Dams in Ellis County, Texas
124Total Dams
41High Hazard
4Significant
Dam Safety in Ellis County, Texas
Ellis County has 124 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 41 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 4 carry a significant hazard classification.
The average dam in Ellis County is 62 years old. The most common purpose is flood risk reduction. The tallest dam is Bardwell Dam at 82 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bardwell Dam | High | Not Available | 82 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| South Prong Dam | High | Not Rated | 62 | Water Supply | 1956 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 56 Dam | High | Not Rated | 54 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 1 Dam | High | Satisfactory | 52 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1957 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 9 Dam | High | Fair | 51 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 98 Dam | High | Not Rated | 50 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 7 Dam | High | Not Rated | 50 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1958 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 15 Dam | High | Satisfactory | 50 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 17 Dam | High | Not Rated | 49 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 10 Dam | High | Not Rated | 46 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Mountain Creek Ws Scs Site 10 Dam | High | Satisfactory | 46 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1956 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 98a Dam | High | Not Rated | 46 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 2f Dam | High | Fair | 46 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Midlothian Balancing Reservoir Dam | High | Satisfactory | 45 | 2014 | |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 2a Dam | High | Fair | 45 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 8 Dam | High | Not Rated | 45 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 11 Dam | High | Not Rated | 42 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 16 Dam | High | Not Rated | 42 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 54 Dam | High | Not Rated | 42 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 6 Dam | High | Fair | 41 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1958 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 5 Dam | High | Fair | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1958 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 13 Dam | High | Fair | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 2b Dam | High | Fair | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Cement Plant Dam | High | Not Rated | 38 | Other | 1961 |
| Lake Clark Dam | High | Not Rated | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1940 |
| Waxahachie Country Club Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 37 | Irrigation | 1923 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 111 And 112 | High | Not Rated | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 97 Dam | High | Not Rated | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 12 Dam | High | Not Rated | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Mountain Creek Ws Scs Site 9 Dam | High | Fair | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1957 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 126 Dam | High | Fair | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 53 Dam | High | Not Rated | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 3 Dam | High | Fair | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1957 |
| Katy Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 30 | Recreation | 1902 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 110 Dam | High | Fair | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Joint Booster Pump Station No 3 Reservoir Dam | High | Satisfactory | 30 | 2015 | |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 4 Dam | High | Fair | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1958 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 14 Dam | High | Fair | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Shiloh Forest East Dam | High | Not Rated | 25 | ||
| Shiloh Forest West Dam | High | Not Rated | 17 | ||
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 20a Dam | High | Not Rated | 14 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1987 |
| Camp Hobilitzelle Lake Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 30 | Recreation | 1932 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 106 Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1975 |
| Borders Gss | Significant | Not Rated | 23 | Recreation | 1980 |
| Beulah Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 20 | Recreation | |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 85b Dam | Low | Not Rated | 68 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 80 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 59 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 81 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 56 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 84 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 55 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Rodney Green Dam | Low | Not Rated | 53 | ||
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 78 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 53 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Ash Grove Cement Plant Dam | Low | Not Rated | 52 | Other | 1965 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 86 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 48 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 83 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 48 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 82 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 48 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 79a Dam | Low | Fair | 47 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 100 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 45 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 77 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 44 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 79b Dam | Low | Not Rated | 43 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 49a Dam | Low | Not Rated | 42 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1976 |
| Bell Branch Ranch Dam | Low | Not Rated | 40 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Hi View Ranch Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 40 | Irrigation | 1966 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 121a Dam | Low | Not Rated | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 75b Dam | Low | Not Rated | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1972 |
| Village Walker Creek Ws Scs Site 5 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Village Walker Creek Ws Scs Site 3 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Village Walker Creek Ws Scs Site 4 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 102 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 94 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 75c Dam | Low | Not Rated | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1984 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 99 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Richland Creek Ws Scs Site 44 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| John Hankins Dam | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1969 |
| Youngblood Gss | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Recreation | 1976 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 79d Dam | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1976 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 93 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 107 Dam | Low | Fair | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 55 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1957 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 29 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 95 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 125 Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Griffith Dam | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 92 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 118 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 20 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1957 |
| Village Walker Creek Ws Scs Site 8a Dam | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 116 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 89 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 24 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1975 |
| Village Walker Creek Ws Scs Site 2 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Couch Gss | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Recreation | 1977 |
| Matthews Gss | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Recreation | 1978 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 19 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1957 |
| Mountain Creek Ws Scs Site 11 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1956 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 109 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Mcgarraugh Dam No 1 | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1984 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 101c Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 113 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 115 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 108 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Daniel Gss | Low | Not Rated | 24 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Ten Mile Creek Ws Scs Site 9 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 24 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Crossroads Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Recreation | 1961 |
| Lake Clopton Dam | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Recreation | 1961 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 23 Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Village Walker Creek Ws Scs Site 7 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Village Walker Creek Ws Scs Site 6 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Mg Wilson Gss | Low | Not Rated | 21 | Recreation | 1979 |
| Hefner Lake No 2 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 21 | Recreation | 1962 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 117 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 21 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Village Walker Creek Ws Scs Site 8 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 21 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Johnson Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Obrien Gss | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Recreation | 1981 |
| Grays Creek Ws Scs Site 101 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Grays Creek Ws Scs Site 102 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Diamond J Ranch Dam No 2 | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Recreation | 1961 |
| Mackinnon Gss | Low | Not Rated | 19 | Recreation | 1977 |
| Everett Gss | Low | Not Rated | 19 | Recreation | 1980 |
| Crawford Dam | Low | Not Rated | 19 | Recreation | 1981 |
| Hefner Lake No 1 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 19 | Recreation | 1962 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 108a Dam | Low | Not Rated | 19 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1981 |
| Cherry Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 18 | Recreation | 1963 |
| Jh Wilson Gss | Low | Not Rated | 17 | Recreation | 1979 |
| Wilemon Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 |