92Total Dams
7High Hazard
3Significant
Dam Safety in Comanche County, Texas
Comanche County has 92 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 7 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 3 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 2 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Comanche County is 57 years old. The most common purpose is irrigation. The tallest dam is Proctor Dam at 86 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proctor Dam | High | Not assessed | 86 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Lake Comanche Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 74 | Irrigation | 1948 |
| Rush Creek Ws Scs Site 10 Dam | High | Fair | 67 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Rush Creek Ws Scs Site 9 Dam | High | Fair | 54 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1971 |
| Blanket Creek Ws Scs Site 2a Dam | High | Not assessed | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Lake Eanes Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 35 | Irrigation | 1926 |
| Salt Creek Dam No 2 | High | Not assessed | 8 | Irrigation | |
| Rush Creek Ws Scs Site 1 Dam | Significant | Fair | 71 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1980 |
| Rush Creek Ws Scs Site 2 Dam | Significant | Fair | 69 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1980 |
| Pino Lake Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 33 | 1968 | |
| Wolfe Pecanlands Lake No 1 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 64 | Irrigation | 1973 |
| Rush Creek Ws Scs Site 11 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 53 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Rush Creek Ws Scs Site 4 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 52 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1975 |
| Rush Creek Ws Scs Site 12 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 50 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Rush Creek Ws Scs Site 13 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 47 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Skaggs Dam | Low | Not assessed | 45 | Irrigation | 1971 |
| Ne Trib Leon River Ws Scs Site 21 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 45 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Ne Trib Leon River Ws Scs Site 24 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 45 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Rush Creek Ws Scs Site 7 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 43 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1972 |
| Blanket Creek Ws Scs Site 12 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 42 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Rush Creek Ws Scs Site 5 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 42 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Ne Trib Leon River Ws Scs Site 23 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 42 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Ne Trib Leon River Ws Scs Site 22 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 41 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Butler Dam | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Irrigation | |
| Blanket Creek Ws Scs Site 13 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Koonce Dam 2 | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Irrigation | 1971 |
| Bingham Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Irrigation | 1972 |
| Nabors Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Recreation | 1947 |
| Ne Trib Leon River Ws Scs Site 26 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Holland Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Irrigation | 1966 |
| 4b Farms Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Irrigation | 1971 |
| South Gibson Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Irrigation | 1974 |
| North Gibson Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Irrigation | 1972 |
| Gilder Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Irrigation | 1970 |
| Lake Hanson-taylor Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Irrigation | 1968 |
| Gibson Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Irrigation | 1973 |
| Shults Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | 1974 |
| Ej Alderman Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Irrigation | 1967 |
| Ag Lee Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Irrigation | 1968 |
| L M Whitely Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Irrigation | 1974 |
| Mcguire Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Water Supply | 1965 |
| Coan Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Irrigation | 1979 |
| Thiebaud Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Irrigation | 1965 |
| Hall Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Irrigation | |
| Keith Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Irrigation | 1973 |
| Harold Morris Irrigation Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Irrigation | |
| Golden Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Irrigation | 1965 |
| Janes Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Irrigation | 1971 |
| Glover Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Irrigation | 1968 |
| Railroad Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Water Supply | 1925 |
| Upshaw Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Irrigation | 1968 |
| Jon R Coan Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Irrigation | 1978 |
| Hardin No 2 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Irrigation | 1975 |
| Ardean Kimmell Dam No 2 | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Irrigation | 1975 |
| At Gilchrest Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Irrigation | 1968 |
| Bottlinger Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |
| Bean Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | 1951 |
| Huddleston Dam a | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | 1968 |
| Charles Taylor Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | 1967 |
| Dukes Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | |
| Dutton Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | 1974 |
| Donald a Nowlin Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | 1970 |
| W E Dennis Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | 1969 |
| Carroll Dam No 1 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | 1965 |
| Spruill Dam No 1 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | 1967 |
| Lesley Lake No 2 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | 1969 |
| Koonce Dam 1 | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Irrigation | 1966 |
| Davis Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Irrigation | 1968 |
| Bingham Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Irrigation | 1979 |
| Welch Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Irrigation | 1971 |
| Willis Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Water Supply | 1969 |
| Rush Creek Ws Scs Site 14 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1971 |
| Weatherby and Womack Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Irrigation | 1972 |
| Nichols Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Irrigation | 1967 |
| Bingham Brothers Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Irrigation | 1969 |
| Setzler Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Irrigation | 1976 |
| Randy Stephens Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | ||
| Mcginnis Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Irrigation | 1968 |
| Simpson Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Irrigation | 1986 |
| Highway Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Water Supply | 1974 |
| Hall Levee | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Irrigation | |
| Jerry Solomon Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Irrigation | 1969 |
| Gilliam Dam No 1 | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Irrigation | 1973 |
| Morris Dam | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Irrigation | 1973 |
| Spruill Dam No 2 | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Irrigation | 1974 |
| Tilley Lake Dam No 2 | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Irrigation | |
| Arvil Setzler Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Irrigation | 1974 |
| Tilley Lake Dam No 1 | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Irrigation | |
| Obbco Ranch Dam | Low | Not assessed | 11 | Irrigation | |
| A a Atkins Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Other | 1920 |
| Johnny Poynor Dam | Low | Not assessed | 9 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1976 |
| Lake Hanson Dam | Low | Not assessed | 7 | Irrigation | 1968 |