115Total Dams
32High Hazard
5Significant
Dam Safety in Grayson County, Texas
Grayson County has 115 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 32 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 5 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 7 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Grayson County is 58 years old. The most common purpose is flood risk reduction. The tallest dam is Sister Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 20 Dam at 56 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randell Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 55 | Water Supply | 1909 |
| East Fork Above Lavon Ws Scs Site 39 Dam | High | Fair | 54 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Choctaw Creek Ws Scs Site 10a Dam | High | Not assessed | 54 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1975 |
| Choctaw Creek Ws NRCS Site 8a | High | Not assessed | 53 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2000 |
| Choctaw Creek Ws Scs Site 38r Dam | High | Not assessed | 53 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1991 |
| Sister Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 24 Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 50 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Choctaw Creek Ws Scs Site 29 Dam | High | Not assessed | 50 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1978 |
| Caney Creek Ws Scs Site 1 Dam | High | Not assessed | 47 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1975 |
| Choctaw Creek Ws Scs Site 11 Dam | High | Not assessed | 47 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1988 |
| Choctaw Creek Ws Scs Site 28 Dam | High | Fair | 46 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1994 |
| East Fork Above Lavon Ws Scs Site 20a Dam | High | Fair | 44 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Sister Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 19 Dam | High | Fair | 43 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1958 |
| Pilot Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 30 Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 42 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Trail Lake Dam | High | Fair | 38 | Water Supply | 1973 |
| Texoma Howe Balancing Reservoir Dam | High | Satisfactory | 38 | 2013 | |
| Sister Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 21 Dam | High | Fair | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Choctaw Creek Ws Scs Site 16 Dam | High | Not assessed | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| East Fork Above Lavon Ws Scs Site 20 Dam | High | Not assessed | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| East Fork Above Lavon Ws Scs Site 18 Dam | High | Not assessed | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| East Fork Above Lavon Ws Scs Site 19 Dam | High | Fair | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Pilot Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 9 Dam | High | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| R and G Lake Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 30 | Irrigation | 1912 |
| Pilot Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 31a Dam | High | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Russell Dam | High | Fair | 28 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Laurel Creek Dam | High | Fair | 25 | Recreation | 1931 |
| Loy Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1933 |
| Sister Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 32 Dam | High | Fair | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Sister Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 23 Dam | High | Fair | 24 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Sister Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 36 Dam | High | Fair | 21 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Sherman Country Club Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | 1909 |
| Panda Sherman Power Raw Water Reservoir | High | Not assessed | 17 | ||
| Panda Sherman Power Dam No 2 | High | Not assessed | 11 | ||
| Choctaw Creek Ws Scs Site 27 Dam | Significant | Fair | 43 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1972 |
| East Fork Above Lavon Ws Scs Site 21 Dam | Significant | Poor | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Spirit of the West Lake Dam | Significant | Fair | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 |
| Lake Cavender Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 15 | 2009 | |
| Camino Dos Lagos Dam | Significant | Poor | 15 | ||
| Sister Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 20 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 56 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Choctaw Creek Ws Scs Site 26 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 54 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1977 |
| Choctaw Creek Ws Scs Site 17 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 50 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Choctaw Creek Ws Scs Site 12 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 49 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Choctaw Creek Ws Scs Site 15 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 49 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1976 |
| Choctaw Creek Ws Scs Site 23 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 47 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Choctaw Creek Ws Scs Site 14 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 47 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1976 |
| East Fork Above Lavon Ws Scs Site 26 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 46 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Sister Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 31 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 45 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1957 |
| Sister Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 18 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 45 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1958 |
| Sister Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 25 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 45 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Sister Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 34 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 45 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| East Fork Above Lavon Ws Scs Site 27 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 44 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Pilot Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 16a Dam | Low | Not assessed | 42 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1987 |
| Choctaw Creek Ws Scs Site 33 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 42 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Sister Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 27 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 41 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Sister Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 22 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 41 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1958 |
| Pilot Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 15 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1987 |
| Choctaw Creek Ws Scs Site 20 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Choctaw Creek Ws NRCS Site 30r | Low | Not assessed | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2001 |
| East Fork Above Lavon Ws Scs Site 26a Dam | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Choctaw Creek Ws Scs Site 32 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1978 |
| Choctaw Creek Ws Scs Site 39 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Sister Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 29 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| East Fork Above Lavon Ws Scs Site 26b Dam | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Sister Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 33 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1957 |
| Sister Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 35 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Choctaw Creek Ws Scs Site 21 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Sister Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 37 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Choctaw Creek Ws Scs Site 40 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1972 |
| Jp Huff Dam | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Irrigation | 1970 |
| East Fork Above Lavon Ws Scs Site 37 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| East Fork Above Lavon Ws Scs Site 35a Dam | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Choctaw Creek Ws Scs Site 25 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1977 |
| East Fork Above Lavon Ws Scs Site 22 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Sister Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 30 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1958 |
| Sister Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 28 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Pilot Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 8 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Pilot Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 11 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Pilot Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 10 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Ruff Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Recreation | 1979 |
| Pilot Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 4b Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| East Fork Above Lavon Ws Scs Site 35 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| East Fork Above Lavon Ws Scs Site 36 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Little Elm and Laterals Ws Scs Site 4 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Choctaw Creek Ws Scs Site 34a Dam | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1976 |
| East Fork Above Lavon Ws Scs Site 38 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Pearcy Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Recreation | 1977 |
| Little Elm and Laterals Ws Scs Site 1 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Little Elm and Laterals Ws Scs Site 2 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Little Elm and Laterals Ws Scs Site 6 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Pilot Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 3a Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| East Fork Above Lavon Ws Scs Site 28 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Pilot Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 7 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Whitley Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | 1978 |
| Little Elm and Laterals Ws Scs Site 3 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Chapman Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1973 |
| Davidson Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1984 |
| Cunningham Dam No 1 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Other | |
| Little Elm and Laterals Ws Scs Site 7 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| May Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Irrigation | 1971 |
| Molson Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | 1975 |
| Little Elm and Laterals Ws Scs Site 5 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Little Elm and Laterals Ws Scs Site 10 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Pilot Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 3 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Williams Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Irrigation | 1970 |
| Stern Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Water Supply | 1970 |
| Molson Pond Dam No 2 | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | 1982 |
| Rich Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1969 |
| Pilot Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 4a Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Woodlawn Lake No 1 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Irrigation | 1972 |
| Elm Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 16 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1960 |
| Touchstone Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1977 |
| Gressett Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1977 |
| Hunt Lake No 2 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1977 |
| Hammond Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1977 |
| Hunt Lake No 1 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1977 |
| Dead Woman Dam | Low | Poor | 12 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1900 |