80Total Dams
7High Hazard
3Significant
Dam Safety in Leon County, Texas
Leon County has 80 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 7 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 3 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 1 dam has a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Leon County is 52 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Sterling C Robertson Dam at 62 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling C Robertson Dam | High | Satisfactory | 62 | Irrigation | 1978 |
| Lake Tonkawa Dam | High | Not assessed | 47 | Recreation | 1971 |
| Swan Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 36 | Recreation | 1971 |
| Upper Caney Creek Ws Scs Site 1 Dam | High | Satisfactory | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1981 |
| Kickapoo Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Cherokee Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Mirror Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Sedimentation Pond No 24 | Significant | Fair | 27 | Other | 1989 |
| Sedimentation Pond No 21 | Significant | Not assessed | 26 | Other | 1988 |
| Normangee Lake Dam | Significant | Unsatisfactory | 15 | Recreation | 1933 |
| Rex C Cauble Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 55 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Catfish Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 39 | Irrigation | 1981 |
| Crappie Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 39 | Irrigation | 1981 |
| Bess Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Water Supply | 1964 |
| Rice Lake Gss | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Recreation | 1979 |
| Wb Smith Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1977 |
| Snow Lake Gss | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Recreation | 1978 |
| Reclamation Pond 017 | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Tailings | 1987 |
| Malkey Gss | Low | Not assessed | 32 | 1979 | |
| Alton Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Recreation | 1977 |
| Gilliam Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Bass Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Irrigation | 1981 |
| Tc Smith Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | 1980 | |
| Herbert Cryar Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Irrigation | 1971 |
| Underwood Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | 1978 |
| Crews Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | 1975 |
| Grimes Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Recreation | 1971 |
| Fuller Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Other | 1992 |
| Frazier Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Recreation | 1980 |
| Eames Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | 1977 | |
| Lapsic Gss | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | 1979 |
| Frossard Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Burns Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | 1977 | |
| Sedimentation Pond No 15 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Tailings | |
| Harriman Gss | Low | Not assessed | 26 | 1980 | |
| Didear Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | 1978 | |
| Lake Reed Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | 1962 |
| Sediment Pond No. 028 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Water Supply | |
| Hugnes Gss | Low | Not assessed | 25 | 1978 | |
| Johnson Gss | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1978 |
| Heil Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1969 |
| Little Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1977 |
| Harcrow Lake No 2 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | 1965 |
| A and H Gss | Low | Not assessed | 23 | 1980 | |
| Sedimentation Pond No 9 | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Tailings | |
| Cundiff Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1970 |
| Rose Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Water Supply | 1965 |
| Ray Gss | Low | Not assessed | 22 | 1981 | |
| Whitaker Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Water Supply | 1965 |
| Karnei Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | 1970 | |
| Sediment Pond No 023 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | ||
| Sedimentation Pond 027 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | 1996 | |
| Reclamation Pond 007 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | 1985 | |
| Harcrow Dam No 1 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Tularosa Farms Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Water Supply | 1977 |
| Sedimentation Pond No 11 Stage 2 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Tailings | |
| Sedimentation Pond No 11 Stage 1 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Tailings | |
| Lake Leon Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | 1936 |
| Schweinel Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Water Supply | 1964 |
| Sedimentation Pond No 18 | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Tailings | |
| Taylor Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Water Supply | 1969 |
| Red Oak Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1951 |
| Easterling Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | 1977 | |
| Reclamation Pond 012 | Low | Not assessed | 16 | 1986 | |
| Keith Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1964 |
| Sediment Pond No 022 | Low | Not assessed | 15 | ||
| Sediment Pond No 004 | Low | Not assessed | 15 | ||
| Cook Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Water Supply | 1964 |
| Sediment Pond No 005 | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Tailings | |
| Tubb Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Water Supply | 1970 |
| Cain Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | 1977 | |
| Glaze Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | 1981 |
| Houston Lighting and Power | Low | Not assessed | 15 | 1986 | |
| Simms Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | 1977 |
| Cheney Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Moore Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Water Supply | 1964 |
| Sedimentation Pond No 10 | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Tailings | |
| Sedimentation Pond No 6 | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Tailings | |
| Sedimentation Pond No 5 | Low | Not assessed | 11 | Tailings | 1984 |
| Lake Elverda Dam | Low | Not assessed | 7 | Water Supply | 1960 |