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 assessed | 42 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1976 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 135c Dam | High | Fair | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Callender Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 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 assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Paradise Valley Ranch Lake Dam | High | Fair | 28 | Recreation | 2003 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 104 Dam | High | Not assessed | 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 assessed | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Club 20 Lake Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 30 | Irrigation | 1962 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 123 Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Garland Lake Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 28 | 1987 | |
| Dekkers Lake No 3 Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 25 | 1992 | |
| Wise Lake Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | 1993 |
| Powers Lake Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Carrington Lake Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 23 | Other | 1925 |
| Dekkers Lake No 1 Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 22 | 1998 | |
| Rhines Reservoir Dam | Significant | Fair | 22 | Water Supply | |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 135b Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Boss Lake Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | |
| Mewbourne Lake Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 20 | ||
| Cantrell Lake Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 20 | Water Supply | 1972 |
| Tony Price Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 20 | 2004 | |
| Dekkers Lake No 2 Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 20 | 1997 | |
| Gandy Lake Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 16 | ||
| Cotton Lake Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 16 | Water Supply | 1970 |
| Jones Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 14 | ||
| Old City Lake Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | 1956 |
| Hay Mitchell Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 9 | ||
| Metzger Dam No 3 | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Water Supply | 1959 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 137 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Neill Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Water Supply | 1973 |
| City of Grand Saline Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Recreation | 1924 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 140 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 139 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 131 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 136 Dam | Low | Fair | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Owen Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Water Supply | 1962 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 110 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 138 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 113 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1974 |
| Willow Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | 1928 |
| Kellam No 1 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Irrigation | 1957 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 111f Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1983 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 114 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1974 |
| Lowrie Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Water Supply | 1969 |
| Garden Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Irrigation | 1947 |
| Barlow Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | 1982 |
| Kellam No 2 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | 1957 |
| Alexander Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Water Supply | 1966 |
| Metzger Dam No 2 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Water Supply | 1959 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 105 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 126 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 128 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 105a Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 130a Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Musslewhite Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | 1973 |
| Big Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Irrigation | 1959 |
| Young Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Water Supply | 1967 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 109 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1974 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 127 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Callaway Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Water Supply | 1962 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 102 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 135a Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Cedar Creek Ws Scs Site 124 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Goettsche Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Water Supply | 1965 |
| Barrett Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Other | 1996 |
| Dw Smart Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Water Supply | 1968 |
| Darnell Dam No 4 | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | 1952 |
| Metzger Dam No 1 | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Water Supply | 1959 |
| Dubose Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | 1952 | |
| Hamilton Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Water Supply | 1962 |
| Richards Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Darnell Dam No 2 | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | 1952 |
| Hand Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Irrigation | 1953 |
| Bass Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Water Supply | 1969 |
| Darnell Dam No 3 | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | 1952 |
| Bobbitt Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Water Supply | 1962 |
| Collins Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 |
| Williams Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Water Supply | 1948 |