Flood Control Dams in Texas
Texas has 2264 flood control dams, of which 789 carry a high hazard classification. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate.
| # | Dam | County | Height (ft) | Hazard | Condition | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amistad Dam | Val Verde | 287 | High | Poor | 1969 |
| 2 | Mansfield Dam | Travis | 278 | High | Satisfactory | 1942 |
| 3 | Canyon Lake Dam - Dike A | Comal | 224 | High | Not Available | 1964 |
| 4 | Canyon Lake Dam | Comal | 224 | High | Not Available | 1964 |
| 5 | Stillhouse Hollow Dam - Dike | Bell | 200 | High | Not Available | 1968 |
| 6 | Stillhouse Hollow Dam | Bell | 200 | High | Not Available | 1968 |
| 7 | Belton Dam | Bell | 192 | High | Not Available | 1954 |
| 8 | Falcon Dam | Starr | 175 | High | Fair | 1953 |
| 9 | Whitney Dam - Kopperl Levee | Bosque | 166 | High | Not Available | 1951 |
| 10 | Whitney Dam | Hill | 166 | High | Not Available | 1951 |
| 11 | North San Gabriel Dam | Williamson | 162 | High | Not Available | 1980 |
| 12 | Waco Dam | McLennan | 145 | High | Not Available | 1965 |
| 13 | Ray Roberts Dam | Denton | 141 | High | Not Available | 1986 |
| 14 | Grapevine Dam | Tarrant | 137 | High | Not Available | 1952 |
| 15 | Lewisville Dam | Denton | 135 | High | Not Available | 1955 |
| 16 | Benbrook Dam | Tarrant | 134 | High | Not Available | 1951 |
| 17 | Twin Buttes Dam | Tom Green | 134 | High | Not Available | 1963 |
| 18 | Sam Rayburn Dam | Jasper | 130 | High | Not Available | 1965 |
| 19 | O.c. Fisher Dam | Tom Green | 130 | High | Not Available | 1952 |
| 20 | Lake Kemp Dam | Baylor | 115 | High | Satisfactory | 1923 |
| 21 | Joe Pool Dam | Dallas | 108 | High | Not Available | 1986 |
| 22 | Mckelligon Dam | El Paso | 105 | High | Not Rated | 1982 |
| 23 | Aquilla Dam | Hill | 104 | High | Not Available | 1983 |
| 24 | Upper San Marcos River Ws Scs Site 4 | Hays | 101 | High | Satisfactory | |
| 25 | Red Deer Creek Ws Scs Site 13 Dam | Roberts | 100 | High | Satisfactory | 1993 |
| 26 | Salado Creek Ws Scs Site 12 Dam | Bexar | 98 | High | Satisfactory | 1974 |
| 27 | Ferrells Bridge Dam | Marion | 97 | High | Not Available | 1958 |
| 28 | Sulphur Creek Ws Scs Site 4 Dam | Burnet | 96 | High | Fair | 1960 |
| 29 | Pat Mayse Dam | Lamar | 96 | High | Not Available | 1967 |
| 30 | Cooper Dam | Delta | 95 | High | Not Available | 1991 |
| 31 | Fusselman Dam | El Paso | 94 | High | Satisfactory | 1961 |
| 32 | Jim Ned Creek Ws Scs Site 21 Dam | Coleman | 92 | Low | Not Rated | 1963 |
| 33 | Upper Cibolo Creek Ws Scs Site 1 Dam | Kendall | 89 | High | Satisfactory | 1978 |
| 34 | Three Mile And Sulfur Draw Ws Scs Site 1 Dam | Culberson | 88 | Significant | Fair | 1985 |
| 35 | Navarro Mills Dam | Navarro | 87 | High | Not Available | 1963 |
| 36 | Proctor Dam | Comanche | 86 | High | Not Available | 1964 |
| 37 | Oxidation Pond Dam | El Paso | 85 | High | Not Rated | 1980 |
| 38 | Lake Tanglewood Dam | Randall | 85 | High | Fair | 1965 |
| 39 | Marine Creek Dam | Tarrant | 85 | High | Satisfactory | 1958 |
| 40 | Jim Ned Creek Ws Scs Site 12 Dam | Coleman | 84 | Low | Not Rated | 1963 |
| 41 | Salado Creek Ws Scs Site 1 Dam | Bexar | 83 | High | Satisfactory | 1975 |
| 42 | Brownwood Laterals Ws Scs Site 3 Dam | Brown | 83 | High | Fair | 1973 |
| 43 | Sanderson Canyon Ws Scs Site 2 Dam | Pecos | 83 | High | Fair | 1980 |
| 44 | Salado Creek Ws Scs Site 10 Dam | Bexar | 82 | High | Fair | 1994 |
| 45 | Bardwell Dam | Ellis | 82 | High | Not Available | 1965 |
| 46 | Lavon Dam | Collin | 81 | High | Not Available | 1952 |
| 47 | York Creek Ws Scs Site 1 Dam | Comal | 81 | High | Not Rated | 1967 |
| 48 | Sulphur Creek Ws Scs Site 3 Dam | Lampasas | 81 | High | Fair | 1959 |
| 49 | Salado Creek Ws Scs Site 11 Dam | Bexar | 80 | High | Satisfactory | 1980 |
| 50 | Upper San Marcos River Ws Scs Site 1 | Hays | 80 | High | Satisfactory | 1983 |
| 51 | Somerville Dam | Washington | 80 | High | Not Available | 1967 |
| 52 | Big Sandy Creek Ws Scs Site 28 Dam | Wise | 79 | Low | Not Rated | 1989 |
| 53 | Sanderson Canyon Ws Scs Site 6 Dam | Terrell | 78 | High | Satisfactory | 1984 |
| 54 | Elm Fork Ws Scs Site 19mp Dam | Cooke | 77 | High | Not Rated | 2006 |
| 55 | Upper Cibolo Creek Ws Scs Site 3 Dam | Kendall | 76 | High | Satisfactory | 1980 |
| 56 | Upper Pecan Bayou Ws Scs Site 11a Dam | Callahan | 75 | Low | Not Rated | 1967 |
| 57 | Comal River Ws Scs Site 2 Dam | Comal | 75 | High | Satisfactory | 1981 |
| 58 | Lower San Saba River Ws Scs Site 13a Dam | San Saba | 75 | High | Fair | 1980 |
| 59 | Sanderson Canyon Ws Scs Site 4 Dam | Terrell | 75 | High | Satisfactory | 1986 |
| 60 | Elm Creek Ws Scs Site 1 Dam | Bell | 74 | High | Satisfactory | 1984 |
| 61 | Upper Pecan Bayou Ws Scs Site 6 Dam | Callahan | 74 | Low | Not Rated | 1967 |
| 62 | Comal River Ws Scs Site 1 Dam | Comal | 74 | High | Satisfactory | 1979 |
| 63 | Clear Creek Ws Scs Site 47 Dam | Cooke | 74 | Low | Not Rated | 1961 |
| 64 | Paluxy River Ws Scs Site 20 Dam | Erath | 74 | High | Not Rated | 1981 |
| 65 | Upper San Marcos River Ws Nrcs Site 5 Dam | Hays | 74 | High | Fair | 1989 |
| 66 | Comal River Ws Scs Site 4 Dam | Comal | 73 | High | Fair | 1965 |
| 67 | Paluxy River Ws Scs Site 21 Dam | Erath | 73 | High | Not Rated | 1982 |
| 68 | Pantex Dam | Hutchinson | 73 | Low | Not Rated | 1935 |
| 69 | Bennett Creek Ws Scs Site 2 Dam | Mills | 72 | Low | Not Rated | 1973 |
| 70 | Jim Ned Creek Ws Scs Site 12a Dam | Taylor | 72 | Low | Not Rated | 1963 |
| 71 | Rush Creek Ws Scs Site 1 Dam | Comanche | 71 | Significant | Fair | 1980 |
| 72 | Mcclellan Creek Ws Scs Site 4 Dam | Gray | 71 | Low | Not Rated | 1984 |
| 73 | Cow Bayou Ws Scs Site 5 Dam | McLennan | 71 | Low | Not Rated | 1957 |
| 74 | Upper Bosque River Ws Scs Site 27 Dam | Erath | 70 | High | Not Rated | 1974 |
| 75 | Sanderson Canyon Ws Scs Site 11 Dam | Terrell | 70 | High | Satisfactory | 1986 |
| 76 | Salado Creek Ws Scs Site 8 Dam | Bexar | 69 | High | Fair | 1973 |
| 77 | Salado Creek Ws Scs Site 13a Dam | Bexar | 69 | High | Satisfactory | 1976 |
| 78 | Upper Pecan Bayou Ws Scs Site 2 Dam | Callahan | 69 | Low | Not Rated | 1967 |
| 79 | Rush Creek Ws Scs Site 2 Dam | Comanche | 69 | Significant | Fair | 1980 |
| 80 | Mcclellan Creek Ws Scs Site 2 Dam | Gray | 69 | Low | Not Rated | 1982 |
| 81 | Camp Rice Arroyo Ws Scs Site 1 Dam | Hudspeth | 69 | High | Fair | 1963 |
| 82 | Bennett Creek Ws Scs Site 1 Dam | Mills | 69 | Low | Not Rated | 1973 |
| 83 | Hog Creek Ws Scs Site 1 Dam | Bosque | 68 | Low | Not Rated | 1977 |
| 84 | Sanderson Canyon Ws Scs Site 1 Dam | Brewster | 68 | Significant | Satisfactory | 1986 |
| 85 | Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 85b Dam | Ellis | 68 | Low | Not Rated | 1968 |
| 86 | Diablo Arroyo Ws Scs Site 1 Dam | Hudspeth | 68 | High | Fair | 1960 |
| 87 | Sulphur Creek Ws Scs Site 6 Dam | Lampasas | 68 | High | Fair | 1961 |
| 88 | Sulphur Creek Ws Scs Site 1 Dam | Lampasas | 68 | High | Fair | 1959 |
| 89 | Rush Creek Ws Scs Site 10 Dam | Comanche | 67 | High | Fair | 1973 |
| 90 | Northgate Dam | El Paso | 67 | High | Not Rated | 1973 |
| 91 | Paluxy River Ws Scs Site 5 Dam | Erath | 67 | Low | Not Rated | 1988 |
| 92 | Sulphur Creek Ws Scs Site 2 Dam | Lampasas | 66 | High | Fair | 1959 |
| 93 | Clear Fork Trinity River Ws Scs Site 23 Dam | Parker | 66 | High | Satisfactory | 1957 |
| 94 | Salado Creek Ws Scs Site 6 Dam | Bexar | 65 | High | Fair | 1982 |
| 95 | Upper Pecan Bayou Ws Scs Site 12 Dam | Callahan | 65 | Low | Not Rated | 1967 |
| 96 | Paluxy River Ws Scs Site 1 Dam | Erath | 65 | Low | Not Rated | 1984 |
| 97 | Hitson C And L Washburn Draws Ws Scs Site 3 Dam | Hudspeth | 65 | Low | Not Rated | 1986 |
| 98 | Bennett Creek Ws Scs Site 3 Dam | Mills | 65 | Low | Not Rated | 1976 |
| 99 | Sanderson Canyon Ws Scs Site 5 Dam | Terrell | 65 | High | Satisfactory | 1986 |
| 100 | Jim Ned Creek Ws Scs Site 12e1 Dam | Coleman | 64 | Low | Not Rated | 1965 |