Dams in Smith County, Texas
116Total Dams
24High Hazard
14Significant
Dam Safety in Smith County, Texas
Smith County has 116 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 24 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 14 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 4 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Smith County is 65 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Mud Creek Dam at 60 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mud Creek Dam | High | Fair | 60 | Water Supply | 1967 |
| Whitehouse Dam | High | Satisfactory | 50 | Water Supply | 1949 |
| Hide A Way Lake No 2 Dam | High | Satisfactory | 43 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Hide A Way Lake No 1 Dam | High | Satisfactory | 43 | Irrigation | 1969 |
| Van Lake Dam | High | Fair | 36 | Water Supply | 1949 |
| Jl Williams Lake Dam | High | Fair | 36 | Recreation | 1985 |
| Sky Lake Dam | High | Fair | 34 | Recreation | 1975 |
| Prairie Creek Dam | High | Poor | 30 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Bellwood Lake Dam | High | Fair | 28 | Irrigation | 1894 |
| Lorraine Club Lake Dam | High | Poor | 27 | Recreation | 1949 |
| Pleasant Retreat Acres Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 26 | Recreation | 1972 |
| Shangri La Lake Dam | High | Fair | 26 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Hitts Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 26 | Irrigation | 1945 |
| Doggone Dam | High | Not Rated | 25 | ||
| Howell Club Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | 1949 |
| Lou Ella Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | 2004 |
| North Lake Dam | High | Fair | 23 | Recreation | 1952 |
| Lost Pine Lake Dam | High | Fair | 23 | Recreation | 1929 |
| Home Dam | High | Not Rated | 21 | ||
| Cumberland Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 21 | 2017 | |
| Hashimi Dam | High | Not Rated | 18 | ||
| Pessink Lake Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 18 | Recreation | |
| Oak Hollow Dam | High | Not Rated | 16 | Recreation | |
| Pleasure Acres Lake Dam | High | Fair | 10 | Recreation | 1937 |
| Tyler State Park Lake Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 50 | Recreation | 1936 |
| Youth With A Mission Dam No 4 | Significant | Not Rated | 39 | Water Supply | 1975 |
| Horseshoe Club Lake Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 34 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Timber Lake Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 31 | Irrigation | 1947 |
| Greenbriar Lake Dam | Significant | Fair | 29 | Recreation | 1903 |
| Hamrick Lake Dam | Significant | Fair | 26 | Recreation | 1949 |
| Woodring Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 25 | ||
| Prouty Lake Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 25 | ||
| Spring Lake Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 23 | Irrigation | 1920 |
| Pinedale Lake Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 23 | Recreation | 1930 |
| Carter Ranch Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 22 | 2004 | |
| Holly Tree Lake Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 21 | Irrigation | 1944 |
| Maxie Wilson Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 20 | ||
| Marsh Lake Dam | Significant | Fair | 20 | 1965 | |
| Piney Woods Resort Dam | Low | Not Rated | 39 | Recreation | 1984 |
| Swan Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 37 | Recreation | 1959 |
| World Challenge Lake No 2 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 36 | Water Supply | 1974 |
| Reynolds Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 35 | 1970 | |
| Lower Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 35 | Recreation | 1977 |
| World Challenge Lake No 1 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 34 | Water Supply | 1974 |
| Harris Dam | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 |
| Youth With A Mission Dam No 5 | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Water Supply | 1977 |
| Holiday Pines Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Recreation | 1978 |
| Spring Lake Dam No 2 | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Recreation | 1985 |
| Club 13 Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Recreation | 1966 |
| World Challenge Lake No 3 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Water Supply | 1975 |
| Lightfoot Dam | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1975 |
| Oasis In The Pines Pond B Dam | Low | Not Rated | 26 | 2012 | |
| Amis Dam | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Recreation | 1972 |
| Green Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Pinehurst Farm Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Recreation | 1953 |
| Dale Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1966 |
| Tom Clay Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 24 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Harris Chapel Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 24 | 1960 | |
| Brookshire Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Lane Dam | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Recreation | 1972 |
| West Laka Dam | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1969 |
| Pinkerton Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Irrigation | 1978 |
| Grove Club Dam | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Recreation | 1927 |
| Young Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Dogwood Hollow Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Jones Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 21 | 1966 | |
| Smith Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 21 | 1965 | |
| Fernwood Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 21 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Greys Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 21 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Lake No 1 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 21 | Irrigation | 1962 |
| Barn Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1969 |
| American Legion Club Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 21 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Campbell Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Recreation | 1937 |
| Starr Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Cowan Dam | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1972 |
| Butler Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Recreation | 1940 |
| Dodds Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Venum And Benard Dam | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1972 |
| Furse Dam | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1971 |
| Brown Lake No 1 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Arp Club Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Recreation | 1935 |
| Peveto Dam | Low | Not Rated | 19 | Recreation | 1940 |
| Holders Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 19 | Recreation | 1966 |
| L B Wilson Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 19 | 1970 | |
| Brown Lake No 2 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 19 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Rw Dennan Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 |
| Hidden Hill Dam | Low | Not Rated | 19 | Recreation | 1933 |
| Russwood Acres Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 19 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Miller Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 18 | 1959 | |
| Powell Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 18 | 1965 | |
| Brewer Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 18 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Wilson Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 18 | Recreation | 1963 |
| Lake Placid Dam | Low | Not Rated | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1966 |
| Timberline Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 18 | Recreation | 1981 |
| Potter Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 17 | 1970 | |
| Plunk Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 16 | 1965 | |
| Jackson Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 16 | Irrigation | 1981 |
| Lenox Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 16 | Recreation | 1940 |
| Bell Sand Dam | Low | Not Rated | 16 | Other | 1965 |
| Lake Park Dam | Low | Not Rated | 16 | Recreation | 1904 |
| Tyler Terminal Dam | Low | Not Rated | 15 | Other | 1964 |
| Pineland Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 15 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Valley Club Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 15 | Recreation | 1960 |
| South Overton Dam | Low | Not Rated | 15 | Recreation | 1952 |
| Lindale Club Dam | Low | Not Rated | 14 | Recreation | 1914 |
| House Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 14 | Irrigation | 1950 |
| Reeves Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 13 | 1959 | |
| Hide-a-way | Low | Not Rated | 13 | Irrigation | |
| Mosley Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 12 | 1959 | |
| Tomlin Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 12 | Recreation | 1933 |
| Federal Dam | Low | Not Rated | 12 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Garden Valley Dam No 3 | Low | Not Rated | 12 | Recreation | |
| Horseshoe Lake South Dam | Low | Not Rated | 11 | Irrigation | |
| Horseshoe Lake North Dam | Low | Not Rated | 11 | Irrigation | |
| Hunter Brush Dam | Low | Not Rated | 10 | Irrigation | 1962 |
| Tyler Pipe Industries Dam No 1 | Low | Not Rated | 7 | Other | 1961 |