Lake Kemp Dam (Lake Kemp)

Field Descriptions

Dam Name: Lake Kemp Dam
NID ID: TX04358
Longitude: -99.1509
Latitude: 33.7598
County: BAYLOR
River: BIG WICHITA RIVER
State: TX
Nearest City: WICHITA FALLS
Distance: 40 miles
Owner Name: CITY OF WICHITA FALLS
Owner Type: Local Government
Dam Designer: CE;CE
Private Dam? No
Dam Type: Earth
Core: Upstream Facing (Position)
Earth (Type)
Known (Certainty)
Foundation: RSK
Purposes: Flood Control
Year Completed: 1923
Year Modified/Mod Type: 1974O
Dam Length: 8890 feet
Dam Height: 115 feet
Structural Height: 115 feet
Hydraulic Height: 110 feet
Maximum Storage: 1078000 acre-feet
Normal Storage: 268000 acre-feet
Surface Area: 16540 acres
Drainage Area: 3 square miles
Hazard Potential: High
Emergency Action Plan? Yes
Inspection Date: 2006-05-24
Inspection Frequency: 0
State Regulated Dam? Yes
State Regulating Agency: TCEQ
Spillway Type: None
Spillway Width: 0 feet
Outlet Gates: S2
Source Agency:

Dam Safety For Boats

A large amount of water can be released from a dam without any warning at any time and by any means. For example, when the demand for electricity is high, the turbines at a dam may be turned on automatically, resulting in a significant increase in the downstream flow of water in only a matter of seconds.

If there's a need to release water through the sluiceways (outlets at the base of the dam), this operation can also create a great swell of discharged water downstream.

During flood operations, any or all spillway gates across the width of a dam can be opened to release upstream flood water that needs to pass to the next downstream reservoir. Upstream or downstream, even the most experienced boater with the strongest motor is no match for this strong flow of water plunging over a spillway of a dam. Even if you're boating far downstream of a spilling dam, recirculating current can pull a powerful boat upstream toward plunging water that could shred any boat.

Some dams equipped with navigation locks create turbulent water as well. When vessels pass through, strong flow is released near the exhaust ports of the wing wall of the lock.

Warning Systems At Dams

To warn reservoir users of potential danger, warning devices are installed at many dams:




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