Dams in Dallas County, Texas
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 Available | 108 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1986 |
| North Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 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 Rated | 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 Rated | 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 Rated | 21 | ||
| Dallas National Golf Club Dam | High | Fair | 20 | ||
| Josey Ranch Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 20 | Recreation | |
| Fountain View Dam | High | Not Rated | 19 | ||
| Wildbriar Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 18 | ||
| Tosch Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 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 Rated | 11 | 1940 | |
| Las Colinas Reservoir No 7 Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 16 | Irrigation | 1963 |
| Stoney Creek Dam | Significant | Unsatisfactory | 11 | ||
| Lake Carolyn Levee | Low | Not Rated | 37 | Irrigation | 1977 |
| Mathew Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 33 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Cedar Valley College Dam | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Irrigation | 1975 |
| North Trinity Laterals Ws Scs Site 6 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Carrollton Dam | Low | Fair | 29 | Water Supply | 1912 |
| Rowlett Creek Ws Scs Site 11 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 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 Rated | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Lupton Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Recreation | 1959 |
| Lawrence Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Recreation | 1959 |
| Head Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Lucas Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 23 | 1973 | |
| Sampeck Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Recreation | 1959 |
| Parkdale Storage Reservoir Dam | Low | Not Rated | 21 | Other | 1954 |
| Cottowood Creek Lake Dam Seg Iv | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Irrigation | 1985 |
| Las Colinas Reservoir No 4 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Recreation | 1963 |
| North Trinity Laterals Ws Scs Site 5 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 18 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Lake June Dam | Low | Not Rated | 17 | Recreation | 1949 |
| Jackson Sand & Gravel Reservoir 1 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 15 | Other | 1972 |
| Twin Wells Golf Course Irrigation Lake Levee | Low | Not Rated | 15 | Irrigation | 1988 |
| Cottonwood Creek Lake Dam-segment 1 | Low | Not Rated | 14 | Recreation | 1973 |
| Dallas Hunt And Fish Upper Club Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 13 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Little Lemmon Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 10 | Recreation | |
| Dallas Hunt And Fish Lower Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 9 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Dallas Fin And Feather Club Levee | Low | Not Rated | 8 | Recreation | |
| Grand Prairie Irrigation Pond Dam | Low | Not Rated | 8 | Irrigation | |
| South Fk Hackberry Creek Lake No 1 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 8 | Recreation | 1984 |
| Lancaster Club Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 7 | Recreation | 1904 |
| Lemmon Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 7 | Recreation | 1931 |