109Total Dams
35High Hazard
15Significant
Dam Safety in Kaufman County, Texas
Kaufman County has 109 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 35 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 15 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 6 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Kaufman County is 61 years old. The most common purpose is flood risk reduction. The tallest dam is Rockwall-forney Dam at 68 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwall-forney Dam | High | Satisfactory | 68 | Water Supply | 1969 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 95a Dam | High | Not assessed | 45 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1971 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 87a Dam | High | Not assessed | 43 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1955 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 60 Dam | High | Poor | 41 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1955 |
| Upper East Fk Laterals Ws Scs Site 10 Dam | High | Not assessed | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1956 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 61 Dam | High | Fair | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1955 |
| Kemp Lake Dam | High | Fair | 35 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1926 |
| Upper East Fk Laterals Ws Scs Site 11 Dam | High | Fair | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Lower East Fork Laterals Ws Scs Site 2 Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1954 |
| Lower East Fork Laterals Ws Scs Site 4 Dam | High | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1953 |
| Lower East Fork Laterals Ws Scs Site 8 Dam | High | Not assessed | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1953 |
| Lower East Fork Laterals Ws Scs Site 1 Dam | High | Fair | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1954 |
| Tawakoni Balancing Reservoir Levee | High | Satisfactory | 31 | Water Supply | 1963 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 92 Dam | High | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1971 |
| Lower East Fork Laterals Ws Scs Site 3 Dam | High | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1953 |
| Lower East Fork Laterals Ws Scs Site 5 Dam | High | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1953 |
| Lower East Fork Laterals Ws Scs Site 10 Dam | High | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1953 |
| Lower East Fork Laterals Ws Scs Site 7 Dam | High | Fair | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1953 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 57 Dam | High | Fair | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Lower East Fork Laterals Ws Scs Site 9 Dam | High | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1953 |
| Upper East Fk Laterals Ws Scs Site 9a Dam | High | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1956 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 64r Dam | High | Fair | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1988 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 55b Dam | High | Fair | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1979 |
| Upper East Fk Laterals Ws Scs Site 9 Dam | High | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1956 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 122a Dam | High | Not assessed | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1989 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 59 Dam | High | Fair | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 96 Dam | High | Not assessed | 21 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 47a Dam | High | Not assessed | 21 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1985 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 16 Dam | High | Not assessed | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 76 Dam | High | Fair | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 90 Dam | High | Fair | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Taylor Helem | High | Not assessed | 19 | Water Supply | 1960 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 58 Dam | High | Not assessed | 19 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Vaughn Lake Dam | High | Poor | 18 | Water Supply | 1965 |
| Porter Lake Dam | High | Fair | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1914 |
| Upper East Fk Laterals Ws Scs Site 11a Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Rosser Trinidad Laterals Ws Scs Site 1 Dam | Significant | Fair | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1953 |
| Upper East Fk Laterals Ws Scs Site 11k Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Upper East Fk Laterals Ws Scs Site 11b Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 18 Dam | Significant | Fair | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1971 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 50c Dam | Significant | Fair | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1979 |
| Meadow Wood Lake No 4 Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 23 | Recreation | |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 88 Dam | Significant | Fair | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 67a Dam | Significant | Fair | 21 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1989 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 89 Dam | Significant | Poor | 21 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 77a Dam | Significant | Fair | 21 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Terrell Country Club Lake Dam | Significant | Fair | 16 | Recreation | 1905 |
| Kaufman City Lake Dam 2 | Significant | Unsatisfactory | 16 | Recreation | 1910 |
| Meadow Wood Lake No 3 Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Kaufman City Lake Dam 1 | Significant | Unsatisfactory | 10 | Water Supply | 1900 |
| Rosser Trinidad Laterals Ws Scs Site 2 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1953 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 94b Dam | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1979 |
| Lower East Fork Laterals Ws Scs Site 11 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1953 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 117 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1977 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 69 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1974 |
| Lower East Fork Laterals Ws Scs Site 12 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1953 |
| Hugghins Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Nolan Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | 1977 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 120 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1976 |
| Ridgeway Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1979 |
| Thomas Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | 1981 | |
| Starbrand Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | 1947 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 72 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1979 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 33 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1975 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 71 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1974 |
| Lower East Fork Laterals Murphy Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | 1962 |
| Lower East Fork Laterals Ws Scs Site 6 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1953 |
| Pascoe Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | 1978 |
| West Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | 1973 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 68a Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1982 |
| Upper East Fk Laterals Ws Scs Site 11f Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 19 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 70 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1974 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 85 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1974 |
| Upper East Fk Laterals Ws Scs Site 11d Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Upper East Fk Laterals Ws Scs Site 11h Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| University Park Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | 1963 |
| Upper East Fk Laterals Ws Scs Site 11g Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Circle K Dam No 1 | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Irrigation | 1940 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 73rev Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1980 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 31 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1975 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 43a Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1982 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 15 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1971 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 121a Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1976 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 83 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1974 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 82 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1982 |
| West Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | 1977 | |
| Tonkersley Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Water Supply | 1962 |
| Adams Smith Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | 1978 | |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 65 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1975 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 84 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1974 |
| Lester May Estate Gss | Low | Not assessed | 20 | 1969 | |
| Circle K Dam No 2 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | 1940 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 66 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1975 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 130b Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Ferguson Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | 1979 | |
| Langkop Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | 1970 | |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Gss 101 | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1984 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 94c Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1977 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 32 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1977 |
| Baxter Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | 1966 | |
| Roberts Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Water Supply | 1962 |
| North Haven Construction Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Water Supply | 1964 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 46rev Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1982 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 63 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1975 |
| Wells Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Water Supply | 1955 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Gss 102 | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1984 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 68 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1975 |
| Kaufman Dam No 2 | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Recreation | 1950 |