non-USACE Dam with USACE Flood Control Storage Authority (Section 7, Flood Control Act of 1944)
No

The NID gives no value for this record: Federal Agency Owners; Federal Agency Involvement Funding; Federal Agency Involvement Construction; Federal Agency Involvement Regulatory; Federal Agency Involvement Inspection; Federal Agency Involvement Operation; Federal Agency Involvement Other.

Structure and size

Primary Dam Type
Earth
Dam Types
Earth
Core Types
Earth
Foundation
Soil
Dam Height (Ft)
25
Hydraulic Height (Ft)
25
NID Height (Ft)
25
NID Height Category
25-50 feet
Dam Length (Ft)
1,400
Volume (Cubic Yards)
18,929
Year Completed
1970
Year Completed Category
1970-1979
Years Modified
2016S
NID Storage (Acre-Ft)
255.9
Max Storage (Acre-Ft)
255.9
Normal Storage (Acre-Ft)
10.9
Surface Area (Acres)
33.94
Drainage Area (Sq Miles)
0.91
Max Discharge (Cubic Ft/Second)
5,445
Spillway Type
Uncontrolled
Spillway Width (Ft)
321
Outlet Gate Type
Uncontrolled3

The NID gives no value for this record: Structural Height (Ft); Number of Locks; Length of Locks (ft); Lock Width (Ft); Length of Secondary Lock (Ft); Secondary Lock Width (Ft).

Inspection, status and emergency action plan

Last Inspection Date
November 4, 2025
The most recent periodic or comprehensive inspection before the submitting agency sent its data to the NID.
Inspection Frequency
5
The scheduled interval between inspections, in years.
Operational Status
Not Applicable
Operational Status Date
October 14, 2025
EAP Prepared
Yes
EAP Last Revision Date
September 3, 2013

Inundation maps

Inundation Maps Added to NID?
No

The NID’s file records whether inundation maps were added and holds no link to them, so this page links none. The National Inventory of Dams viewers are the NID’s place to look.

The NID lists no other record under this record’s NID ID.

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Sources

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