61Total Dams
29High Hazard
2Significant
Dam Safety in Dallas County, Texas
Dallas County has 61 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 29 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 2 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 6 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Dallas County is 70 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Joe Pool Dam at 108 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Pool Dam | High | Not assessed | 108 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1986 |
| North Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 61 | Other | 1957 |
| Mountain Creek Dam | High | Satisfactory | 47 | Other | 1936 |
| White Rock Dam | High | Fair | 47 | Water Supply | 1911 |
| Woody Branch Dam | High | Satisfactory | 43 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1997 |
| Bachman Lake Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 35 | Water Supply | 1901 |
| Rowlett Creek Ws Scs Site 10 Dam | High | Fair | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1955 |
| Exall Lake Dam | High | Fair | 33 | Recreation | 1944 |
| Rowlett Creek Ws Scs Site 12 Dam | High | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1955 |
| Emerald Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 30 | 1997 | |
| Bentle Branch Detention Dam | High | Fair | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2006 |
| Ten Mile Creek Ws Scs Site 10 Dam | High | Fair | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| North Trinity Laterals Ws Scs Site 4 Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Kidd Springs Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 27 | Recreation | |
| Wycliff Avenue Dam | High | Fair | 26 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Lake Cliff Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1914 |
| Columbian Club Lake Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 24 | Irrigation | 1905 |
| Golden Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 23 | ||
| Lake Simonds Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 23 | Water Supply | 1962 |
| Magic Valley Ranch Lake Dam | High | Fair | 22 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Palos Verdes Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 21 | ||
| Dallas National Golf Club Dam | High | Fair | 20 | ||
| Josey Ranch Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Fountain View Dam | High | Not assessed | 19 | ||
| Wildbriar Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 18 | ||
| Tosch Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | 1930 |
| Hatfield Branch Detention Dam | High | Fair | 13 | 1986 | |
| Cherry Brook Lake Dam | High | Fair | 12 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1995 |
| City Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 11 | 1940 | |
| Las Colinas Reservoir No 7 Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 16 | Irrigation | 1963 |
| Stoney Creek Dam | Significant | Unsatisfactory | 11 | ||
| Lake Carolyn Levee | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Irrigation | 1977 |
| Mathew Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Cedar Valley College Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Irrigation | 1975 |
| North Trinity Laterals Ws Scs Site 6 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Carrollton Dam | Low | Fair | 29 | Water Supply | 1912 |
| Rowlett Creek Ws Scs Site 11 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1955 |
| California Crossing Dam | Low | Fair | 28 | Water Supply | 1912 |
| New Frasier Dam | Low | Fair | 27 | Water Supply | 1965 |
| North Trinity Laterals Ws Scs Site 3 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Lupton Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | 1959 |
| Lawrence Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | 1959 |
| Head Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Lucas Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | 1973 | |
| Sampeck Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | 1959 |
| Parkdale Storage Reservoir Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Other | 1954 |
| Cottowood Creek Lake Dam Seg IV | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | 1985 |
| Las Colinas Reservoir No 4 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1963 |
| North Trinity Laterals Ws Scs Site 5 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Lake June Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | 1949 |
| Jackson Sand & Gravel Reservoir 1 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Other | 1972 |
| Twin Wells Golf Course Irrigation Lake Levee | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Irrigation | 1988 |
| Cottonwood Creek Lake Dam-segment 1 | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | 1973 |
| Dallas Hunt and Fish Upper Club Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Little Lemmon Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Recreation | |
| Dallas Hunt and Fish Lower Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 9 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Dallas Fin and Feather Club Levee | Low | Not assessed | 8 | Recreation | |
| Grand Prairie Irrigation Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 8 | Irrigation | |
| South Fk Hackberry Creek Lake No 1 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 8 | Recreation | 1984 |
| Lancaster Club Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 7 | Recreation | 1904 |
| Lemmon Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 7 | Recreation | 1931 |