62Total Dams
6High Hazard
17Significant
Dam Safety in Harrison County, Texas
Harrison County has 62 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 6 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 17 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 1 dam has a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Harrison County is 63 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Brandy Branch Cooling Pond Dam at 80 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honeysuckle Farms Dam | High | Fair | 29 | ||
| Lake Deerwood Dam | High | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | 1971 |
| Harris Lakes Dam | High | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Lockhard Dam | High | Not assessed | 15 | ||
| Dixie Lake Dam | High | Poor | 15 | ||
| Oaklawn Pond Dam | High | Not assessed | 11 | Recreation | |
| Brandy Branch Cooling Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 80 | Other | 1983 |
| Springs Creek | Significant | Not assessed | 38 | ||
| Dam B 15 | Significant | Satisfactory | 35 | 1990 | |
| Q4 Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 33 | ||
| S6 Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 32 | ||
| Sedimentation Pond 91-e1-000 Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 28 | 1992 | |
| B13 Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 27 | ||
| Dam E2 | Significant | Not assessed | 25 | Tailings | 1994 |
| Highway Lake Dam C | Significant | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1956 |
| Skelly Lake Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | 1930 |
| S7 Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 19 | ||
| Scottsville Lake Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | 1962 |
| Lowry Lake Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Highway Lake Dam B | Significant | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | 1925 |
| Nash Lake No 1 Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 16 | 2001 | |
| Rogers Lake Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Highway Lake Dam a | Significant | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | 1925 |
| Ferguson Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 58 | Other | 1951 |
| Tanyard Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 46 | Other | 1958 |
| Mitchell Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Water Supply | 1962 |
| S1 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 37 | ||
| Holmes Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Recreation | 1945 |
| Sediment Pond M4 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | 2007 | |
| Sabine Mining C 8 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Tailings | 1987 |
| Sabine Mining 87-b12-006-dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Tailings | 1988 |
| Nesbitt Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | 1983 |
| Lake Shadowood Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Verhalen Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1962 |
| Blocker Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Water Supply | 1962 |
| Sabine Mining 87-b12-005-dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Tailings | 1988 |
| Big Rock Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | 1961 |
| Franklin Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Water Supply | 1970 |
| Big Lake No 1 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Irrigation | 1958 |
| S4 Sediment Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Irrigation | 2002 |
| Sediment Pond R1-a | Low | Not assessed | 22 | ||
| Barnes Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Irrigation | 1959 |
| Clements Dam No 4 | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Irrigation | 1958 |
| Fern Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | 1902 |
| Marshall Lakeside Country Club Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Irrigation | 1962 |
| Johnston Dam No 1 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | 1950 |
| S2 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | ||
| White Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Water Supply | 1970 |
| Taylor Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Water Supply | 1962 |
| Highland Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | 1898 |
| Lake Margaret Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | 1949 |
| Sediment Pond R1-b | Low | Not assessed | 17 | ||
| Satterwhite Ranch Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Water Supply | 1970 |
| Clearview Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | 1968 |
| C Ranch Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Water Supply | 1958 |
| Mason Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | 1977 |
| Bitner Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Sanders Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Water Supply | 1962 |
| Bluff Spring Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | 1950 | |
| Sabine Mining Pond 91 - D1 - 012 | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Other | 1986 |
| Snider Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Other | 1955 |
| Pope Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 10 | 2011 |