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.

#DamCountyHeight (ft)HazardConditionYear
1Amistad DamVal Verde287HighPoor1969
2Mansfield DamTravis278HighSatisfactory1942
3Canyon Lake Dam - Dike AComal224HighNot Available1964
4Canyon Lake DamComal224HighNot Available1964
5Stillhouse Hollow Dam - DikeBell200HighNot Available1968
6Stillhouse Hollow DamBell200HighNot Available1968
7Belton DamBell192HighNot Available1954
8Falcon DamStarr175HighFair1953
9Whitney Dam - Kopperl LeveeBosque166HighNot Available1951
10Whitney DamHill166HighNot Available1951
11North San Gabriel DamWilliamson162HighNot Available1980
12Waco DamMcLennan145HighNot Available1965
13Ray Roberts DamDenton141HighNot Available1986
14Grapevine DamTarrant137HighNot Available1952
15Lewisville DamDenton135HighNot Available1955
16Benbrook DamTarrant134HighNot Available1951
17Twin Buttes DamTom Green134HighNot Available1963
18Sam Rayburn DamJasper130HighNot Available1965
19O.c. Fisher DamTom Green130HighNot Available1952
20Lake Kemp DamBaylor115HighSatisfactory1923
21Joe Pool DamDallas108HighNot Available1986
22Mckelligon DamEl Paso105HighNot Rated1982
23Aquilla DamHill104HighNot Available1983
24Upper San Marcos River Ws Scs Site 4Hays101HighSatisfactory
25Red Deer Creek Ws Scs Site 13 DamRoberts100HighSatisfactory1993
26Salado Creek Ws Scs Site 12 DamBexar98HighSatisfactory1974
27Ferrells Bridge DamMarion97HighNot Available1958
28Sulphur Creek Ws Scs Site 4 DamBurnet96HighFair1960
29Pat Mayse DamLamar96HighNot Available1967
30Cooper DamDelta95HighNot Available1991
31Fusselman DamEl Paso94HighSatisfactory1961
32Jim Ned Creek Ws Scs Site 21 DamColeman92LowNot Rated1963
33Upper Cibolo Creek Ws Scs Site 1 DamKendall89HighSatisfactory1978
34Three Mile And Sulfur Draw Ws Scs Site 1 DamCulberson88SignificantFair1985
35Navarro Mills DamNavarro87HighNot Available1963
36Proctor DamComanche86HighNot Available1964
37Oxidation Pond DamEl Paso85HighNot Rated1980
38Lake Tanglewood DamRandall85HighFair1965
39Marine Creek DamTarrant85HighSatisfactory1958
40Jim Ned Creek Ws Scs Site 12 DamColeman84LowNot Rated1963
41Salado Creek Ws Scs Site 1 DamBexar83HighSatisfactory1975
42Brownwood Laterals Ws Scs Site 3 DamBrown83HighFair1973
43Sanderson Canyon Ws Scs Site 2 DamPecos83HighFair1980
44Salado Creek Ws Scs Site 10 DamBexar82HighFair1994
45Bardwell DamEllis82HighNot Available1965
46Lavon DamCollin81HighNot Available1952
47York Creek Ws Scs Site 1 DamComal81HighNot Rated1967
48Sulphur Creek Ws Scs Site 3 DamLampasas81HighFair1959
49Salado Creek Ws Scs Site 11 DamBexar80HighSatisfactory1980
50Upper San Marcos River Ws Scs Site 1Hays80HighSatisfactory1983
51Somerville DamWashington80HighNot Available1967
52Big Sandy Creek Ws Scs Site 28 DamWise79LowNot Rated1989
53Sanderson Canyon Ws Scs Site 6 DamTerrell78HighSatisfactory1984
54Elm Fork Ws Scs Site 19mp DamCooke77HighNot Rated2006
55Upper Cibolo Creek Ws Scs Site 3 DamKendall76HighSatisfactory1980
56Upper Pecan Bayou Ws Scs Site 11a DamCallahan75LowNot Rated1967
57Comal River Ws Scs Site 2 DamComal75HighSatisfactory1981
58Lower San Saba River Ws Scs Site 13a DamSan Saba75HighFair1980
59Sanderson Canyon Ws Scs Site 4 DamTerrell75HighSatisfactory1986
60Elm Creek Ws Scs Site 1 DamBell74HighSatisfactory1984
61Upper Pecan Bayou Ws Scs Site 6 DamCallahan74LowNot Rated1967
62Comal River Ws Scs Site 1 DamComal74HighSatisfactory1979
63Clear Creek Ws Scs Site 47 DamCooke74LowNot Rated1961
64Paluxy River Ws Scs Site 20 DamErath74HighNot Rated1981
65Upper San Marcos River Ws Nrcs Site 5 DamHays74HighFair1989
66Comal River Ws Scs Site 4 DamComal73HighFair1965
67Paluxy River Ws Scs Site 21 DamErath73HighNot Rated1982
68Pantex DamHutchinson73LowNot Rated1935
69Bennett Creek Ws Scs Site 2 DamMills72LowNot Rated1973
70Jim Ned Creek Ws Scs Site 12a DamTaylor72LowNot Rated1963
71Rush Creek Ws Scs Site 1 DamComanche71SignificantFair1980
72Mcclellan Creek Ws Scs Site 4 DamGray71LowNot Rated1984
73Cow Bayou Ws Scs Site 5 DamMcLennan71LowNot Rated1957
74Upper Bosque River Ws Scs Site 27 DamErath70HighNot Rated1974
75Sanderson Canyon Ws Scs Site 11 DamTerrell70HighSatisfactory1986
76Salado Creek Ws Scs Site 8 DamBexar69HighFair1973
77Salado Creek Ws Scs Site 13a DamBexar69HighSatisfactory1976
78Upper Pecan Bayou Ws Scs Site 2 DamCallahan69LowNot Rated1967
79Rush Creek Ws Scs Site 2 DamComanche69SignificantFair1980
80Mcclellan Creek Ws Scs Site 2 DamGray69LowNot Rated1982
81Camp Rice Arroyo Ws Scs Site 1 DamHudspeth69HighFair1963
82Bennett Creek Ws Scs Site 1 DamMills69LowNot Rated1973
83Hog Creek Ws Scs Site 1 DamBosque68LowNot Rated1977
84Sanderson Canyon Ws Scs Site 1 DamBrewster68SignificantSatisfactory1986
85Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 85b DamEllis68LowNot Rated1968
86Diablo Arroyo Ws Scs Site 1 DamHudspeth68HighFair1960
87Sulphur Creek Ws Scs Site 6 DamLampasas68HighFair1961
88Sulphur Creek Ws Scs Site 1 DamLampasas68HighFair1959
89Rush Creek Ws Scs Site 10 DamComanche67HighFair1973
90Northgate DamEl Paso67HighNot Rated1973
91Paluxy River Ws Scs Site 5 DamErath67LowNot Rated1988
92Sulphur Creek Ws Scs Site 2 DamLampasas66HighFair1959
93Clear Fork Trinity River Ws Scs Site 23 DamParker66HighSatisfactory1957
94Salado Creek Ws Scs Site 6 DamBexar65HighFair1982
95Upper Pecan Bayou Ws Scs Site 12 DamCallahan65LowNot Rated1967
96Paluxy River Ws Scs Site 1 DamErath65LowNot Rated1984
97Hitson C And L Washburn Draws Ws Scs Site 3 DamHudspeth65LowNot Rated1986
98Bennett Creek Ws Scs Site 3 DamMills65LowNot Rated1976
99Sanderson Canyon Ws Scs Site 5 DamTerrell65HighSatisfactory1986
100Jim Ned Creek Ws Scs Site 12e1 DamColeman64LowNot Rated1965

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