Tallest Dams in Texas

Texas has 7392 dams with recorded heights. The tallest is Amistad Dam at 287 feet. Taller dams impound more water and carry greater potential energy, which is why height is a key factor in hazard classification and inspection requirements.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Type	Purpose	Hazard	Year
1	Amistad Dam	Val Verde	287	Concrete	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1969
2	Mansfield Dam	Travis	278	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1942
3	Sanford Dam	Hutchinson	228	Earth	Recreation	High	1965
4	Canyon Lake Dam - Dike a	Comal	224	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1964
5	Canyon Lake Dam	Comal	224	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1964
6	Stillhouse Hollow Dam - Dike	Bell	200	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1968
7	Stillhouse Hollow Dam	Bell	200	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1968
8	Belton Dam	Bell	192	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1954
9	Morris Sheppard Dam	Palo Pinto	189	Buttress	Irrigation	High	1941
10	Mackenzie Dam	Briscoe	180	Earth	Water Supply	High	1974
11	Falcon Dam	Starr	175	Concrete	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1953
12	Whitney Dam - Kopperl Levee	Bosque	166	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1951
13	Whitney Dam	Hill	166	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1951
14	Medina Lake Dam	Medina	165	Gravity	Irrigation	High	1913
15	North San Gabriel Dam	Williamson	162	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1980
16	Squaw Creek Dam	Somervell	159	Earth	Recreation	High	1977
17	Simon Freese Dam	Coleman	149	Concrete	Water Supply	High	1989
18	Buchanan Dam	Burnet	146	Earth	Irrigation	High	1937
19	Dry Comal Ck Frs 11	Comal	146	Earth		High	2012
20	Waco Dam	McLennan	145	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1965
21	Ray Roberts Dam	Denton	141	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1986
22	John T Montford Dam	Garza	141	Earth	Irrigation	High	1994
23	Choke Canyon Dam	Live Oak	141	Earth	Other	High	1982
24	Robert Lee Dam	Coke	140	Earth	Water Supply	High	1969
25	Palo Duro Dam	Hansford	139	Earth	Water Supply	High	1991
26	Grapevine Dam	Tarrant	137	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1952
27	Lewisville Dam	Denton	135	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1955
28	Benbrook Dam	Tarrant	134	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1951
29	Twin Buttes Dam	Tom Green	134	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1963
30	Sam Rayburn Dam	Jasper	130	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1965
31	O.c. Fisher Dam	Tom Green	130	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1952
32	Bridgeport Dam	Wise	130	Earth	Water Supply	High	1931
33	Arbuckle Reservoir Dam	Wharton	129			High	2018
34	Cedar Creek Dam	Fayette	124	Earth	Other	High	1977
35	Peacock Site 1a Tailings Reservoir Dm	Morris	121	Earth	Other	High	1983
36	Lake Brownwood Dam	Brown	120	Earth	Water Supply	High	1933
37	Champion Creek Dam	Mitchell	120	Earth	Recreation	High	1959
38	Wirtz Dam	Burnet	118	Earth	Irrigation	High	1951
39	Lake Kemp Dam	Baylor	115	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1923
40	Granger Dam	Williamson	115	Earth	Water Supply	High	1979
41	Hubbard Creek Dam	Stephens	112	Earth	Water Supply	High	1962
42	Greenbelt Dam	Donley	111	Earth	Water Supply	High	1968
43	Joe Pool Dam	Dallas	108	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1986
44	Truscott Brine Dam	Knox	107	Earth	Other	High	1983
45	Red Bluff Dam	Reeves	106	Earth	Irrigation	High	1936
46	Mckelligon Dam	El Paso	105	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1982
47	Lake Jb Thomas Dam	Scurry	105	Earth	Water Supply	High	1952
48	Aquilla Dam	Hill	104	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1983
49	Brady Lake Dam	McCulloch	104	Earth	Recreation	High	1963
50	Upper San Marcos River Ws Scs Site 4	Hays	101	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High

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