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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

08080910 White River Reservoir near Spur, TX

LOCATION - Lat 33°27'28", long 101°05'01" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Crosby County, TX, Hydrologic Unit 12050006, on right bank near intake structure at White River Dam on White River, 0.5 mi downstream from Sand Creek, 1.7 mi upstream from Home Creek, 13.0 mi west of Spur, and 22.8 mi upstream from Salt Fork Brazos River.

DRAINAGE AREA - 3,069 mi² of which 2,380 mi² probably is noncontributing.

REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR TX-76-2: Drainage area.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - Apr. 1964 to Sept. 1976, Jan. 1999 to Sept. 2002 (contents), Oct. 2002 to current year. PERIOD OF RECORD, Water-Quality.-- CHEMICAL DATA: June 1964 to July 1975.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is NGVD of 1929. Prior to Aug. 1, 2002, water-stage recorder on intake structure 145 ft left and 20 ft downstream at same datum. Satellite telemeter at station.

COOPERATION - Records of diversions may be obtained from White River Municipal Water District.

REMARKS - Some records listed in the "Period of Record" for surface water and water quality may not be available electronically. The reservoir is formed by a rolled earthfill dam 3,300 ft long. The dam was completed and storage began in October 1963. The emergency spillway is an open cut channel through rock, 1,100 ft wide, located at the right end of dam. The spillway is designed to discharge 69,000 ft³/s with a 7.5 ft head. The uncontrolled service spillway is a 5.0-ft square drop-inlet structure that discharges through a 5.0 ft square concrete conduit. The service outlet is a controlled 18-inch diameter concrete pipe that is connected to the 5.0 ft conduit. There is a pump station about 1,400 ft upstream from the dam on the right bank. The pump station is connected to the lake by a 58-inch diameter concrete pipe. The dam is owned by the White River Municipal Water District. The water in the reservoir is used for municipal and industrial supplies for the cities of Crosbyton, Post, Ralls, and Spur. Data regarding the dam are given in the following table:

                                                                              Elevation (feet)
Top of dam............................................................         2,395.0
Crest of emergency spillway...........................................         2,384.0
Crest of service spillway.............................................         2,372.5
Lowest gated outlet (invert)..........................................         2,331.2

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum contents, 45,580 acre-ft, Oct. 25, 1974, elevation, 2,372.84 ft; minimum contents, 5,120 acre-ft, Sept. 30, 2002, elevation, 2,346.45 ft; maximum elevation 2,357.79 ft, July 15, 2015; minimum elevation, 2,336.66 ft, May 22, 2014.