Dams in Texas

%!s(int=7398)Total Dams
1603High Hazard
558Significant
5237Low Hazard

Dam Safety in Texas

Texas has 7,398 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 1603 (21%) are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life — and 558 are classified as significant hazard. Currently, 257 dams in the state have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory, indicating recognized safety deficiencies.

The average dam in Texas is 61 years old. As dams age, inspection frequency and maintenance become increasingly important for ensuring public safety. The most common purpose for dams in Texas is flood risk reduction, accounting for 2,264 of the state's dams.

Use the search above to find dams near any address in Texas, or browse by county below. Each dam listing includes its hazard potential classification, condition assessment, physical characteristics, and inspection history from the NID.

Texas Dam Facts

Total Dams7,398
High Hazard Dams1603
Average Dam Age61 years
Tallest Dam287 ft
Largest Reservoir6,520,000 acre-ft
Poor/Unsatisfactory Condition257

Notable Dams in Texas

Amistad Dam287 ftHighMansfield Dam278 ftHighSanford Dam228 ftHighCanyon Lake Dam - Dike A224 ftHighCanyon Lake Dam224 ftHigh

Counties in Texas

6 dams1 high hazardAnderson66 dams14 high hazardAngelina22 dams10 high hazardArcher29 dams4 high hazardArmstrong5 damsAtascosa50 dams4 high hazardAustin21 damsBailey2 damsBandera44 dams13 high hazardBastrop37 dams6 high hazardBaylor22 dams3 high hazardBee1 damsBell76 dams40 high hazardBexar67 dams41 high hazardBlanco7 dams2 high hazardBorden16 damsBosque47 dams3 high hazardBowie21 dams4 high hazardBrazoria50 dams11 high hazardBrazos37 dams8 high hazardBrewster6 dams1 high hazardBriscoe22 dams1 high hazardBrooks2 damsBrown70 dams30 high hazardBurleson33 dams3 high hazardBurnet23 dams12 high hazardCaldwell27 dams12 high hazardCalhoun7 damsCallahan49 dams10 high hazardCameron42 dams3 high hazardCamp12 damsCarson4 damsCass25 dams4 high hazardCastro5 damsChambers13 damsCherokee23 dams5 high hazardChildress16 dams3 high hazardClay64 dams1 high hazardCoke15 dams10 high hazardColeman113 dams16 high hazardCollin160 dams86 high hazardCollingsworth5 damsColorado17 dams1 high hazardComal26 dams19 high hazardComanche92 dams7 high hazardConcho46 dams4 high hazardCooke83 dams8 high hazardCoryell51 dams3 high hazardCottle10 damsCrockett7 dams7 high hazardCrosby6 dams1 high hazardCulberson6 dams1 high hazardDallam1 damsDallas61 dams29 high hazardDawson2 damsDeWitt17 dams2 high hazardDeaf Smith6 damsDelta11 dams2 high hazardDenton72 dams29 high hazardDickens22 dams2 high hazardDimmit61 dams1 high hazardDonley13 dams1 high hazardDuval23 dams6 high hazardEastland44 dams6 high hazardEctor4 dams1 high hazardEl Paso47 dams36 high hazardEllis124 dams41 high hazardErath123 dams35 high hazardFalls30 dams6 high hazardFannin68 dams12 high hazardFayette52 dams6 high hazardFisher5 damsFloyd2 damsFoard14 damsFort Bend19 dams2 high hazardFranklin16 dams6 high hazardFreestone51 dams5 high hazardFrio17 damsGalveston2 dams1 high hazardGarza6 dams1 high hazardGillespie14 dams5 high hazardGoliad6 damsGonzales25 dams2 high hazardGray24 dams1 high hazardGrayson115 dams32 high hazardGregg23 dams2 high hazardGrimes64 dams3 high hazardGuadalupe29 dams13 high hazardHale4 dams1 high hazardHall30 dams2 high hazardHamilton17 dams5 high hazardHansford10 dams1 high hazardHardeman12 damsHardin1 damsHarmon1 damsHarris33 dams6 high hazardHarrison62 dams6 high hazardHartley5 dams1 high hazardHaskell7 damsHays50 dams21 high hazardHemphill64 damsHenderson120 dams33 high hazardHidalgo23 dams14 high hazardHill115 dams8 high hazardHockley1 damsHood29 dams9 high hazardHopkins43 dams6 high hazardHouston34 dams2 high hazardHoward10 dams4 high hazardHudspeth15 dams7 high hazardHunt42 dams11 high hazardHutchinson13 dams2 high hazardIrion2 damsJack69 dams6 high hazardJackson6 dams1 high hazardJasper10 dams2 high hazardJeff Davis3 damsJefferson4 damsJim Wells9 dams2 high hazardJohnson45 dams25 high hazardJones10 dams4 high hazardKarnes30 dams12 high hazardKaufman109 dams35 high hazardKendall15 dams5 high hazardKent7 damsKerr34 dams11 high hazardKimble4 damsKing14 damsKinney11 dams2 high hazardKleberg5 dams2 high hazardKnox16 dams1 high hazardLa Salle64 damsLamar76 dams9 high hazardLamb1 damsLampasas13 dams11 high hazardLavaca2 damsLee29 dams1 high hazardLeon80 dams7 high hazardLiberty24 dams1 high hazardLimestone37 dams2 high hazardLipscomb1 damsLive Oak18 dams1 high hazardLlano10 dams2 high hazardLoving1 damsLubbock7 dams2 high hazardLynn1 damsMadison25 dams3 high hazardMarion5 dams2 high hazardMartin1 dams1 high hazardMason1 damsMatagorda9 dams2 high hazardMaverick60 dams4 high hazardMcCulloch39 dams9 high hazardMcLennan85 dams34 high hazardMcMullen76 damsMedina32 dams6 high hazardMenard3 damsMidland1 dams1 high hazardMilam46 dams1 high hazardMills53 dams8 high hazardMitchell15 dams3 high hazardMontague226 dams12 high hazardMontgomery93 dams48 high hazardMoore10 damsMorris16 dams6 high hazardMotley8 damsNacogdoches32 dams8 high hazardNavarro117 dams7 high hazardNewton10 damsNolan12 dams7 high hazardNueces5 damsOchiltree7 dams1 high hazardOldham23 damsOrange2 damsPalo Pinto55 dams9 high hazardPanola22 dams3 high hazardParker74 dams29 high hazardParmer7 damsPecos6 dams3 high hazardPolk34 dams4 high hazardPotter18 dams5 high hazardPresidio5 dams1 high hazardRains7 dams1 high hazardRandall11 dams6 high hazardReal7 damsRed River47 dams5 high hazardReeves3 dams2 high hazardRefugio3 damsRoberts35 dams2 high hazardRobertson31 dams1 high hazardRockwall32 dams26 high hazardRoger Mills3 damsRunnels28 dams4 high hazardRusk37 dams9 high hazardSabine4 dams2 high hazardSan Augustine9 dams1 high hazardSan Jacinto9 dams2 high hazardSan Patricio7 dams2 high hazardSan Saba39 dams4 high hazardSchleicher3 damsScurry3 dams2 high hazardShackelford18 dams2 high hazardShelby22 dams2 high hazardSherman9 damsSmith116 dams24 high hazardSomervell12 dams4 high hazardStarr17 dams8 high hazardStephens28 dams2 high hazardSterling1 damsStonewall15 damsSutton12 dams10 high hazardSwisher10 damsTarrant67 dams42 high hazardTaylor40 dams14 high hazardTerrell9 dams8 high hazardThrockmorton18 dams2 high hazardTitus38 dams8 high hazardTom Green26 dams4 high hazardTravis75 dams50 high hazardTrinity23 dams2 high hazardTyler32 dams5 high hazardUpshur46 dams7 high hazardUpton1 damsUvalde34 dams3 high hazardVal Verde7 dams1 high hazardVan Zandt91 dams19 high hazardVictoria4 dams1 high hazardWalker58 dams10 high hazardWaller10 dams1 high hazardWard4 dams2 high hazardWashington32 dams2 high hazardWebb116 dams11 high hazardWharton12 dams1 high hazardWheeler16 damsWichita25 dams6 high hazardWilbarger23 dams2 high hazardWillacy4 damsWilliamson66 dams34 high hazardWilson20 damsWinkler3 damsWise99 dams25 high hazardWood72 dams19 high hazardYoung15 dams3 high hazardZapata45 damsZavala29 dams

High Hazard Dams in Texas

DamCountyHeightConditionPurpose
Amistad DamVal Verde287 ftPoorFlood Risk Reduction
Mansfield DamTravis278 ftSatisfactoryFlood Risk Reduction
Sanford DamHutchinson228 ftNot AvailableRecreation
Canyon Lake Dam - Dike AComal224 ftNot AvailableFlood Risk Reduction
Canyon Lake DamComal224 ftNot AvailableFlood Risk Reduction
Stillhouse Hollow Dam - DikeBell200 ftNot AvailableFlood Risk Reduction
Stillhouse Hollow DamBell200 ftNot AvailableFlood Risk Reduction
Belton DamBell192 ftNot AvailableFlood Risk Reduction
Morris Sheppard DamPalo Pinto189 ftFairIrrigation
Mackenzie DamBriscoe180 ftNot RatedWater Supply
Falcon DamStarr175 ftFairFlood Risk Reduction
Whitney Dam - Kopperl LeveeBosque166 ftNot AvailableFlood Risk Reduction
Whitney DamHill166 ftNot AvailableFlood Risk Reduction
Medina Lake DamMedina165 ftNot RatedIrrigation
North San Gabriel DamWilliamson162 ftNot AvailableFlood Risk Reduction
Squaw Creek DamSomervell159 ftNot RatedRecreation
Simon Freese DamColeman149 ftSatisfactoryWater Supply
Dry Comal Ck Frs 11Comal146 ftSatisfactory
Buchanan DamBurnet146 ftSatisfactoryIrrigation
Waco DamMcLennan145 ftNot AvailableFlood Risk Reduction
Choke Canyon DamLive Oak141 ftNot AvailableOther
John T Montford DamGarza141 ftSatisfactoryIrrigation
Ray Roberts DamDenton141 ftNot AvailableFlood Risk Reduction
Robert Lee DamCoke140 ftFairWater Supply
Palo Duro DamHansford139 ftSatisfactoryWater Supply
Grapevine DamTarrant137 ftNot AvailableFlood Risk Reduction
Lewisville DamDenton135 ftNot AvailableFlood Risk Reduction
Twin Buttes DamTom Green134 ftNot AvailableFlood Risk Reduction
Benbrook DamTarrant134 ftNot AvailableFlood Risk Reduction
Bridgeport DamWise130 ftSatisfactoryWater Supply
Sam Rayburn DamJasper130 ftNot AvailableFlood Risk Reduction
O.c. Fisher DamTom Green130 ftNot AvailableFlood Risk Reduction
Arbuckle Reservoir DamWharton129 ftSatisfactory
Cedar Creek DamFayette124 ftSatisfactoryOther
Peacock Site 1a Tailings Reservoir DmMorris121 ftNot RatedOther
Champion Creek DamMitchell120 ftFairRecreation
Lake Brownwood DamBrown120 ftSatisfactoryWater Supply
Wirtz DamBurnet118 ftSatisfactoryIrrigation
Lake Kemp DamBaylor115 ftSatisfactoryFlood Risk Reduction
Granger DamWilliamson115 ftNot AvailableWater Supply
Hubbard Creek DamStephens112 ftNot RatedWater Supply
Greenbelt DamDonley111 ftFairWater Supply
Joe Pool DamDallas108 ftNot AvailableFlood Risk Reduction
Truscott Brine DamKnox107 ftNot AvailableOther
Red Bluff DamReeves106 ftNot RatedIrrigation
Mckelligon DamEl Paso105 ftNot RatedFlood Risk Reduction
Lake Jb Thomas DamScurry105 ftFairWater Supply
Brady Lake DamMcCulloch104 ftSatisfactoryRecreation
Aquilla DamHill104 ftNot AvailableFlood Risk Reduction
Upper San Marcos River Ws Scs Site 4Hays101 ftSatisfactoryFlood Risk Reduction
Sorrells Reservoir DamMorris100 ftNot Rated
Red Deer Creek Ws Scs Site 13 DamRoberts100 ftSatisfactoryFlood Risk Reduction
Lost Creek DamJack99 ftFairWater Supply
Lake Arlington DamTarrant99 ftNot RatedWater Supply
Lake Leon DamEastland99 ftSatisfactoryWater Supply
Salado Creek Ws Scs Site 12 DamBexar98 ftSatisfactoryFlood Risk Reduction
Lcra Inks DamBurnet97 ftSatisfactoryHydroelectric
Lake Tucker DamPalo Pinto97 ftFairWater Supply
Ferrells Bridge DamMarion97 ftNot AvailableFlood Risk Reduction
Williamson DamEastland96 ftUnsatisfactoryWater Supply
Richland Creek DamFreestone96 ftNot RatedWater Supply
Sulphur Creek Ws Scs Site 4 DamBurnet96 ftFairFlood Risk Reduction
Lake Palo Pinto DamPalo Pinto96 ftFairWater Supply
Pat Mayse DamLamar96 ftNot AvailableFlood Risk Reduction
Oak Creek DamCoke95 ftFairWater Supply
Cooper DamDelta95 ftNot AvailableFlood Risk Reduction
Fusselman DamEl Paso94 ftSatisfactoryFlood Risk Reduction
Palmetto Bend DamJackson93 ftSatisfactoryWater Supply
Coleman DamColeman92 ftSatisfactoryIrrigation
Wheeler Branch DamSomervell91 ftSatisfactoryIrrigation
Joe B Hogsett DamHenderson91 ftSatisfactoryIrrigation
Hords Creek DamColeman91 ftNot AvailableWater Supply
LivingstonSan Jacinto90 ftUnsatisfactoryHydroelectric
Bois D Arc Lake DamFannin90 ftSatisfactory
Upper Cibolo Creek Ws Scs Site 1 DamKendall89 ftSatisfactoryFlood Risk Reduction
Lake Bastrop DamBastrop88 ftSatisfactoryRecreation
Navarro Mills DamNavarro87 ftNot AvailableFlood Risk Reduction
Calaveras Creek DamBexar86 ftSatisfactoryHydroelectric
Proctor DamComanche86 ftNot AvailableFlood Risk Reduction
Eagle Mountain DamTarrant85 ftSatisfactoryIrrigation
Oxidation Pond DamEl Paso85 ftNot RatedFlood Risk Reduction
White River DamCrosby85 ftNot RatedWater Supply
Lake Colorado City DamMitchell85 ftFairRecreation
Iron Bridge DamVan Zandt85 ftSatisfactoryWater Supply
Marine Creek DamTarrant85 ftSatisfactoryFlood Risk Reduction
Lake Fork DamWood85 ftSatisfactoryWater Supply
Tom Miller DamTravis85 ftSatisfactoryIrrigation
Lake Tanglewood DamRandall85 ftFairFlood Risk Reduction
Fort Phantom Hill DamJones84 ftFairWater Supply
De Cordova Bend DamHood84 ftSatisfactoryIrrigation
Decker Creek DamTravis83 ftNot RatedRecreation
Brownwood Laterals Ws Scs Site 3 DamBrown83 ftFairFlood Risk Reduction
Salado Creek Ws Scs Site 1 DamBexar83 ftSatisfactoryFlood Risk Reduction
Sanderson Canyon Ws Scs Site 2 DamPecos83 ftFairFlood Risk Reduction
Graham DamYoung82 ftNot RatedWater Supply
Conroe DamMontgomery82 ftSatisfactoryIrrigation
Salado Creek Ws Scs Site 10 DamBexar82 ftFairFlood Risk Reduction
Bardwell DamEllis82 ftNot AvailableFlood Risk Reduction
Wesley E Seale DamSan Patricio81 ftSatisfactoryWater Supply
Sulphur Creek Ws Scs Site 3 DamLampasas81 ftFairFlood Risk Reduction