Dams in Van Zandt County, Texas
91Total Dams
19High Hazard
21Significant
Dam Safety in Van Zandt County, Texas
Van Zandt County has 91 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 19 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 21 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 6 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Van Zandt County is 61 years old. The most common purpose is flood risk reduction. The tallest dam is Iron Bridge Dam at 85 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Bridge Dam | High | Satisfactory | 85 | Water Supply | 1960 |
| Mill Creek Ws Scs Site 1 Dam | High | Not Rated | 42 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1976 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 135c Dam | High | Fair | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Callender Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 35 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 101 Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Spring Lake Dam | High | Poor | 30 | Water Supply | |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 103 Dam | High | Not Rated | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Paradise Valley Ranch Lake Dam | High | Fair | 28 | Recreation | 2003 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 104 Dam | High | Not Rated | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Edgewood City Lake Dam | High | Fair | 27 | Water Supply | 1952 |
| Hickory Hills Lake Dam | High | Fair | 27 | Recreation | 1994 |
| Fin & Feather Club Lake Dam | High | Poor | 21 | Recreation | 1925 |
| Wills Point Reservoir Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 20 | Water Supply | |
| Poco Club Lake Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 20 | Recreation | 1931 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 129 Dam | High | Fair | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Powell Lake Dam | High | Fair | 18 | Recreation | 1959 |
| Canton Old City Lake Dam | High | Fair | 18 | Recreation | 1930 |
| Crawford Lake Dam | High | Fair | 16 | Water Supply | 1959 |
| Calvin Powell Dam | High | Poor | 14 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 134 Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Club 20 Lake Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 30 | Irrigation | 1962 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 123 Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Garland Lake Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 28 | 1987 | |
| Dekkers Lake No 3 Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 25 | 1992 | |
| Wise Lake Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 24 | Recreation | 1993 |
| Powers Lake Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 24 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Carrington Lake Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 23 | Other | 1925 |
| Dekkers Lake No 1 Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 22 | 1998 | |
| Rhines Reservoir Dam | Significant | Fair | 22 | Water Supply | |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 135b Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Boss Lake Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 21 | Recreation | |
| Mewbourne Lake Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 20 | ||
| Cantrell Lake Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 20 | Water Supply | 1972 |
| Tony Price Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 20 | 2004 | |
| Dekkers Lake No 2 Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 20 | 1997 | |
| Gandy Lake Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 16 | ||
| Cotton Lake Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 16 | Water Supply | 1970 |
| Jones Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 14 | ||
| Old City Lake Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 14 | Recreation | 1956 |
| Hay Mitchell Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 9 | ||
| Metzger Dam No 3 | Low | Not Rated | 35 | Water Supply | 1959 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 137 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Neill Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Water Supply | 1973 |
| City Of Grand Saline Dam | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Recreation | 1924 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 140 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 139 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 131 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 136 Dam | Low | Fair | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Owen Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 29 | Water Supply | 1962 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 110 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 138 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 113 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1974 |
| Willow Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Recreation | 1928 |
| Kellam No 1 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Irrigation | 1957 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 111f Dam | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1983 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 114 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1974 |
| Lowrie Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Water Supply | 1969 |
| Garden Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Irrigation | 1947 |
| Barlow Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Recreation | 1982 |
| Kellam No 2 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Recreation | 1957 |
| Alexander Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Water Supply | 1966 |
| Metzger Dam No 2 | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Water Supply | 1959 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 105 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 126 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 128 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 105a Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 130a Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Musslewhite Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 24 | Recreation | 1973 |
| Big Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 24 | Irrigation | 1959 |
| Young Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Water Supply | 1967 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 109 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1974 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 127 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Callaway Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Water Supply | 1962 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 102 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 135a Dam | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 124 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Goettsche Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 21 | Water Supply | 1965 |
| Barrett Pond Dam | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Other | 1996 |
| Dw Smart Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Water Supply | 1968 |
| Darnell Dam No 4 | Low | Not Rated | 19 | Recreation | 1952 |
| Metzger Dam No 1 | Low | Not Rated | 19 | Water Supply | 1959 |
| Dubose Dam | Low | Not Rated | 18 | 1952 | |
| Hamilton Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 18 | Water Supply | 1962 |
| Richards Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 18 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Darnell Dam No 2 | Low | Not Rated | 18 | Recreation | 1952 |
| Hand Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 17 | Irrigation | 1953 |
| Bass Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 16 | Water Supply | 1969 |
| Darnell Dam No 3 | Low | Not Rated | 16 | Recreation | 1952 |
| Bobbitt Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 15 | Water Supply | 1962 |
| Collins Dam | Low | Not Rated | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 |
| Williams Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 15 | Water Supply | 1948 |