Tailings Dams in Texas
Texas has 45 tailings dams, of which 2 carry a high hazard classification. Tailings dams contain waste material from mining operations — typically a slurry of finely ground rock left over after valuable minerals have been extracted.
| # | Dam | County | Height (ft) | Hazard | Condition | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitchell County Reservoir Dam | Mitchell | 93 | Significant | Poor | 1991 |
| 2 | Tmpa Gibbons Creek Mine Dam Sp 50 | Grimes | 37 | High | Satisfactory | 1995 |
| 3 | Reclamation Pond 017 | Leon | 33 | Low | Not Rated | 1987 |
| 4 | Sulphur Springs Draw Dam | Martin | 33 | High | Not Rated | 1993 |
| 5 | Tumco Dam Di-40 | Rusk | 33 | Low | Not Rated | |
| 6 | Bass Haven Lake Dam | Anderson | 30 | Low | Not Rated | 1974 |
| 7 | Tumco Monticello Winfield Mine Dam J-3 | Titus | 30 | Low | Not Rated | 1992 |
| 8 | Sabine Mining C 8 Dam | Harrison | 29 | Low | Not Rated | 1987 |
| 9 | Sabine Mining 87-b12-006-dam | Harrison | 29 | Low | Not Rated | 1988 |
| 10 | Tmpa Gibbons Creek Mine Dam Sp-20 | Grimes | 28 | Low | Not Rated | 1992 |
| 11 | Calvert Mine Spc 18 Dam | Robertson | 28 | Low | Not Rated | 1992 |
| 12 | Walnut Creek Mine Dam Spc-27 | Robertson | 28 | Low | Not Rated | 1995 |
| 13 | Tumco Dam Di-41 | Rusk | 28 | Low | Not Rated | |
| 14 | Sedimentation Pond No 15 | Leon | 27 | Low | Not Rated | |
| 15 | Big Brown Lignite Mining Area Dam | Freestone | 25 | Low | Not Rated | 1993 |
| 16 | Dam E2 | Harrison | 25 | Significant | Not Rated | 1994 |
| 17 | Sabine Mining 87-b12-005-dam | Harrison | 25 | Low | Not Rated | 1988 |
| 18 | Impoundment C-66 | Freestone | 24 | Low | Not Rated | 1989 |
| 19 | Tumco Monticello Mine Dam H-2 | Titus | 24 | Low | Not Rated | 1994 |
| 20 | Sedimentation Pond No 9 | Leon | 23 | Low | Not Rated | |
| 21 | Tmpa Gibbons Creek Mine Dam Sp-64 | Grimes | 21 | Low | Not Rated | 1995 |
| 22 | Sedimentation Pond No 11 Stage 2 | Leon | 20 | Low | Not Rated | |
| 23 | Sedimentation Pond No 11 Stage 1 | Leon | 20 | Low | Not Rated | |
| 24 | Pond Spc-66 | Robertson | 19 | Low | Not Rated | 2004 |
| 25 | Calvert Mine Spc-4 Dam | Robertson | 19 | Low | Not Rated | 1991 |
| 26 | Sedimentation Pond No 18 | Leon | 18 | Low | Not Rated | |
| 27 | Tumco Dam Di-16 | Rusk | 18 | Low | Not Rated | 1992 |
| 28 | Burnett Lake Dam | Wichita | 18 | Low | Not Rated | 1968 |
| 29 | Tumco Dam Di-12 | Rusk | 16 | Low | Not Rated | 1992 |
| 30 | Cole Storage Tank Dam | Archer | 15 | Low | Not Rated | 1923 |
| 31 | Hs Jackson Sand & Gravel Dam No 1 | Denton | 15 | Low | Not Rated | 1972 |
| 32 | Sediment Pond No 005 | Leon | 15 | Low | Not Rated | |
| 33 | Butler Lake Dam | Mitchell | 14 | Low | Not Rated | 1952 |
| 34 | Tumco Dam Ai-50 | Panola | 14 | Low | Not Rated | 1995 |
| 35 | Tumco Dam 4ii-31 | Panola | 14 | Low | Not Rated | 1996 |
| 36 | Sedimentation Pond No 10 | Leon | 13 | Low | Not Rated | |
| 37 | Sedimentation Pond No 6 | Leon | 13 | Low | Not Rated | |
| 38 | Sedimentation Pond No 5 | Leon | 11 | Low | Not Rated | 1984 |
| 39 | C P Burton Dam | Archer | 10 | Low | Not Rated | 1923 |
| 40 | Tumco Monticello Mine Dam H-4 | Titus | 10 | Low | Not Rated | 1996 |
| 41 | Texas Gulf Reservoir Dam | Wharton | 10 | Low | Not Rated | 1929 |
| 42 | Tumco Dam L-3 | Titus | 8 | Low | Not Rated | 1996 |
| 43 | Sedimentation Pond H 1 Dam | Titus | 8 | Low | Not Rated | 1989 |
| 44 | Joe Echols Dam No 2 | Limestone | 7 | Low | Not Rated | 1922 |
| 45 | Continental Oil Lake Dam | Wichita | 7 | Low | Not Rated | 1925 |