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 assessed | 82 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| South Prong Dam | High | Not assessed | 62 | Water Supply | 1956 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 56 Dam | High | Not assessed | 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 assessed | 50 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 7 Dam | High | Not assessed | 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 assessed | 49 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 10 Dam | High | Not assessed | 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 assessed | 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 assessed | 45 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 11 Dam | High | Not assessed | 42 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 16 Dam | High | Not assessed | 42 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 54 Dam | High | Not assessed | 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 assessed | 38 | Other | 1961 |
| Lake Clark Dam | High | Not assessed | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1940 |
| Waxahachie Country Club Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 37 | Irrigation | 1923 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 111 and 112 | High | Not assessed | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 97 Dam | High | Not assessed | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 12 Dam | High | Not assessed | 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 assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 3 Dam | High | Fair | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1957 |
| Katy Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 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 assessed | 25 | ||
| Shiloh Forest West Dam | High | Not assessed | 17 | ||
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 20a Dam | High | Not assessed | 14 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1987 |
| Camp Hobilitzelle Lake Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | 1932 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 106 Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1975 |
| Borders Gss | Significant | Not assessed | 23 | Recreation | 1980 |
| Beulah Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 85b Dam | Low | Not assessed | 68 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 80 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 59 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 81 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 56 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 84 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 55 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Rodney Green Dam | Low | Not assessed | 53 | ||
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 78 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 53 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Ash Grove Cement Plant Dam | Low | Not assessed | 52 | Other | 1965 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 86 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 48 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 83 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 48 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 82 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 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 assessed | 45 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 77 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 44 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 79b Dam | Low | Not assessed | 43 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 49a Dam | Low | Not assessed | 42 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1976 |
| Bell Branch Ranch Dam | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Hi View Ranch Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Irrigation | 1966 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 121a Dam | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 75b Dam | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1972 |
| Village Walker Creek Ws Scs Site 5 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Village Walker Creek Ws Scs Site 3 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Village Walker Creek Ws Scs Site 4 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 102 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 94 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 75c Dam | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1984 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 99 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Richland Creek Ws Scs Site 44 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| John Hankins Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1969 |
| Youngblood Gss | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | 1976 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 79d Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1976 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 93 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 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 assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1957 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 29 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 95 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 125 Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Griffith Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 92 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 118 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 20 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1957 |
| Village Walker Creek Ws Scs Site 8a Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 116 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 89 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 24 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1975 |
| Village Walker Creek Ws Scs Site 2 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Couch Gss | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | 1977 |
| Matthews Gss | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | 1978 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 19 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1957 |
| Mountain Creek Ws Scs Site 11 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1956 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 109 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Mcgarraugh Dam No 1 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1984 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 101c Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 113 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 115 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 108 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Daniel Gss | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Ten Mile Creek Ws Scs Site 9 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Crossroads Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Recreation | 1961 |
| Lake Clopton Dam | Low | Not assessed | 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 assessed | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Village Walker Creek Ws Scs Site 6 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Mg Wilson Gss | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | 1979 |
| Hefner Lake No 2 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | 1962 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 117 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Village Walker Creek Ws Scs Site 8 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Johnson Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Obrien Gss | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1981 |
| Grays Creek Ws Scs Site 101 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Grays Creek Ws Scs Site 102 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Diamond J Ranch Dam No 2 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1961 |
| Mackinnon Gss | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | 1977 |
| Everett Gss | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | 1980 |
| Crawford Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | 1981 |
| Hefner Lake No 1 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | 1962 |
| Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 108a Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1981 |
| Cherry Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | 1963 |
| Jh Wilson Gss | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | 1979 |
| Wilemon Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 |