99Total Dams
25High Hazard
3Significant
Dam Safety in Wise County, Texas
Wise County has 99 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 25 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 3 carry a significant hazard classification.
The average dam in Wise County is 54 years old. The most common purpose is flood risk reduction. The tallest dam is Bridgeport Dam at 130 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport Dam | High | Satisfactory | 130 | Water Supply | 1931 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 24 Dam | High | Fair | 63 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 29 Dam | High | Not assessed | 60 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1972 |
| Salt Creek & Laterals Ws Scs Site 6 Dam | High | Not assessed | 56 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 17a Dam | High | Not assessed | 55 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Big Sandy Creek Ws Scs Site 32 Dam | High | Fair | 54 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1989 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 23a Dam | High | Not assessed | 53 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Salt Creek & Laterals Ws Scs Site 5 Dam | High | Not assessed | 53 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 18j Dam | High | Not assessed | 51 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 23b Dam | High | Not assessed | 50 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 17 Dam | High | Not assessed | 50 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Big Sandy Creek Ws NRCS Site 35 Dam | High | Fair | 49 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1999 |
| Big Sandy Creek Ws Scs Site 43 Dam | High | Fair | 48 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1981 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 20 Dam | High | Not assessed | 47 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 30 Dam | High | Not assessed | 46 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1972 |
| Salt Creek & Laterals Ws Scs Site 10 Dam | High | Not assessed | 45 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Salt Creek & Laterals Ws Scs Site 15 Dam | High | Not assessed | 45 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1976 |
| Big Sandy Creek Ws Scs Site 24d Dam | High | Fair | 45 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1989 |
| Big Sandy Creek Ws Scs Site 44 Dam | High | Fair | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1981 |
| Big Sandy Creek Ws Scs Site 37 Dam | High | Fair | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1995 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 21d Dam | High | Not assessed | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 31 Dam | High | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1972 |
| Big Sandy Creek Ws Scs Site 26 Dam | High | Fair | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1984 |
| Big Sandy Creek Ws Scs Site 24b Dam | High | Fair | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1983 |
| Nautilus Dam | High | Not assessed | 23 | ||
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 18g Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 48 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 23d Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Salt Creek & Laterals Ws Scs Site 14 Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1975 |
| Big Sandy Creek Ws Scs Site 28 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 79 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1989 |
| Salt Creek & Laterals Ws Scs Site 4 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 60 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 23 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 59 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 18a-1 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 59 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 12 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 58 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 13 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 57 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Salt Creek & Laterals Ws Scs Site 2 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 57 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 16 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 54 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Salt Creek & Laterals Ws Scs Site 1 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 54 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 23e Dam | Low | Not assessed | 53 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 24a Dam | Low | Fair | 53 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 11e Dam | Low | Not assessed | 49 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 18h Dam | Low | Not assessed | 49 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 18c Dam | Low | Not assessed | 49 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 11d Dam | Low | Not assessed | 48 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 21a Dam | Low | Not assessed | 48 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 21 Dam | Low | Fair | 47 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Salt Creek & Laterals Ws Scs Site 8 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 47 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1971 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 11f Dam | Low | Not assessed | 46 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 20a Dam | Low | Not assessed | 46 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 18f Dam | Low | Not assessed | 46 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 12c Dam | Low | Not assessed | 46 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Big Sandy Creek Ws Scs Site 24a Dam | Low | Not assessed | 45 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1988 |
| Big Sandy Creek Ws Scs Site 23a Dam | Low | Not assessed | 45 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1984 |
| Big Sandy Creek Ws NRCS Site 24c Dam | Low | Not assessed | 45 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2006 |
| Salt Creek & Laterals Ws Scs Site 12 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 44 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 21b Dam | Low | Not assessed | 43 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 24b Dam | Low | Not assessed | 43 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Salt Creek & Laterals Ws Scs Site 22 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 43 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Hr Thompson Dam 2 | Low | Not assessed | 42 | Irrigation | 1978 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 25 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 42 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Salt Creek & Laterals Ws Scs Site 9 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 42 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Salt Creek & Laterals Ws Scs Site 8a Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 42 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1972 |
| Perch Hill Plant Dam | Low | Not assessed | 41 | Other | 1964 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 25a Dam | Low | Not assessed | 41 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 18i Dam | Low | Not assessed | 41 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 26 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 11a Dam | Low | Not assessed | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Salt Creek & Laterals Ws Scs Site 7 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Big Sandy Creek Ws Scs Site 25a Dam | Low | Not assessed | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1988 |
| Big Sandy Creek Ws Scs Gss 125a | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Other | 1986 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 21c Dam | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 18b Dam | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Big Sandy Creek Ws NRCS Dam No 33 | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2000 |
| Big Sandy Creek Ws Scs Gss 129 | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1994 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 10d Dam | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Salt Creek & Laterals Ws Scs Site 13 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 18d Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Big Sandy Creek Ws Scs Site 14a Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1997 |
| Big Sandy Creek Ws Scs Gss 118 | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Salt Creek & Laterals Ws Scs Site 8b Dam | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1972 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 12d Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Denton Creek Ws Land Stabilization Treatment Area Site No 15-3 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | 1969 | |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 18e Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Big Sandy Creek Ws Scs Site 14 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1958 |
| Big Sandy Creek Ws Scs Site 27 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | 1996 | |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 11g Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Sed Cont Str 15 1 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Other | 1969 |
| Lone Star Industries Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Other | 1961 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Sed Cont Str 14-161 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Other | 1969 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 27a Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Haynes Gss | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1975 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 10b Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Denton Creek Ws Scs Site 10c Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Big Sandy Creek Ws Scs Gss 122 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Big Sandy Creek Ws Scs Site 36 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1983 |
| Lattiner Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1975 |
| Salt Creek & Laterals Ws Scs Site 21 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Big Sandy Creek Ws Scs Gss 110 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Other | 1990 |
| Elna Reservoir Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Big Sandy Creek Ws Scs Gss 123 | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Flood Risk Reduction |