Oldest Dams in Texas

Texas has 6955 dams with recorded construction dates. The oldest dates to 1849 — 177 years ago. Texas's earliest dams were built in the 19th century, an era of westward expansion, irrigation development, and early water infrastructure. Older dams require particular attention for safety, as many were built before modern engineering standards.

#	Dam	County	Year Built	Age	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition
1	Aquarena Dam	Hays	1849	177 yrs	7	Significant	Unsatisfactory
2	Jacksonville Club Lake Dam	Cherokee	1888	138 yrs	9	Low	Not assessed
3	Woodlawn Lake Dam	Bexar	1889	137 yrs	20	High	Not assessed
4	Fern Lake Dam	Nacogdoches	1890	136 yrs	18	Low	Not assessed
5	Bland Lake Dam	San Augustine	1890	136 yrs	12	Low	Not assessed
6	Lake Como Dam	Tarrant	1890	136 yrs	51	High	Not assessed
7	Old Comanche Irrigation Dam	Zavala	1890	136 yrs	11	Low	Not assessed
8	San Angelo Fish Hatchery Dam	Schleicher	1891	135 yrs	12	Low	Not assessed
9	Martindale Gin Dam	Guadalupe	1892	134 yrs	10	Low	Not assessed
10	Magnolia Lake Dam	Navarro	1892	134 yrs	23	Low	Not assessed
11	Crystal Lake Dam	Anderson	1894	132 yrs	26	High	Not assessed
12	Bellwood Lake Dam	Smith	1894	132 yrs	28	High	Fair
13	Lytle Lake Dam	Taylor	1897	129 yrs	36	High	Unsatisfactory
14	Cuero Lake Dam	DeWitt	1898	128 yrs	37	Low	Not assessed
15	Highland Lake Dam	Harrison	1898	128 yrs	18	Low	Not assessed
16	Duggeys Lake Dam	Anderson	1900	126 yrs	8	Low	Not assessed
17	Marshall Dam	Atascosa	1900	126 yrs	22	Low	Not assessed
18	Trigg Lake Dam	Bastrop	1900	126 yrs	18	Low	Not assessed
19	Municipal Reservoir Lower Dam	Brown	1900	126 yrs	15	Low	Not assessed
20	Dallas Hunt and Fish Upper Club Lake Dam	Dallas	1900	126 yrs	13	Low	Not assessed
21	Dallas Hunt and Fish Lower Lake Dam	Dallas	1900	126 yrs	9	Low	Not assessed
22	Dead Woman Dam	Grayson	1900	126 yrs	12	Low	Poor
23	Rogers Lake Dam	Harrison	1900	126 yrs	15	Significant	Not assessed
24	Harris Lakes Dam	Harrison	1900	126 yrs	17	High	Not assessed
25	Iatan Lake Dam	Howard	1900	126 yrs	24	Low	Not assessed
26	Greenville Reservoir No 1 Dam	Hunt	1900	126 yrs	13	Low	Not assessed
27	Levinson Reservoir Dam	Jeff Davis	1900	126 yrs	44	Low	Not assessed
28	Kaufman City Lake Dam 1	Kaufman	1900	126 yrs	10	Significant	Unsatisfactory
29	Boerne Public Park Dam	Kendall	1900	126 yrs	12	Low	Not assessed
30	Oak Lake Dam	McLennan	1900	126 yrs	13	Low	Not assessed
31	Ashton Lake Dam	Mills	1900	126 yrs	16	Low	Not assessed
32	River Ranch Tank Dam	Mitchell	1900	126 yrs	15	Low	Not assessed
33	Hardwood Pond Dam	Polk	1900	126 yrs	21	Low	Not assessed
34	Pine Pond Dam	Polk	1900	126 yrs	15	High	Fair
35	Reed Nh	Sterling	1900	126 yrs	14	Low	Not assessed
36	Old Eureka Mill Reservoir Dam	Young	1900	126 yrs	13	Low	Not assessed
37	Bachman Lake Dam	Dallas	1901	125 yrs	35	High	Unsatisfactory
38	Lake Wichita Dam	Wichita	1901	125 yrs	51	High	Satisfactory
39	Lake Scott Dam	Childress	1902	124 yrs	34	Significant	Poor
40	Katy Lake Dam	Ellis	1902	124 yrs	30	High	Not assessed
41	Honey Grove City Lake Dam	Fannin	1902	124 yrs	23	Low	Not assessed
42	Fern Lake Dam	Harrison	1902	124 yrs	21	Low	Not assessed
43	Old Lake Dam	Henderson	1902	124 yrs	17	High	Fair
44	Lone Wolf Dam	Tom Green	1902	124 yrs	14	Low	Not assessed
45	Little Sandy Dam	Wood	1902	124 yrs	8	Low	Not assessed
46	Greenbriar Lake Dam	Smith	1903	123 yrs	29	Significant	Fair
47	Lancaster Club Lake Dam	Dallas	1904	122 yrs	7	Low	Not assessed
48	Little Dam	Dimmit	1904	122 yrs	7	Low	Not assessed
49	Bermuda Dam	Dimmit	1904	122 yrs	25	Low	Not assessed
50	Rio Vista Dam	Hays	1904	122 yrs	8	Low	Not assessed

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