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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.

Condition scale, best to worst
  1. Satisfactory No existing or potential safety deficiencies recognized; acceptable performance expected under all loading conditions.
  2. Fair No deficiencies under normal operating conditions; a rare flood or earthquake could create one.
  3. Poor A safety deficiency is recognized under normal operating conditions; remedial action is necessary.
  4. Unsatisfactory Worst rating. The dam is considered unsafe; a deficiency requires immediate or emergency remedial action.

"Not rated" means no assessment is on file in the National Inventory of Dams.

DamCountyHeight (ft)ConditionLast inspectedPurposeYear
Amistad DamVal Verde287Poor01/31/20242 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1969
Williamson DamEastland96Unsatisfactory01/12/20242 yrs agoWater Supply1923
LivingstonSan Jacinto90Unsatisfactory09/08/20251 yr agoHydroelectric1969
Lake Comanche DamComanche74Unsatisfactory06/27/20233 yrs agoIrrigation1948
Cleburne State Park Lake DamJohnson62Poor10/09/20233 yrs agoRecreation1940
Dam 51Bell62Poor09/14/20206 yrs ago
Lake Diversion DamArcher59Poor05/05/20215 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1924
Mexia DamCallahan52Poor12/11/20232 yrs agoWater Supply1950
Sister Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 24 DamGrayson50Unsatisfactory09/26/20197 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1959
Dam 46Bell49Poor09/14/20206 yrs ago
Campsite DamCherokee49Poor05/09/20233 yrs agoRecreation1932
Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 42 DamJohnson49Unsatisfactory04/23/20242 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1966
Lake Mullet DamParker47Poor03/09/20224 yrs agoIrrigation1955
Hamilton City Lake DamHamilton45Unsatisfactory04/13/20224 yrs agoWater Supply1923
Meeker Lake DamParker44Unsatisfactory03/08/20224 yrs agoRecreation1959
Baylor Lake DamChildress43Unsatisfactory01/19/20224 yrs agoRecreation1950
Umbarger DamRandall43Poor06/20/20179 yrs agoFish and Wildlife Pond1938
Upper Raintree Lake DamUpshur42Unsatisfactory04/21/20215 yrs agoRecreation1970
Lake Throckmorton DamThrockmorton42Poor11/02/20232 yrs agoWater Supply1918
Canyon Lake DamParker42Unsatisfactory03/08/20224 yrs agoRecreation1965
Pilot Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 30 DamGrayson42Unsatisfactory09/25/20197 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1966
Meridian State Park Lake DamBosque41Poor07/13/20233 yrs agoRecreation1934
Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 60 DamKaufman41Poor06/18/20242 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1955
Lake Fryer DamOchiltree40Unsatisfactory10/03/20233 yrs agoRecreation1939
Green Creek Ws Scs Site 5 DamErath40Unsatisfactory01/26/20224 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1955
Upper East Fk Laterals Ws Scs Site 4b DamRockwall40Unsatisfactory01/19/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1955
Yarboro DamGrimes39Unsatisfactory04/24/20242 yrs agoRecreation1910
Owl Hollow DamBurnet39Poor12/21/20232 yrs agoRecreation1951
Upper East Fk Laterals Ws Scs Site 5a DamRockwall39Unsatisfactory06/06/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1955
South Lake DamJones38Unsatisfactory06/02/20215 yrs agoWater Supply1939
Dragert Lake DamHenderson38Unsatisfactory09/29/20215 yrs agoIrrigation1962
Sister Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 7 DamCollin38Unsatisfactory12/08/20223 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1952
Whittenburg Lake No 1 Dam - SouthPotter37Poor10/04/20233 yrs ago2000
Wolfe City Reservoir No 2Hunt37Poor03/29/20224 yrs agoWater Supply1957
Comanche Harbor Lake DamHood37Unsatisfactory07/27/20224 yrs agoRecreation1975
Marlin New City Lake DamFalls37Unsatisfactory03/27/20233 yrs agoWater Supply1949
Clear Fork Trinity River Ws Scs Site 30 DamParker37Unsatisfactory06/25/20215 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1958
Lower Raintree Lake DamUpshur36Unsatisfactory04/21/20215 yrs agoRecreation1970
Lake Tankersley DamTitus36Poor07/28/20224 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1957
Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 34 DamJohnson36Unsatisfactory04/23/20242 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1960
Lytle Lake DamTaylor36Unsatisfactory06/28/20233 yrs agoWater Supply1897
Lake Eanes DamComanche35Unsatisfactory12/19/20232 yrs agoIrrigation1926
Bachman Lake DamDallas35Unsatisfactory05/21/20242 yrs agoWater Supply1901
Sister Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 3 DamCollin35Unsatisfactory09/26/20197 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1963
Cow Bayou Ws Scs Site 29 DamMcLennan35Unsatisfactory07/17/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1965
Cow Bayou Ws Scs Site 8 DamMcLennan35Unsatisfactory03/20/20242 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1955
Kickapoo Creek Ws Scs Site 4 DamCoke35Unsatisfactory04/24/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1962
Upper East Fk Laterals Ws Scs Site 4 DamRockwall35Unsatisfactory01/19/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1955
Indian DamBurnet34Poor12/21/20232 yrs agoRecreation1951
Lower East Fork Laterals Ws Scs Site 2 DamKaufman34Unsatisfactory02/27/20242 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1954
Langford Creek Ws Scs Site 12 DamRed River34Unsatisfactory03/02/20215 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1961
Lake Childress DamChildress33Unsatisfactory01/19/20224 yrs agoRecreation1922
P H Tischhauser Lake DamNacogdoches33Poor06/15/20224 yrs agoWater Supply1956
Tahitian Village Lake No 1 DamBastrop33Unsatisfactory06/14/20233 yrs agoRecreation1972
Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 101 DamVan Zandt33Unsatisfactory03/25/20242 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1969
Sweetwater Country Club Lake DamNolan32Unsatisfactory09/30/20197 yrs agoIrrigation1912
New Mart Lake DamMcLennan32Unsatisfactory01/23/20233 yrs agoIrrigation1925
Dam 47Bell32Poor09/14/20206 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1968
Chambers Creek Ws Scs Site 31 DamJohnson32Unsatisfactory04/23/20242 yrs agoIrrigation1961
Okeefe DamKerr31Poor11/12/20214 yrs agoFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1977
Lake Brenda DamWood31Unsatisfactory06/15/20224 yrs agoRecreation1956
Caddo Creek Lake DamHenderson31Unsatisfactory03/30/20224 yrs agoRecreation1962
Rushing Springs Lake DamMontgomery31Unsatisfactory02/09/20224 yrs agoRecreation1963
Green Creek Ws Scs Site 6 DamErath31Unsatisfactory01/27/20224 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1955
Pilot Grove Creek Ws Scs Site 62 DamHunt31Unsatisfactory04/30/20242 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1971
Wildcat DamBurnet30Poor12/21/20232 yrs agoRecreation1951
Ballinger City Lake DamRunnels30Poor12/12/20232 yrs agoDebris Control1947
Prairie Creek DamSmith30Poor03/21/20233 yrs agoRecreation1966
Spring Lake DamVan Zandt30Poor07/28/20224 yrs agoWater Supply
R and G Lake DamGrayson30Unsatisfactory12/01/20214 yrs agoIrrigation1912
Greenville Reservoir No 5 DamHunt30Poor03/30/20224 yrs agoWater Supply1953
Greenville Reservoir No 4 DamHunt30Poor03/30/20224 yrs agoWater Supply1927
Dam 50Bell30Poor09/14/20206 yrs agoRecreation1956
Blanket Creek Ws Scs Site 4 DamBrown30Unsatisfactory06/22/20224 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1965
Fischer Park No 1 DamComal29Poor05/12/20224 yrs ago
Olmitos and Garcias Crks Ws Scs Site 4 DamStarr29Unsatisfactory06/27/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1963
Blanket Creek Ws Scs Site 3 DamBrown29Unsatisfactory06/22/20224 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1965
North Trinity Laterals Ws Scs Site 4 DamDallas29Unsatisfactory07/07/20224 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1969
Andrew Lake DamHenderson28Poor04/11/20224 yrs ago
Lake Franklin DamFranklin28Unsatisfactory06/20/20224 yrs agoRecreation1963
Lake Arthur DamHood28Unsatisfactory07/28/20224 yrs agoFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1955
Lake Acker DamCherokee28Unsatisfactory05/09/20233 yrs agoWater Supply1922
Morehead Avenue DamEl Paso28Poor02/12/20206 yrs ago1948
Big Woods Spring Lake DamWood28Unsatisfactory03/27/20242 yrs agoRecreation1966
Lower Running Water Draw Ws Scs Site 4 DamHale28Unsatisfactory04/19/20215 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1976
Boynton Lake DamDimmit27Poor11/07/20232 yrs agoIrrigation1914
Moore Lake DamParker27Poor12/13/20223 yrs agoRecreation1959
Lorraine Club Lake DamSmith27Poor05/09/20233 yrs agoRecreation1949
New City Lake DamTitus27Unsatisfactory07/28/20224 yrs agoIrrigation1938
Cow Bayou Ws Scs Site 11e DamMcLennan27Unsatisfactory07/17/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1964
Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 1a DamRockwall27Unsatisfactory03/17/20206 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1971
Auds Creek Ws Scs Site 8 a DamLamar27Unsatisfactory02/10/20224 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1964
Mosher Big Lake DamBandera26Unsatisfactory06/27/20242 yrs agoRecreation1942
Pleasant Retreat Acres DamSmith26Unsatisfactory09/23/20215 yrs agoRecreation1972
Lake Cliff DamDallas26Unsatisfactory06/23/20215 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1914
Langford Creek Ws Scs Site 3 DamRed River26Poor02/07/20224 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1960
Anson South Lake DamJones25Poor06/02/20215 yrs agoRecreation1920
Phillips Park Lake DamCollin25Poor04/22/20224 yrs agoRecreation1920
Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 9 DamRockwall25Unsatisfactory06/05/20242 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1971
Hansen Lake DamWood24Poor07/07/20215 yrs ago2020
Heitmeyer Lake DamBell24Poor06/15/20233 yrs agoFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1973
Lake Dodge DamMontgomery24Poor02/23/20224 yrs agoRecreation1976
Baird Railroad Lake DamCallahan24Poor12/11/20232 yrs agoWater Supply1940
Canoe Lake DamFannin24Unsatisfactory06/23/20215 yrs agoRecreation1905
Clear Spring Lake DamBastrop24Unsatisfactory06/06/20233 yrs agoRecreation1950
Dam 48Bell24Poor09/14/20206 yrs agoRecreation1963
Lake Charmaine DamTyler24Poor10/03/20233 yrs agoRecreation1965
Columbian Club Lake DamDallas24Unsatisfactory05/21/20242 yrs agoIrrigation1905
Arlington Southwest Nature Preserve DamTarrant24Poor03/15/20233 yrs agoRecreation1989
Big Sandy Creek Ws Scs Site 22b DamMontague24Poor10/20/20214 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1982
Golden Pond DamParker23Poor05/01/20233 yrs ago
Clark Lake DamWebb23Unsatisfactory01/31/20242 yrs agoFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1917
Lake Simonds DamDallas23Unsatisfactory05/20/20242 yrs agoWater Supply1962
Lakewood Reservoir DamEastland23Poor01/12/20242 yrs agoIrrigation1925
Lake Woodson DamThrockmorton23Poor11/02/20232 yrs agoWater Supply1928
Bronte Old City Lake DamCoke23Poor09/30/20197 yrs agoIrrigation1922
Rainbow Lake Dam No 2McLennan23Poor01/23/20233 yrs agoRecreation1924
Marlin Old City Lake DamFalls23Unsatisfactory03/27/20233 yrs agoWater Supply1922
Lake Bulger DamTaylor22Unsatisfactory12/12/20232 yrs agoOther1923
Bal Lake DamTarrant22Poor03/30/20215 yrs ago1961
Camp Branch Acres DamTrinity22Poor06/04/20242 yrs agoRecreation1957
Lake Conroe Forest DamMontgomery22Unsatisfactory02/09/20224 yrs agoRecreation1959
Twin Lake Estates East Lake DamMedina22Unsatisfactory06/25/20242 yrs agoRecreation1964
Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 1b DamRockwall22Unsatisfactory03/17/20206 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1971
Dawson Lake DamWalker21Poor06/04/20242 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1970
Oil Mill Lake DamFalls21Unsatisfactory03/27/20233 yrs agoRecreation1930
Old City Lake DamTitus21Unsatisfactory07/28/20224 yrs agoRecreation1910
Fin & Feather Club Lake DamVan Zandt21Poor07/28/20224 yrs agoRecreation1925
Baldwin DamWalker20Poor06/04/20242 yrs agoRecreation1940
Gordon Country Club Lake DamLamar20Unsatisfactory12/17/20214 yrs agoRecreation1904
Indian Hills DamCass20Unsatisfactory11/26/20196 yrs agoRecreation1969
Wills Point Reservoir DamVan Zandt20Unsatisfactory01/30/20242 yrs agoWater Supply
Poco Club Lake DamVan Zandt20Unsatisfactory07/27/20224 yrs agoRecreation1931
City Lake DamHenderson20Poor01/25/20242 yrs agoWater Supply1957
Wolfe City Reservoir No 1Hunt20Poor03/29/20224 yrs agoWater Supply1926
Foster Farms DamHopkins19Poor06/21/20224 yrs ago2013
Smith Lake DamBastrop19Poor06/14/20233 yrs agoIrrigation1957
Garner Lake DamWood19Unsatisfactory06/15/20224 yrs agoIrrigation1945
Hickory Lake DamMontgomery19Poor02/09/20224 yrs agoRecreation1969
City Lake No 2 DamSabine19Unsatisfactory04/26/20233 yrs agoRecreation1957
John May Dam No 1Titus19Poor05/21/20242 yrs agoWater Supply1945
Sulphur Springs Country Club DamHopkins19Poor11/03/20223 yrs agoIrrigation1939
Lake Hollow DamMontgomery19Poor10/17/20232 yrs agoRecreation1970
Briarcliff Dam No 1Travis18Unsatisfactory10/29/20205 yrs ago1966
Kim-juan Lake DamWood18Poor06/15/20224 yrs agoRecreation1949
Pessink Lake DamSmith18Unsatisfactory03/22/20233 yrs agoRecreation
Tranturn Lake DamBowie18Poor11/27/20196 yrs ago1965
Vaughn Lake DamKaufman18Poor10/13/20214 yrs agoWater Supply1965
Ringling Lake DamEastland18Unsatisfactory02/28/20233 yrs agoWater Supply1922
Twin Lake Estates West Lake DamMedina18Unsatisfactory06/25/20242 yrs agoRecreation1964
Boys Ranch Road DamMcLennan17Poor06/04/20242 yrs ago
Crescent Lake DamMadison17Poor08/14/20233 yrs agoRecreation1961
Colonial House Lake DamDenton17Poor07/01/20215 yrs agoRecreation1960
Lake Lomond DamGregg17Poor12/08/20214 yrs ago1908
Wild Indian Lake DamPolk17Poor09/22/20224 yrs agoRecreation1963
Quitman Club Lake DamWood16Poor06/16/20224 yrs agoRecreation1910
Tillie Lake Lower DamWalker16Unsatisfactory02/06/20242 yrs agoWater Supply1958
Dixie Lake DamHarrison15Poor06/15/20224 yrs ago
Rolling Hills DamWaller15Unsatisfactory04/24/20242 yrs agoRecreation1961
John May Dam No 2Titus15Poor05/21/20242 yrs ago1945
Blossom City Lake DamLamar15Poor12/17/20214 yrs agoRecreation1937
Triple R Ranch Lake DamDenton15Poor07/01/20215 yrs agoRecreation1960
Williams DamAtascosa14Poor01/11/20233 yrs agoFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1968
Boot Lake DamBowie14Poor11/27/20196 yrs ago1965
Woodland Lake DamMontgomery14Poor10/04/20233 yrs agoRecreation1961
Davilas Ranch DamBexar14Unsatisfactory05/03/20224 yrs ago1948
Calvin Powell DamVan Zandt14Poor04/30/20242 yrs agoRecreation1950
Pond C9 DamBrazos13Poor11/14/20223 yrs ago
Wright Dam No 2Webb13Unsatisfactory01/31/20242 yrs ago1911
Red Lake No 3 DamFreestone12Poor02/05/20215 yrs agoRecreation1964
Zoo Lake No 1 DamTaylor12Unsatisfactory12/11/20232 yrs agoRecreation1966
Lake Rr3 DamCollin12Poor05/31/20233 yrs agoRecreation1955
Zoo Lake No 2 DamTaylor12Unsatisfactory12/11/20232 yrs agoRecreation1927
Fred Allen DamTitus11Poor05/21/20242 yrs ago
Vickery Lake DamWood11Poor06/15/20224 yrs agoRecreation1930
Killion Lake DamAnderson11Poor05/27/20215 yrs agoRecreation1951
Raw Water Reservoir No 2 LeveeCameron11Poor04/03/20242 yrs agoWater Supply1996
Pilgrim Lake DamAtascosa11Unsatisfactory01/11/20233 yrs agoRecreation1914
Lake Jackson DamTyler8Poor04/26/20233 yrs agoRecreation
Wagon Wheel Detention Pond DamMontgomery8Poor12/07/20214 yrs ago
Peach Creek DamMontgomery8Unsatisfactory10/02/20233 yrs agoRecreation1953
Twin Lakes DamBrazoria8Poor04/25/20242 yrs agoIrrigation1955

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