Recreation Dams in Texas

Texas has 1503 recreation dams, of which 310 carry a high hazard classification. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1	Sanford Dam	Hutchinson	228	High	Not assessed	1965
2	Squaw Creek Dam	Somervell	159	High	Not assessed	1977
3	Champion Creek Dam	Mitchell	120	High	Fair	1959
4	Brady Lake Dam	McCulloch	104	High	Satisfactory	1963
5	Lake Bastrop Dam	Bastrop	88	High	Satisfactory	1964
6	Lake Colorado City Dam	Mitchell	85	High	Fair	1949
7	Decker Creek Dam	Travis	83	High	Not assessed	1967
8	Rita Blanca Creek Reservoir Dam	Hartley	75	High	Fair	1940
9	Mcclellan Dam	Gray	69	High	Not assessed	1940
10	San Esteban Lake Dam	Presidio	68	Significant	Fair	1914
11	Lake Virginia Dam	Somervell	68	Significant	Fair	1987
12	Pratt Lake Dam	Henderson	65	High	Not assessed	2003
13	Longhorn Dam	Travis	65	High	Fair	1960
14	Lake Theo Dam	Briscoe	62	Low	Not assessed	1963
15	Cleburne State Park Lake Dam	Johnson	62	High	Poor	1940
16	Rock Cliff Dam	Bandera	61	High	Fair	1956
17	Martin Lake Dam	Rusk	61	High	Satisfactory	1974
18	Kimberlin Ranch Lake Dam	Palo Pinto	59	Low	Not assessed	1996
19	Knapp Dam	El Paso	58	Low	Not assessed	1978
20	Dow Lake Dam	Tarrant	58	Low	Not assessed	2004
21	Rex C Cauble Lake Dam	Leon	55	Low	Not assessed	1964
22	Newton Lake No 2 Dam	Milam	53	Low	Not assessed	1952
23	Coffman Lake Dam	Henderson	52	Significant	Fair	1992
24	Pierce Lake Dam	Kendall	51	Low	Not assessed
25	Lake Como Dam	Tarrant	51	High	Not assessed	1890
26	Walton Lake Dam	Bandera	50	High	Not assessed	1940
27	Burson Lake Dam	Briscoe	50	Low	Not assessed	1950
28	Anglers Cove Dam	Erath	50	Low	Not assessed	2002
29	Beacon Lake Dam	Erath	50	Low	Not assessed	2002
30	Rosebud Lake Dam	Falls	50	Low	Not assessed	1909
31	So Relle Lake Dam	Kent	50	Low	Not assessed	1964
32	Tyler State Park Lake Dam	Smith	50	Significant	Not assessed	1936
33	River Place MUD Dam	Travis	50	Low	Not assessed
34	Campsite Dam	Cherokee	49	High	Poor	1932
35	Ellison Creek Dam	Morris	49	High	Not assessed	1943
36	Horseshoe Lake Dam	Wood	49	Significant	Not assessed	1959
37	Lawrence Porter Lake No 2 Dam	Palo Pinto	48	Significant	Not assessed	1975
38	Upper Washita River Ws Scs Site 31 Dam	Hemphill	47	Low	Not assessed	1963
39	Lake Tonkawa Dam	Leon	47	High	Not assessed	1971
40	Katy Lake Dam	Montague	46	Low	Not assessed	1922
41	Waterford Lake Dam	Nacogdoches	46	High	Not assessed	1989
42	Gator Lake Dam	Henderson	45	Low	Not assessed
43	Newton Lake No 1 Dam	Milam	45	Low	Not assessed	1953
44	Haywire Lake No 2 Dam	Tarrant	45	Low	Not assessed	1930
45	Elliott Creek	Bowie	44	Low	Fair	1942
46	Nekoosa Reservoir Dam	Cass	44	Low	Not assessed	1969
47	Shaeferkoeter Dam No 2	Comal	44	Significant	Not assessed	1973
48	Davy Crockett Dam	Fannin	44	Low	Not assessed	1963
49	Meeker Lake Dam	Parker	44	High	Unsatisfactory	1959
50	Pineywoods Lake Dam	Anderson	43	High	Fair	1973
51	Baylor Lake Dam	Childress	43	High	Unsatisfactory	1950
52	Boothe Dam	Nolan	43	Low	Not assessed	1975
53	Sleepy Hollow Lake Dam	Polk	43	Low	Not assessed	1964
54	Hide a Way Lake No 2 Dam	Smith	43	High	Satisfactory	1970
55	White Lake Dam	Bexar	42	High	Not assessed	1970
56	Lake Kiowa Dam	Cooke	42	Significant	Satisfactory	1970
57	Mine Creek Reservoir Dam	Henderson	42	High	Satisfactory	1988
58	Windermere Dam	Panola	42	High	Fair	2000
59	Canyon Lake Dam	Parker	42	High	Unsatisfactory	1965
60	Luther Lake Dam	Tarrant	42	High	Not assessed	1947
61	Upper Raintree Lake Dam	Upshur	42	High	Unsatisfactory	1970
62	Meridian State Park Lake Dam	Bosque	41	High	Poor	1934
63	Lake Winiwaca Dam	Falls	41	Low	Not assessed	1966
64	Florey Lake Dam	Rusk	41	Significant	Not assessed	1954
65	Arena Lake Dam	Somervell	41	Low	Not assessed	1953
66	Apache Lake Dam	Travis	41	High	Not assessed	1969
67	Double D Ranch Lake Dam	Bastrop	40	Low	Not assessed	1977
68	Latimer Lake Dam	Callahan	40	Low	Not assessed	1960
69	Coffee Mill Dam	Cooke	40	Low	Not assessed	1969
70	Bell Branch Ranch Dam	Ellis	40	Low	Not assessed	1965
71	Tx No Name No 12 Dam	Freestone	40	Low	Not assessed	1977
72	Roden Lake Dam	Kerr	40	High	Fair	1974
73	Fortson Lake Dam	Limestone	40	Low	Not assessed	1960
74	Lake Fryer Dam	Ochiltree	40	High	Unsatisfactory	1939
75	Moncrief Lake Dam	Parker	40	Low	Not assessed	1965
76	Lake Striker Dam	Rusk	40	High	Not assessed	1957
77	Hawkins Lake Dam	Briscoe	39	Low	Not assessed	1964
78	Owl Hollow Dam	Burnet	39	High	Poor	1951
79	Baskin Family Camps Lake Dam	Burnet	39	Low	Not assessed	1970
80	Evans Lake Dam	Denton	39	Low	Not assessed	1964
81	Richardson Creek Dam	Erath	39	Low	Not assessed	1987
82	Yarboro Dam	Grimes	39	High	Unsatisfactory	1910
83	Lake Charca Dam	Johnson	39	Significant	Not assessed	1977
84	Kww Ranch Lake No 1 Dam	Kendall	39	High	Fair	1956
85	Piney Woods Resort Dam	Smith	39	Low	Not assessed	1984
86	Amanda Lake Dam	Tyler	39	Low	Not assessed	1959
87	Mallery Lake Dam	Walker	39	Low	Not assessed	1963
88	La Frontera Detention Dam	Williamson	39	High	Fair	1958
89	Fellowship Church Youth Camp Dam	Wood	39	Low	Not assessed
90	Johnson Lake Dam	Bandera	38	Significant	Not assessed	1961
91	Brookhollow Country Club Lake Dam	Collingsworth	38	Low	Not assessed	1927
92	Waltrip Lake Dam	Grimes	38	Low	Not assessed	1977
93	Hideaway Hills Lake Dam	Grimes	38	Low	Not assessed	1967
94	Indigo Lake Dam	Montgomery	38	High	Satisfactory	1995
95	Daingerfield State Park Dam	Morris	38	High	Not assessed	1935
96	Lake Manr Dam	Rusk	38	High	Fair	1949
97	Landreth Lake Dam	Stonewall	38	Low	Not assessed	1971
98	Nameless Valley Ranch Dam No 1	Travis	38	High	Satisfactory	1962
99	Voss Lake Dam	Bandera	37	Significant	Not assessed	1962
100	Brewington Creek Ranch Dam	Bandera	37	Significant	Not assessed	1964

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