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 assessed	1964
4	Canyon Lake Dam	Comal	224	High	Not assessed	1964
5	Stillhouse Hollow Dam - Dike	Bell	200	High	Not assessed	1968
6	Stillhouse Hollow Dam	Bell	200	High	Not assessed	1968
7	Belton Dam	Bell	192	High	Not assessed	1954
8	Falcon Dam	Starr	175	High	Fair	1953
9	Whitney Dam - Kopperl Levee	Bosque	166	High	Not assessed	1951
10	Whitney Dam	Hill	166	High	Not assessed	1951
11	North San Gabriel Dam	Williamson	162	High	Not assessed	1980
12	Waco Dam	McLennan	145	High	Not assessed	1965
13	Ray Roberts Dam	Denton	141	High	Not assessed	1986
14	Grapevine Dam	Tarrant	137	High	Not assessed	1952
15	Lewisville Dam	Denton	135	High	Not assessed	1955
16	Benbrook Dam	Tarrant	134	High	Not assessed	1951
17	Twin Buttes Dam	Tom Green	134	High	Not assessed	1963
18	Sam Rayburn Dam	Jasper	130	High	Not assessed	1965
19	O.c. Fisher Dam	Tom Green	130	High	Not assessed	1952
20	Lake Kemp Dam	Baylor	115	High	Satisfactory	1923
21	Joe Pool Dam	Dallas	108	High	Not assessed	1986
22	Mckelligon Dam	El Paso	105	High	Not assessed	1982
23	Aquilla Dam	Hill	104	High	Not assessed	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 assessed	1958
28	Sulphur Creek Ws Scs Site 4 Dam	Burnet	96	High	Fair	1960
29	Pat Mayse Dam	Lamar	96	High	Not assessed	1967
30	Cooper Dam	Delta	95	High	Not assessed	1991
31	Fusselman Dam	El Paso	94	High	Satisfactory	1961
32	Jim Ned Creek Ws Scs Site 21 Dam	Coleman	92	Low	Not assessed	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 assessed	1963
36	Proctor Dam	Comanche	86	High	Not assessed	1964
37	Oxidation Pond Dam	El Paso	85	High	Not assessed	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 assessed	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 assessed	1965
46	Lavon Dam	Collin	81	High	Not assessed	1952
47	York Creek Ws Scs Site 1 Dam	Comal	81	High	Not assessed	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 assessed	1967
52	Big Sandy Creek Ws Scs Site 28 Dam	Wise	79	Low	Not assessed	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 assessed	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 assessed	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 assessed	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 assessed	1961
64	Paluxy River Ws Scs Site 20 Dam	Erath	74	High	Not assessed	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 assessed	1982
68	Pantex Dam	Hutchinson	73	Low	Not assessed	1935
69	Bennett Creek Ws Scs Site 2 Dam	Mills	72	Low	Not assessed	1973
70	Jim Ned Creek Ws Scs Site 12a Dam	Taylor	72	Low	Not assessed	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 assessed	1984
73	Cow Bayou Ws Scs Site 5 Dam	McLennan	71	Low	Not assessed	1957
74	Upper Bosque River Ws Scs Site 27 Dam	Erath	70	High	Not assessed	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 assessed	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 assessed	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 assessed	1973
83	Hog Creek Ws Scs Site 1 Dam	Bosque	68	Low	Not assessed	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 assessed	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 assessed	1973
91	Paluxy River Ws Scs Site 5 Dam	Erath	67	Low	Not assessed	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 assessed	1967
96	Paluxy River Ws Scs Site 1 Dam	Erath	65	Low	Not assessed	1984
97	Hitson C and L Washburn Draws Ws Scs Site 3 Dam	Hudspeth	65	Low	Not assessed	1986
98	Bennett Creek Ws Scs Site 3 Dam	Mills	65	Low	Not assessed	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 assessed	1965

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