High Risk Dams in Texas

Texas has 182 high hazard dams with a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory. These are dams where failure would probably cause loss of human life and where recognized safety deficiencies have been identified.

Of the 1603 high hazard dams in Texas, 182 (11%) have concerning condition ratings — 89 rated poor and 93 rated unsatisfactory.

Dam	County	Height (ft)	Condition	Purpose	Year
Amistad Dam	Val Verde	287	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1969
Williamson Dam	Eastland	96	Unsatisfactory	Water Supply	1923
Livingston	San Jacinto	90	Unsatisfactory	Hydroelectric	1969
Lake Comanche Dam	Comanche	74	Unsatisfactory	Irrigation	1948
Cleburne State Park Lake Dam	Johnson	62	Poor	Recreation	1940
Dam 51	Bell	62	Poor
Lake Diversion Dam	Archer	59	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1924
Mexia Dam	Callahan	52	Poor	Water Supply	1950
Sister Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 24 Dam	Grayson	50	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction	1959
Dam 46	Bell	49	Poor
Campsite Dam	Cherokee	49	Poor	Recreation	1932
Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 42 Dam	Johnson	49	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction	1966
Lake Mullet Dam	Parker	47	Poor	Irrigation	1955
Hamilton City Lake Dam	Hamilton	45	Unsatisfactory	Water Supply	1923
Meeker Lake Dam	Parker	44	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1959
Baylor Lake Dam	Childress	43	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1950
Umbarger Dam	Randall	43	Poor	Fish and Wildlife Pond	1938
Upper Raintree Lake Dam	Upshur	42	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1970
Lake Throckmorton Dam	Throckmorton	42	Poor	Water Supply	1918
Canyon Lake Dam	Parker	42	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1965
Pilot Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 30 Dam	Grayson	42	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction	1966
Meridian State Park Lake Dam	Bosque	41	Poor	Recreation	1934
Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 60 Dam	Kaufman	41	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1955
Lake Fryer Dam	Ochiltree	40	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1939
Green Creek Ws Scs Site 5 Dam	Erath	40	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction	1955
Upper East Fk Laterals Ws Scs Site 4b Dam	Rockwall	40	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction	1955
Yarboro Dam	Grimes	39	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1910
Owl Hollow Dam	Burnet	39	Poor	Recreation	1951
Upper East Fk Laterals Ws Scs Site 5a Dam	Rockwall	39	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction	1955
South Lake Dam	Jones	38	Unsatisfactory	Water Supply	1939
Dragert Lake Dam	Henderson	38	Unsatisfactory	Irrigation	1962
Sister Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 7 Dam	Collin	38	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction	1952
Whittenburg Lake No 1 Dam - South	Potter	37	Poor		2000
Wolfe City Reservoir No 2	Hunt	37	Poor	Water Supply	1957
Comanche Harbor Lake Dam	Hood	37	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1975
Marlin New City Lake Dam	Falls	37	Unsatisfactory	Water Supply	1949
Clear Fork Trinity River Ws Scs Site 30 Dam	Parker	37	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction	1958
Lower Raintree Lake Dam	Upshur	36	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1970
Lake Tankersley Dam	Titus	36	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1957
Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 34 Dam	Johnson	36	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction	1960
Lytle Lake Dam	Taylor	36	Unsatisfactory	Water Supply	1897
Lake Eanes Dam	Comanche	35	Unsatisfactory	Irrigation	1926
Bachman Lake Dam	Dallas	35	Unsatisfactory	Water Supply	1901
Sister Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 3 Dam	Collin	35	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction	1963
Cow Bayou Ws Scs Site 29 Dam	McLennan	35	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction	1965
Cow Bayou Ws Scs Site 8 Dam	McLennan	35	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction	1955
Kickapoo Creek Ws Scs Site 4 Dam	Coke	35	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction	1962
Upper East Fk Laterals Ws Scs Site 4 Dam	Rockwall	35	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction	1955
Indian Dam	Burnet	34	Poor	Recreation	1951
Lower East Fork Laterals Ws Scs Site 2 Dam	Kaufman	34	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction	1954
Langford Creek Ws Scs Site 12 Dam	Red River	34	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction	1961
Lake Childress Dam	Childress	33	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1922
P H Tischhauser Lake Dam	Nacogdoches	33	Poor	Water Supply	1956
Tahitian Village Lake No 1 Dam	Bastrop	33	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1972
Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 101 Dam	Van Zandt	33	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction	1969
Sweetwater Country Club Lake Dam	Nolan	32	Unsatisfactory	Irrigation	1912
New Mart Lake Dam	McLennan	32	Unsatisfactory	Irrigation	1925
Dam 47	Bell	32	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1968
Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 31 Dam	Johnson	32	Unsatisfactory	Irrigation	1961
Okeefe Dam	Kerr	31	Poor	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1977
Lake Brenda Dam	Wood	31	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1956
Caddo Creek Lake Dam	Henderson	31	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1962
Rushing Springs Lake Dam	Montgomery	31	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1963
Green Creek Ws Scs Site 6 Dam	Erath	31	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction	1955
Pilot Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 62 Dam	Hunt	31	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction	1971
Wildcat Dam	Burnet	30	Poor	Recreation	1951
Ballinger City Lake Dam	Runnels	30	Poor	Debris Control	1947
Prairie Creek Dam	Smith	30	Poor	Recreation	1966
Spring Lake Dam	Van Zandt	30	Poor	Water Supply
R And G Lake Dam	Grayson	30	Unsatisfactory	Irrigation	1912
Greenville Reservoir No 5 Dam	Hunt	30	Poor	Water Supply	1953
Greenville Reservoir No 4 Dam	Hunt	30	Poor	Water Supply	1927
Dam 50	Bell	30	Poor	Recreation	1956
Blanket Creek Ws Scs Site 4 Dam	Brown	30	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction	1965
Fischer Park No 1 Dam	Comal	29	Poor
Olmitos And Garcias Crks Ws Scs Site 4 Dam	Starr	29	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction	1963
Blanket Creek Ws Scs Site 3 Dam	Brown	29	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction	1965
North Trinity Laterals Ws Scs Site 4 Dam	Dallas	29	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction	1969
Andrew Lake Dam	Henderson	28	Poor
Lake Franklin Dam	Franklin	28	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1963
Lake Arthur Dam	Hood	28	Unsatisfactory	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1955
Lake Acker Dam	Cherokee	28	Unsatisfactory	Water Supply	1922
Morehead Avenue Dam	El Paso	28	Poor		1948
Big Woods Spring Lake Dam	Wood	28	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1966
Lower Running Water Draw Ws Scs Site 4 Dam	Hale	28	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction	1976
Boynton Lake Dam	Dimmit	27	Poor	Irrigation	1914
Moore Lake Dam	Parker	27	Poor	Recreation	1959
Lorraine Club Lake Dam	Smith	27	Poor	Recreation	1949
New City Lake Dam	Titus	27	Unsatisfactory	Irrigation	1938
Cow Bayou Ws Scs Site 11e Dam	McLennan	27	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction	1964
Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 1a Dam	Rockwall	27	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction	1971
Auds Creek Ws Scs Site 8 A Dam	Lamar	27	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction	1964
Mosher Big Lake Dam	Bandera	26	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1942
Pleasant Retreat Acres Dam	Smith	26	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1972
Lake Cliff Dam	Dallas	26	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction	1914
Langford Creek Ws Scs Site 3 Dam	Red River	26	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1960
Anson South Lake Dam	Jones	25	Poor	Recreation	1920
Phillips Park Lake Dam	Collin	25	Poor	Recreation	1920
Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 9 Dam	Rockwall	25	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction	1971
Hansen Lake Dam	Wood	24	Poor		2020
Heitmeyer Lake Dam	Bell	24	Poor	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1973
Lake Dodge Dam	Montgomery	24	Poor	Recreation	1976
Baird Railroad Lake Dam	Callahan	24	Poor	Water Supply	1940
Canoe Lake Dam	Fannin	24	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1905
Clear Spring Lake Dam	Bastrop	24	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1950
Dam 48	Bell	24	Poor	Recreation	1963
Lake Charmaine Dam	Tyler	24	Poor	Recreation	1965
Columbian Club Lake Dam	Dallas	24	Unsatisfactory	Irrigation	1905
Arlington Southwest Nature Preserve Dam	Tarrant	24	Poor	Recreation	1989
Big Sandy Creek Ws Scs Site 22b Dam	Montague	24	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1982
Golden Pond Dam	Parker	23	Poor
Clark Lake Dam	Webb	23	Unsatisfactory	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1917
Lake Simonds Dam	Dallas	23	Unsatisfactory	Water Supply	1962
Lakewood Reservoir Dam	Eastland	23	Poor	Irrigation	1925
Lake Woodson Dam	Throckmorton	23	Poor	Water Supply	1928
Bronte Old City Lake Dam	Coke	23	Poor	Irrigation	1922
Rainbow Lake Dam No 2	McLennan	23	Poor	Recreation	1924
Marlin Old City Lake Dam	Falls	23	Unsatisfactory	Water Supply	1922
Lake Bulger Dam	Taylor	22	Unsatisfactory	Other	1923
Bal Lake Dam	Tarrant	22	Poor		1961
Camp Branch Acres Dam	Trinity	22	Poor	Recreation	1957
Lake Conroe Forest Dam	Montgomery	22	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1959
Twin Lake Estates East Lake Dam	Medina	22	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1964
Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 1b Dam	Rockwall	22	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction	1971
Dawson Lake Dam	Walker	21	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1970
Oil Mill Lake Dam	Falls	21	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1930
Old City Lake Dam	Titus	21	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1910
Fin & Feather Club Lake Dam	Van Zandt	21	Poor	Recreation	1925
Baldwin Dam	Walker	20	Poor	Recreation	1940
Gordon Country Club Lake Dam	Lamar	20	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1904
Indian Hills Dam	Cass	20	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1969
Wills Point Reservoir Dam	Van Zandt	20	Unsatisfactory	Water Supply
Poco Club Lake Dam	Van Zandt	20	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1931
City Lake Dam	Henderson	20	Poor	Water Supply	1957
Wolfe City Reservoir No 1	Hunt	20	Poor	Water Supply	1926
Foster Farms Dam	Hopkins	19	Poor		2013
Smith Lake Dam	Bastrop	19	Poor	Irrigation	1957
Garner Lake Dam	Wood	19	Unsatisfactory	Irrigation	1945
Hickory Lake Dam	Montgomery	19	Poor	Recreation	1969
City Lake No 2 Dam	Sabine	19	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1957
John May Dam No 1	Titus	19	Poor	Water Supply	1945
Sulphur Springs Country Club Dam	Hopkins	19	Poor	Irrigation	1939
Lake Hollow Dam	Montgomery	19	Poor	Recreation	1970
Briarcliff Dam No 1	Travis	18	Unsatisfactory		1966
Kim-juan Lake Dam	Wood	18	Poor	Recreation	1949
Pessink Lake Dam	Smith	18	Unsatisfactory	Recreation
Tranturn Lake Dam	Bowie	18	Poor		1965
Vaughn Lake Dam	Kaufman	18	Poor	Water Supply	1965
Ringling Lake Dam	Eastland	18	Unsatisfactory	Water Supply	1922
Twin Lake Estates West Lake Dam	Medina	18	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1964
Boys Ranch Road Dam	McLennan	17	Poor
Crescent Lake Dam	Madison	17	Poor	Recreation	1961
Colonial House Lake Dam	Denton	17	Poor	Recreation	1960
Lake Lomond Dam	Gregg	17	Poor		1908
Wild Indian Lake Dam	Polk	17	Poor	Recreation	1963
Quitman Club Lake Dam	Wood	16	Poor	Recreation	1910
Tillie Lake Lower Dam	Walker	16	Unsatisfactory	Water Supply	1958
Dixie Lake Dam	Harrison	15	Poor
Rolling Hills Dam	Waller	15	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1961
John May Dam No 2	Titus	15	Poor		1945
Blossom City Lake Dam	Lamar	15	Poor	Recreation	1937
Triple R Ranch Lake Dam	Denton	15	Poor	Recreation	1960
Williams Dam	Atascosa	14	Poor	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1968
Boot Lake Dam	Bowie	14	Poor		1965
Woodland Lake Dam	Montgomery	14	Poor	Recreation	1961
Davilas Ranch Dam	Bexar	14	Unsatisfactory		1948
Calvin Powell Dam	Van Zandt	14	Poor	Recreation	1950
Pond C9 Dam	Brazos	13	Poor
Wright Dam No 2	Webb	13	Unsatisfactory		1911
Red Lake No 3 Dam	Freestone	12	Poor	Recreation	1964
Zoo Lake No 1 Dam	Taylor	12	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1966
Lake Rr3 Dam	Collin	12	Poor	Recreation	1955
Zoo Lake No 2 Dam	Taylor	12	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1927
Fred Allen Dam	Titus	11	Poor
Vickery Lake Dam	Wood	11	Poor	Recreation	1930
Killion Lake Dam	Anderson	11	Poor	Recreation	1951
Raw Water Reservoir No 2 Levee	Cameron	11	Poor	Water Supply	1996
Pilgrim Lake Dam	Atascosa	11	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1914
Lake Jackson Dam	Tyler	8	Poor	Recreation
Wagon Wheel Detention Pond Dam	Montgomery	8	Poor
Peach Creek Dam	Montgomery	8	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1953
Twin Lakes Dam	Brazoria	8	Poor	Irrigation	1955

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