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Calf Creek Dam Feasibility Study for Livestock and Wildlife Sustainability

This feasibility study conducted on November 17, 2011, explores the potential construction of a dam at Calf Creek on the San Saba River to address water scarcity for livestock and wildlife. Legal aspects, precipitation data, GIS methods for dam addition, and project limitations are discussed. The study reveals a need to design the dam to manage water overflow exceeding the permissible storage limit. Potential factors like upstream water use are considered through HEC-RAS analysis. Questions and issues regarding the project are welcome.

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Calf Creek Dam Feasibility Study for Livestock and Wildlife Sustainability

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  1. Blockhouse Ranch:A Dam Feasibility Study Haley Born November 17, 2011

  2. Calf Creek Location of Potential Dam The Location San Saba River December 1, 2011

  3. The Problem • Not enough water to sustain livestock and wildlife Proposed Solution • Construct a dam to create small reservoir December 1, 2011

  4. Legal Considerations • Texas Administrative Code • Chapter 297, Rule 21, Part (b) • Dam or Reservoir • Maximum storage allowed • (No permit required) • 200 acre-feet December 1, 2011

  5. Data Precipitation Data • Source:PRISM • Convert to Runoff • Elevation Data • Fill • Obtain Flow Direction and • Flow Accumulation December 1, 2011

  6. Data • Shapefiles • NHD Flowlines • Watershed Boundaries • Texas • Counties

  7. Rainfall Runoff Function Q = runoff (mm year-1) P = rainfall (mm year-1) December 1, 2011

  8. Adding a Dam • New Feature Class • Polyline • Feature to Raster • Mosaic • Used to merge layers

  9. Mosaic Dataset Problem • Cannot add 2 Rasters of different sizes • GIS will not add “No Data” cells Solution • Create Mosaic Dataset to merge the 2 Rasters • Raster Datasets • Dam Raster • Calf Creek DEM • Already filled

  10. Weighted Flow Accumulation • 4,991,483.5 mm/yr • 3,641,995 acre-ft/year

  11. The Result • 3,641,995 acre-ft/year accumulated at dam • Much larger than the allowed 200 acre/ft • Dam would have to be designed to overflow when storage exceeds this maximum December 1, 2011

  12. Limitations • Use HEC-RAS to analyze channel hydrology and dam designs • Runoff Equation could possibly underestimate losses • Doesn’t account for upstream consumers December 1, 2011

  13. Questions?

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