Irrigation Dams in Texas
Texas has 817 irrigation dams, of which 105 carry a high hazard classification. The dam stores and diverts water for agricultural irrigation, supporting farming operations in the surrounding area.
| # | Dam | County | Height (ft) | Hazard | Condition | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morris Sheppard Dam | Palo Pinto | 189 | High | Fair | 1941 |
| 2 | Medina Lake Dam | Medina | 165 | High | Not Rated | 1913 |
| 3 | Buchanan Dam | Burnet | 146 | High | Satisfactory | 1937 |
| 4 | John T Montford Dam | Garza | 141 | High | Satisfactory | 1994 |
| 5 | Wirtz Dam | Burnet | 118 | High | Satisfactory | 1951 |
| 6 | Red Bluff Dam | Reeves | 106 | High | Not Rated | 1936 |
| 7 | Coleman Dam | Coleman | 92 | High | Satisfactory | 1966 |
| 8 | Joe B Hogsett Dam | Henderson | 91 | High | Satisfactory | 1966 |
| 9 | Wheeler Branch Dam | Somervell | 91 | High | Satisfactory | 2008 |
| 10 | Eagle Mountain Dam | Tarrant | 85 | High | Satisfactory | 1932 |
| 11 | Tom Miller Dam | Travis | 85 | High | Satisfactory | 1939 |
| 12 | De Cordova Bend Dam | Hood | 84 | High | Satisfactory | 1969 |
| 13 | Conroe Dam | Montgomery | 82 | High | Satisfactory | 1973 |
| 14 | Lake Casa Blanca Dam | Webb | 78 | High | Fair | 1946 |
| 15 | Lake Weatherford Dam | Parker | 75 | High | Not Rated | 1957 |
| 16 | Lake Comanche Dam | Comanche | 74 | High | Unsatisfactory | 1948 |
| 17 | Duck Creek Ws Scs Site 5 Dam | Dickens | 71 | Low | Not Rated | 1969 |
| 18 | Lake Houston Dam | Harris | 66 | High | Satisfactory | 1954 |
| 19 | Lake Moncrief Dam | Parker | 66 | High | Fair | 1979 |
| 20 | Big Tank Dam | Borden | 65 | Low | Not Rated | 1965 |
| 21 | Wolfe Pecanlands Lake No 1 Dam | Comanche | 64 | Low | Not Rated | 1973 |
| 22 | Fort Parker State Park Lake Dam | Limestone | 64 | High | Fair | 1939 |
| 23 | Lake Graham Dam | Briscoe | 63 | Low | Not Rated | 1963 |
| 24 | Sterling C Robertson Dam | Leon | 62 | High | Satisfactory | 1978 |
| 25 | Medina Diversion Lake Dam | Medina | 62 | High | Not Rated | 1913 |
| 26 | Upper Nueces Lake Dam | Zavala | 60 | Significant | Fair | 1947 |
| 27 | Lake Jacksboro Dam | Jack | 57 | High | Fair | 1950 |
| 28 | Starr Hollow Lake Dam | Hood | 55 | High | Not Rated | 1967 |
| 29 | Big Lake Dam | Bosque | 54 | Low | Not Rated | 1948 |
| 30 | Diablo Arroyo Ws Scs Site 2 Dam | Hudspeth | 53 | High | Fair | 1960 |
| 31 | Mustang Lake Dam | Bosque | 51 | Low | Not Rated | 1962 |
| 32 | Blanket Creek Ws Scs Site 17a 1 Dam | Mills | 51 | High | Fair | 1969 |
| 33 | Peacock Dam | Baylor | 50 | Low | Not Rated | 1957 |
| 34 | Parks Lake Dam | Borden | 50 | Low | Not Rated | 1971 |
| 35 | Worth Dam | Kendall | 50 | Low | Not Rated | 1986 |
| 36 | Lake Montex Dam | Parker | 50 | High | Not Rated | 1955 |
| 37 | Lake Kirby Dam | Taylor | 50 | High | Fair | 1928 |
| 38 | Rancho Blanco | Webb | 49 | Low | Not Rated | 1943 |
| 39 | Horseshoe Lake Dam | Erath | 48 | Low | Not Rated | 1968 |
| 40 | Lake Mullet Dam | Parker | 47 | High | Poor | 1955 |
| 41 | Trigg Lake Dam | Tarrant | 46 | High | Fair | 1982 |
| 42 | Skaggs Dam | Comanche | 45 | Low | Not Rated | 1971 |
| 43 | Blanket Creek Ws Scs Site 19 Dam | Mills | 45 | High | Not Rated | 1965 |
| 44 | Fowlkes Ranch Lake Dam | Presidio | 45 | Low | Not Rated | 1950 |
| 45 | Santa Rosa Dam | Wilbarger | 45 | High | Not Rated | 1929 |
| 46 | Lake Lodge Dam | Anderson | 44 | Low | Not Rated | 1959 |
| 47 | Canyon Lake Dam | Bosque | 44 | Low | Not Rated | 1962 |
| 48 | Horner Lake Dam | Motley | 44 | Low | Not Rated | 1958 |
| 49 | Balmorhea Dam | Reeves | 44 | High | Fair | 1917 |
| 50 | Kent Creek Ws Scs Site 1 Dam | Briscoe | 43 | Low | Not Rated | 1964 |
| 51 | Duck Creek Ws Scs Site 3 Dam | Dickens | 43 | Low | Not Rated | 1969 |
| 52 | Hagaman Lake Dam | Eastland | 43 | Significant | Fair | 1913 |
| 53 | Stanley Schaeffer Dam | Randall | 43 | High | Satisfactory | 1975 |
| 54 | Hide A Way Lake No 1 Dam | Smith | 43 | High | Satisfactory | 1969 |
| 55 | Duck Creek Ws Scs Site 8 Dam | Dickens | 42 | Low | Not Rated | 1969 |
| 56 | Rodgers Dam | Eastland | 42 | Low | Not Rated | 1970 |
| 57 | Lake Copper Breaks Dam | Hardeman | 42 | Low | Not Rated | 1975 |
| 58 | Pearson Dam | Medina | 42 | High | Not Rated | 2005 |
| 59 | Blanket Creek Ws Scs Site 18 Dam | Mills | 42 | High | Not Rated | 1965 |
| 60 | Hidden Lake | Travis | 42 | High | Fair | 1969 |
| 61 | Hr Thompson Dam 2 | Wise | 42 | Low | Not Rated | 1978 |
| 62 | Lake Greenbriar Dam | Wood | 42 | High | Fair | 1975 |
| 63 | Mayfield Dam | Briscoe | 40 | Low | Not Rated | 1965 |
| 64 | Butler Dam | Comanche | 40 | Low | Not Rated | |
| 65 | Peni-bilt Lake Dam | Coryell | 40 | Low | Not Rated | 1954 |
| 66 | Hi View Ranch Lake Dam | Ellis | 40 | Low | Not Rated | 1966 |
| 67 | Spring Lake Dam | Falls | 40 | Low | Not Rated | 1966 |
| 68 | Prison Canyon Dam | Kerr | 40 | High | Fair | 1973 |
| 69 | Shelton Lake Dam | Mills | 40 | Low | Not Rated | 1959 |
| 70 | Fish Lake Dam | Montgomery | 40 | Low | Not Rated | 1951 |
| 71 | Montgomery Lake Dam | Presidio | 40 | Low | Not Rated | |
| 72 | Gardner Dam A | San Saba | 40 | Low | Not Rated | 1982 |
| 73 | Sofge Bates Lake No 2 Dam | San Saba | 40 | Low | Not Rated | 1948 |
| 74 | Flag Branch Lake Dam | Bosque | 39 | Low | Not Rated | 1954 |
| 75 | Birdsong Lake Dam | Eastland | 39 | Significant | Fair | 1966 |
| 76 | Catfish Lake Dam | Leon | 39 | Low | Not Rated | 1981 |
| 77 | Crappie Lake Dam | Leon | 39 | Low | Not Rated | 1981 |
| 78 | Twin Arena Lake Dam | Somervell | 39 | Low | Not Rated | 1954 |
| 79 | Aj Rod Dam | Bastrop | 38 | Significant | Not Rated | 1965 |
| 80 | C Hobson Dunn Dam No 2 | Denton | 38 | Low | Not Rated | 1949 |
| 81 | Indian Creek Lake Dam | Freestone | 38 | Low | Not Rated | 1956 |
| 82 | Dragert Lake Dam | Henderson | 38 | High | Unsatisfactory | 1962 |
| 83 | North Crites Dam | Hood | 38 | Low | Not Rated | 1965 |
| 84 | Kent Creek Ws Scs Site 2 Dam | Briscoe | 37 | Low | Not Rated | 1964 |
| 85 | Upper Pecan Bayou Ws Scs Site 21 Dam | Callahan | 37 | Low | Not Rated | 1967 |
| 86 | Lake Carolyn Levee | Dallas | 37 | Low | Not Rated | 1977 |
| 87 | C Hobson Dunn Dam No 1 | Denton | 37 | Low | Not Rated | 1949 |
| 88 | Waxahachie Country Club Lake Dam | Ellis | 37 | High | Not Rated | 1923 |
| 89 | Mcwilliams Lake Dam | Floyd | 37 | Low | Not Rated | 1961 |
| 90 | Aldridge Lake Dam | Mills | 37 | Low | Not Rated | 1966 |
| 91 | Sutton Lake Dam | Presidio | 37 | Low | Not Rated | 1915 |
| 92 | Lake Lawn Dam | Taylor | 37 | Low | Not Rated | 1912 |
| 93 | Nopalosa Reservoir Dam | Webb | 37 | High | Fair | 1927 |
| 94 | Rusk City Lake Dam | Cherokee | 36 | High | Fair | |
| 95 | Koonce Dam 2 | Comanche | 36 | Low | Not Rated | 1971 |
| 96 | Upper House Lake Dam | Erath | 36 | Low | Not Rated | 1957 |
| 97 | Upper Washita River Ws Scs Site 21 Dam | Wheeler | 36 | Significant | Fair | 1961 |
| 98 | Claud Ayres Dam | Wilbarger | 36 | Low | Not Rated | 1958 |
| 99 | Mcclennahan Lake No 2 Dam | Bandera | 35 | Significant | Not Rated | 1964 |
| 100 | Reed Dam 4 | Bosque | 35 | Low | Not Rated | 1952 |