Texas Dams

7,399 dams tracked by the National Inventory of Dams

Total Dams

7,399

High Hazard

1,604

21.7%

Poor / Unsatisfactory

257

Average Age

62 yrs

Hazard Classification

High1,604 (21.7%)

Significant558 (7.5%)

Low5,237 (70.8%)

Condition Assessment

Satisfactory276 (3.7%)

Fair795 (10.7%)

Poor / Unsatisfactory257 (3.5%)

Not Rated6,071 (82.1%)

Federal

118

State

122

Local

2,608

Private

4,512

Tallest Dams

High Hazard Dams

Poor Condition Dams

Amistad DamPoor
Williamson DamUnsatisfactory
Mitchell County Reservoir DamPoor
LivingstonUnsatisfactory
Lake Comanche DamUnsatisfactory

All Dams in Texas

Showing 26–50 of 795

All High Hazard Significant Hazard Low Hazard Poor Fair Satisfactory

Dam Name	Height (ft)	Year	Hazard	Condition
Ben Ficklin Dam Tom Green County	24	1918	High	Fair
Bentle Branch Detention Dam Dallas County	29	2006	High	Fair
Bentwater Pond Dam Hood County	29	—	High	Fair
Big Buck Lake Dam Montgomery County	18	2008	High	Fair
Big Sandy Creek WS NRCS Site 35 Dam Wise County	49	1999	High	Fair
Big Sandy Creek WS SCS Site 10 Dam Montague County	42	1957	High	Fair
Big Sandy Creek WS SCS Site 24b Dam Wise County	33	1983	High	Fair
Big Sandy Creek WS SCS Site 24d Dam Wise County	45	1989	High	Fair
Big Sandy Creek WS SCS Site 26 Dam Wise County	34	1984	High	Fair
Big Sandy Creek WS SCS Site 2 Dam Clay County	31	1966	Significant	Fair
Big Sandy Creek WS SCS Site 32 Dam Wise County	54	1989	High	Fair
Big Sandy Creek WS SCS Site 37 Dam Wise County	39	1995	High	Fair
Big Sandy Creek WS SCS Site 43 Dam Wise County	48	1981	High	Fair
Big Sandy Creek WS SCS Site 44 Dam Wise County	39	1981	High	Fair
Big Sky Dam Denton County	20	—	High	Fair
Big Woods Lake Dam Rains County	31	2004	High	Fair
Birdsong Lake Dam Eastland County	39	1966	Significant	Fair
Blackburn Crossing Dam	75	1962	High	Fair
Blanket Creek WS SCS Site 15 Dam Brown County	41	1965	High	Fair
Blanket Creek WS SCS Site 16 Dam Brown County	33	1965	Significant	Fair
Blanket Creek WS SCS Site 17a 1 Dam Mills County	51	1969	High	Fair
Blanket Creek WS SCS Site 1 Dam Brown County	32	1965	High	Fair
Blanket Creek WS SCS Site 6 Dam Brown County	45	1966	Significant	Fair
Blanket Creek WS SCS Site 7 Dam Brown County	30	1966	Significant	Fair
Blanket Creek WS SCS Site 9 Dam Brown County	42	1969	High	Fair

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Data sourced from the National Inventory of Dams (NID). Hazard classification reflects potential consequences of failure, not the likelihood of failure.