Jun 15 2008
Phase I - Wheeler Branch Dam and Paluxy River Channel Dam
The Wheeler Branch Dam and the Paluxy River Channel Dam contract was awarded in May 2005. This contract was awarded to Jay Mills Contracting, Inc. for $11,680,121. The final amount after change orders is $11,103,178 and the completion date was October 2007.
SCWD closed the gates on the Wheeler Branch Reservoir in April of 2007. Spring rains and the pumping of water from the Paluxy river have raised the water level in the reservoir to 74 feet. The 74 foot mark represents approximately 65% of the reservoir’s capacity. The pump station (Phase II) was completed in December 2007. The raw water pipeline (Phase IV) was completed in January 2008. SCWD began filling the reservoir with Paluxy river water on January 23, 2008.
Wheeler Branch Reservoir Statistics
- Wheeler Branch Reservoir Surface Area - 180 acres
- Wheeler Branch Habitat Area - 261 acres
- Wheeler Branch Park - 52 acres
- Total Wheeler Branch Site - 493 acres
- Wheeler Branch Storage Capacity - 4118 acre feet
- Yield available for municipal use - 2000 acre ft per yr
- Depth of reservoir at dam - 80 feet
- Town lake surface area - 9 acres
- Town lake storage capacity - 35 acre feet
- Town lake depth at weir - 8 feet
- Town lake average depth - 4 feet
Wheeler Branch Dam
Paluxy River Dam
