76Total Dams
40High Hazard
7Significant
Dam Safety in Bell County, Texas
Bell County has 76 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 40 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 7 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 11 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Bell County is 49 years old. The most common purpose is flood risk reduction. The tallest dam is Stillhouse Hollow Dam - Dike at 200 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stillhouse Hollow Dam - Dike | High | Not assessed | 200 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Stillhouse Hollow Dam | High | Not assessed | 200 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Belton Dam | High | Not assessed | 192 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1954 |
| Elm Creek Ws Scs Site 1 Dam | High | Satisfactory | 74 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1984 |
| Dam 51 | High | Poor | 62 | ||
| Nolan Creek Ws Scs Site 15 Dam | High | Not assessed | 50 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1972 |
| Dam 46 | High | Poor | 49 | ||
| Elm Creek Ws Scs Site 2 Dam | High | Satisfactory | 49 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1991 |
| Elm Creek Ws Scs Site 10 Dam | High | Satisfactory | 48 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1987 |
| Nolan Creek Ws Scs Site 8 Dam | High | Not assessed | 46 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Nolan Creek Ws Scs Site 9 Dam | High | Not assessed | 46 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Nolan Creek Ws Scs Site 13 Dam | High | Not assessed | 45 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Dam 49 | High | Fair | 44 | ||
| Nolan Creek Ws Scs Site 11 Dam | High | Fair | 44 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1972 |
| Elm Creek Ws Scs Site 8 Dam | High | Fair | 41 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1984 |
| Elm Creek Ws NRCS Site No 5a | High | Satisfactory | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2006 |
| Elm Creek Ws Scs Site 23 Dam | High | Fair | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1986 |
| Donahoe Creek Ws Scs Site 6 Dam | High | Fair | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1976 |
| Donahoe Creek Ws Scs Site 5 Dam | High | Fair | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1976 |
| Elm Creek Ws Scs Site 4 Dam | High | Fair | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1988 |
| Elm Creek Ws Scs Site 30 Dam | High | Fair | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1984 |
| Elm Creek Ws Scs Site 22 Dam | High | Fair | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1984 |
| Dam 47 | High | Poor | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Nolan Creek Ws Scs Site 12 Dam | High | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Nolan Creek Ws Scs Site 7 Dam | High | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Dam 50 | High | Poor | 30 | Recreation | 1956 |
| Jim Thornton Dam | High | Satisfactory | 30 | Irrigation | 1925 |
| Elm Creek Ws Scs Site 21 Dam | High | Fair | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1984 |
| Nolan Creek Ws Scs Site 14 Dam | High | Fair | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Honeysuckle Dam | High | Fair | 25 | ||
| Pepper Creek Main Stem Regional Detention Dam | High | Fair | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1970 |
| Heitmeyer Lake Dam | High | Poor | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1973 |
| Dam 48 | High | Poor | 24 | Recreation | 1963 |
| Tarrant Park Dam | High | Satisfactory | 20 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Crossroads Park Regional Detention Dam | High | Not assessed | 19 | ||
| City of Killeen Lake Dam | High | Fair | 19 | Irrigation | 1968 |
| Panda Temple Power 2 Southeast Evaporation Pond | High | Satisfactory | 16 | 2014 | |
| Panda Temple Power 1 Evaporation Pond | High | Satisfactory | 15 | 2014 | |
| Panda Temple Power Plant Raw Water Pond Embankment | High | Satisfactory | 13 | 2014 | |
| Panda Temple Power 2 North Evaporation Pond | High | Satisfactory | 10 | 2015 | |
| Esc Robertson Ranch Lake Dam | Significant | Fair | 31 | Water Supply | 1964 |
| Elm Creek Ws Scs Site 31 Dam | Significant | Fair | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1982 |
| Elm Creek Ws Scs Site 26 Dam | Significant | Fair | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1983 |
| Elm Creek Ws Scs Site 28 Dam | Significant | Fair | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1982 |
| Rogers Lake Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 22 | Water Supply | 1962 |
| Dam 44 | Significant | Poor | 13 | Other | 1962 |
| Dam 45 | Significant | Unsatisfactory | 9 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1989 |
| Elm Creek Ws Scs Site 3 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 42 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1984 |
| Nolan Creek Ws Scs Site 10 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Donahoe Creek Ws Scs Site 7 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Donahoe Creek Ws Scs Site 8 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Moeller Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Water Supply | 1980 |
| Flint Trib Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Water Supply | 1958 |
| Elm Creek Ws Scs Site 24 Dam | Low | Fair | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1987 |
| Elm Creek Ws Scs Site 14 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1985 |
| Elm Creek Ws Scs Site 29 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1982 |
| Prewitt Lake 5 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Irrigation | 1972 |
| Elm Creek Ws Scs Site 15 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1992 |
| Elm Creek Ws Scs Site 11 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1985 |
| Elm Creek Ws Scs Site 20 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1984 |
| Elm Creek Ws Scs Site 19 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1999 |
| Elm Creek Ws Scs Site 13r Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1991 |
| Elm Creek Ws Scs Site 17a Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1996 |
| Dam 37 | Low | Poor | 21 | Other | 1990 |
| Dam 36 | Low | Poor | 21 | ||
| Elm Creek Ws Scs Site 16 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1992 |
| Strasburger Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1981 |
| Prewitt Lake 2 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | 1970 |
| Langham Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1978 |
| Prewitt Lake 3 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Irrigation | 1970 |
| Zane Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1964 |
| Shaw Creek Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Other | 1974 |
| Marek Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | 1963 | |
| Temple City Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 11 | Water Supply | 1915 |
| Zaleski Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 7 | Recreation | 1978 |
| Dam 38 | Low | Unsatisfactory | 7 |