Dams in Texas
7,387
Total Dams
1,586
High Hazard
21.47%
% High Hazard
61.8 yrs
Average Age
Counties
| County | Dams | High Hazard | % High | Avg Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin | 159 | 85 | 53.46% | 59.7 yrs |
| Travis | 75 | 49 | 65.33% | 46.5 yrs |
| Montgomery | 90 | 44 | 48.89% | 55.2 yrs |
| Tarrant | 67 | 42 | 62.69% | 60.0 yrs |
| Bexar | 67 | 41 | 61.19% | 62.1 yrs |
| Ellis | 124 | 41 | 33.06% | 62.0 yrs |
| Bell | 76 | 39 | 51.32% | 49.1 yrs |
| El Paso | 47 | 36 | 76.60% | 64.8 yrs |
| Williamson | 66 | 35 | 53.03% | 61.8 yrs |
| Kaufman | 109 | 34 | 31.19% | 61.4 yrs |
| McLennan | 84 | 33 | 39.29% | 62.7 yrs |
| Erath | 123 | 33 | 26.83% | 57.7 yrs |
| Henderson | 119 | 32 | 26.89% | 62.8 yrs |
| Grayson | 115 | 32 | 27.83% | 58.8 yrs |
| Brown | 70 | 30 | 42.86% | 60.5 yrs |
| Parker | 74 | 29 | 39.19% | 66.6 yrs |
| Dallas | 61 | 29 | 47.54% | 70.9 yrs |
| Denton | 70 | 27 | 38.57% | 61.4 yrs |
| Rockwall | 32 | 26 | 81.25% | 61.1 yrs |
| Wise | 99 | 25 | 25.25% | 54.1 yrs |
| Johnson | 45 | 25 | 55.56% | 59.3 yrs |
| Smith | 115 | 23 | 20.00% | 65.6 yrs |
| Hays | 50 | 21 | 42.00% | 63.5 yrs |
| Van Zandt | 91 | 19 | 20.88% | 61.1 yrs |
| Comal | 25 | 19 | 76.00% | 42.3 yrs |
| Wood | 72 | 19 | 26.39% | 68.0 yrs |
| Coleman | 113 | 16 | 14.16% | 63.4 yrs |
| Anderson | 67 | 15 | 22.39% | 68.2 yrs |
| Taylor | 40 | 14 | 35.00% | 72.3 yrs |
| Hidalgo | 23 | 14 | 60.87% | 65.0 yrs |
| Bandera | 44 | 13 | 29.55% | 65.9 yrs |
| Guadalupe | 29 | 13 | 44.83% | 66.9 yrs |
| Montague | 226 | 12 | 5.31% | 55.2 yrs |
| Caldwell | 27 | 12 | 44.44% | 56.8 yrs |
| Karnes | 30 | 12 | 40.00% | 61.9 yrs |
| Burnet | 23 | 12 | 52.17% | 59.1 yrs |
| Fannin | 68 | 12 | 17.65% | 55.3 yrs |
| Lampasas | 13 | 11 | 84.62% | 65.8 yrs |
| Kerr | 34 | 11 | 32.35% | 57.7 yrs |
| Brazoria | 50 | 11 | 22.00% | 71.1 yrs |
| Webb | 116 | 11 | 9.48% | 63.3 yrs |
| Angelina | 22 | 10 | 45.45% | 57.9 yrs |
| Sutton | 12 | 10 | 83.33% | 65.8 yrs |
| Coke | 15 | 10 | 66.67% | 70.3 yrs |
| Hunt | 42 | 10 | 23.81% | 65.3 yrs |
| Callahan | 49 | 10 | 20.41% | 62.7 yrs |
| Walker | 58 | 10 | 17.24% | 61.5 yrs |
| Hood | 29 | 9 | 31.03% | 59.6 yrs |
| Rusk | 37 | 9 | 24.32% | 66.3 yrs |
| Cooke | 83 | 9 | 10.84% | 62.5 yrs |
| Lamar | 76 | 9 | 11.84% | 56.8 yrs |
| McCulloch | 39 | 9 | 23.08% | 69.4 yrs |
| Palo Pinto | 55 | 9 | 16.36% | 53.9 yrs |
| Starr | 17 | 8 | 47.06% | 60.4 yrs |
| Nacogdoches | 32 | 8 | 25.00% | 67.0 yrs |
| Titus | 38 | 8 | 21.05% | 57.9 yrs |
| Hill | 115 | 8 | 6.96% | 55.5 yrs |
| Mills | 53 | 8 | 15.09% | 57.3 yrs |
| Terrell | 9 | 8 | 88.89% | 45.3 yrs |
| Navarro | 117 | 7 | 5.98% | 61.0 yrs |
| Upshur | 46 | 7 | 15.22% | 65.2 yrs |
| Leon | 80 | 7 | 8.75% | 52.9 yrs |
| Crockett | 7 | 7 | 100.00% | 67.9 yrs |
| Hudspeth | 15 | 7 | 46.67% | 56.5 yrs |
| Brazos | 37 | 7 | 18.92% | 59.4 yrs |
| Comanche | 92 | 7 | 7.61% | 57.9 yrs |
| Nolan | 12 | 7 | 58.33% | 71.7 yrs |
| Harris | 33 | 6 | 18.18% | 64.0 yrs |
| Randall | 11 | 6 | 54.55% | 69.9 yrs |
| Harrison | 62 | 6 | 9.68% | 63.6 yrs |
| Morris | 16 | 6 | 37.50% | 70.7 yrs |
| Fayette | 52 | 6 | 11.54% | 57.6 yrs |
| Hopkins | 43 | 6 | 13.95% | 62.4 yrs |
| Franklin | 16 | 6 | 37.50% | 54.9 yrs |
| Falls | 30 | 6 | 20.00% | 66.5 yrs |
| Eastland | 44 | 6 | 13.64% | 67.0 yrs |
| Duval | 23 | 6 | 26.09% | 62.0 yrs |
| Jack | 69 | 6 | 8.70% | 60.8 yrs |
| Wichita | 25 | 6 | 24.00% | 70.7 yrs |
| Medina | 32 | 6 | 18.75% | 60.1 yrs |
| Freestone | 51 | 5 | 9.80% | 59.1 yrs |
| Hamilton | 17 | 5 | 29.41% | 62.1 yrs |
| Gillespie | 14 | 5 | 35.71% | 58.9 yrs |
| Bowie | 22 | 5 | 22.73% | 73.4 yrs |
| Potter | 18 | 5 | 27.78% | 56.0 yrs |
| Bastrop | 36 | 5 | 13.89% | 58.8 yrs |
| Red River | 47 | 5 | 10.64% | 63.1 yrs |
| Cherokee | 23 | 5 | 21.74% | 74.7 yrs |
| Polk | 33 | 4 | 12.12% | 66.4 yrs |
| Concho | 46 | 4 | 8.70% | 65.7 yrs |
| Runnels | 28 | 4 | 14.29% | 62.2 yrs |
| Tyler | 32 | 4 | 12.50% | 75.5 yrs |
| Maverick | 60 | 4 | 6.67% | 63.0 yrs |
| Tom Green | 26 | 4 | 15.38% | 84.5 yrs |
| San Saba | 39 | 4 | 10.26% | 59.7 yrs |
| Kendall | 15 | 4 | 26.67% | 61.8 yrs |
| Somervell | 12 | 4 | 33.33% | 51.3 yrs |
| Atascosa | 50 | 4 | 8.00% | 61.2 yrs |
| Jones | 10 | 4 | 40.00% | 87.2 yrs |
| Archer | 29 | 4 | 13.79% | 69.6 yrs |
| Howard | 10 | 4 | 40.00% | 76.9 yrs |
| Childress | 16 | 3 | 18.75% | 75.9 yrs |
| Baylor | 22 | 3 | 13.64% | 59.0 yrs |
| Cass | 24 | 3 | 12.50% | 69.8 yrs |
| Young | 15 | 3 | 20.00% | 74.6 yrs |
| Madison | 25 | 3 | 12.00% | 62.8 yrs |
| Panola | 22 | 3 | 13.64% | 58.9 yrs |
| Cameron | 41 | 3 | 7.32% | 76.2 yrs |
| Pecos | 6 | 3 | 50.00% | 66.2 yrs |
| Grimes | 64 | 3 | 4.69% | 55.6 yrs |
| Coryell | 51 | 3 | 5.88% | 51.6 yrs |
| Burleson | 33 | 3 | 9.09% | 60.5 yrs |
| Uvalde | 34 | 3 | 8.82% | 58.9 yrs |
| Mitchell | 15 | 3 | 20.00% | 76.4 yrs |
| Bosque | 47 | 3 | 6.38% | 60.9 yrs |
| Blanco | 7 | 2 | 28.57% | 57.1 yrs |
| Sabine | 4 | 2 | 50.00% | 78.3 yrs |
| Jim Wells | 9 | 2 | 22.22% | 57.8 yrs |
| San Jacinto | 9 | 2 | 22.22% | 68.0 yrs |
| Limestone | 37 | 2 | 5.41% | 71.6 yrs |
| Dickens | 22 | 2 | 9.09% | 60.0 yrs |
| Roberts | 35 | 2 | 5.71% | 56.8 yrs |
| Hall | 30 | 2 | 6.67% | 48.5 yrs |
| Kinney | 11 | 2 | 18.18% | 68.9 yrs |
| DeWitt | 17 | 2 | 11.76% | 62.7 yrs |
| Clay | 64 | 2 | 3.13% | 62.8 yrs |
| Houston | 34 | 2 | 5.88% | 69.9 yrs |
| Matagorda | 9 | 2 | 22.22% | 57.0 yrs |
| San Patricio | 7 | 2 | 28.57% | 65.7 yrs |
| Llano | 10 | 2 | 20.00% | 65.6 yrs |
| Fort Bend | 19 | 2 | 10.53% | 62.9 yrs |
| Throckmorton | 18 | 2 | 11.11% | 72.2 yrs |
| Gonzales | 25 | 2 | 8.00% | 64.3 yrs |
| Shackelford | 18 | 2 | 11.11% | 71.8 yrs |
| Kleberg | 5 | 2 | 40.00% | 79.4 yrs |
| Lubbock | 7 | 2 | 28.57% | 56.4 yrs |
| Wilbarger | 23 | 2 | 8.70% | 67.7 yrs |
| Gregg | 23 | 2 | 8.70% | 65.9 yrs |
| Delta | 11 | 2 | 18.18% | 61.8 yrs |
| Stephens | 28 | 2 | 7.14% | 82.5 yrs |
| Scurry | 3 | 2 | 66.67% | 73.0 yrs |
| Jasper | 10 | 2 | 20.00% | 70.4 yrs |
| Washington | 32 | 2 | 6.25% | 55.9 yrs |
| Trinity | 23 | 2 | 8.70% | 73.9 yrs |
| Hutchinson | 13 | 2 | 15.38% | 59.2 yrs |
| Marion | 5 | 2 | 40.00% | 67.6 yrs |
| Ward | 4 | 2 | 50.00% | 54.0 yrs |
| Shelby | 22 | 2 | 9.09% | 66.4 yrs |
| Reeves | 3 | 2 | 66.67% | 99.5 yrs |
| San Augustine | 9 | 1 | 11.11% | 56.8 yrs |
| Presidio | 5 | 1 | 20.00% | 91.0 yrs |
| Hartley | 5 | 1 | 20.00% | 69.8 yrs |
| Victoria | 4 | 1 | 25.00% | 61.3 yrs |
| Ector | 4 | 1 | 25.00% | 63.5 yrs |
| Colorado | 17 | 1 | 5.88% | 57.2 yrs |
| Wharton | 12 | 1 | 8.33% | 51.0 yrs |
| Val Verde | 7 | 1 | 14.29% | 53.7 yrs |
| Briscoe | 22 | 1 | 4.55% | 62.1 yrs |
| Dimmit | 61 | 1 | 1.64% | 67.7 yrs |
| Jackson | 6 | 1 | 16.67% | 48.0 yrs |
| Hale | 4 | 1 | 25.00% | 51.8 yrs |
| Robertson | 31 | 1 | 3.23% | 47.8 yrs |
| Milam | 46 | 1 | 2.17% | 56.2 yrs |
| Rains | 7 | 1 | 14.29% | 61.4 yrs |
| Ochiltree | 7 | 1 | 14.29% | 64.7 yrs |
| Donley | 13 | 1 | 7.69% | 59.1 yrs |
| Culberson | 6 | 1 | 16.67% | 60.0 yrs |
| Lee | 29 | 1 | 3.45% | 66.3 yrs |
| Hansford | 10 | 1 | 10.00% | 54.2 yrs |
| Gray | 24 | 1 | 4.17% | 51.6 yrs |
| Knox | 16 | 1 | 6.25% | 65.7 yrs |
| Liberty | 24 | 1 | 4.17% | 62.4 yrs |
| Live Oak | 18 | 1 | 5.56% | 65.5 yrs |
| Waller | 10 | 1 | 10.00% | 59.0 yrs |
| Garza | 6 | 1 | 16.67% | 72.0 yrs |
| Crosby | 6 | 1 | 16.67% | 62.7 yrs |
| Borden | 16 | 0 | 0.00% | 64.8 yrs |
| Hardeman | 12 | 0 | 0.00% | 58.8 yrs |
| Stonewall | 15 | 0 | 0.00% | 65.9 yrs |
| La Salle | 64 | 0 | 0.00% | 72.1 yrs |
| Camp | 12 | 0 | 0.00% | 63.8 yrs |
| Oldham | 23 | 0 | 0.00% | 58.3 yrs |
| Jefferson | 4 | 0 | 0.00% | 66.8 yrs |
| Chambers | 13 | 0 | 0.00% | 60.6 yrs |
| Parmer | 7 | 0 | 0.00% | 55.3 yrs |
| Hemphill | 64 | 0 | 0.00% | 60.8 yrs |
| Carson | 4 | 0 | 0.00% | 58.3 yrs |
| Wilson | 20 | 0 | 0.00% | 57.6 yrs |
| Menard | 3 | 0 | 0.00% | 63.7 yrs |
| Schleicher | 3 | 0 | 0.00% | 88.3 yrs |
| Wheeler | 16 | 0 | 0.00% | 69.4 yrs |
| Haskell | 7 | 0 | 0.00% | 84.0 yrs |
| Kent | 7 | 0 | 0.00% | 71.1 yrs |
| Brewster | 6 | 0 | 0.00% | 49.3 yrs |
| Nueces | 5 | 0 | 0.00% | 56.8 yrs |
| Castro | 5 | 0 | 0.00% | 60.4 yrs |
| Swisher | 10 | 0 | 0.00% | 60.3 yrs |
| Armstrong | 5 | 0 | 0.00% | 57.4 yrs |
| Kimble | 4 | 0 | 0.00% | 82.5 yrs |
| Moore | 10 | 0 | 0.00% | 66.8 yrs |
| Collingsworth | 5 | 0 | 0.00% | 68.6 yrs |
| Foard | 14 | 0 | 0.00% | 58.9 yrs |
| Goliad | 6 | 0 | 0.00% | 49.0 yrs |
| Real | 7 | 0 | 0.00% | 62.7 yrs |
| Newton | 10 | 0 | 0.00% | 70.7 yrs |
| King | 14 | 0 | 0.00% | 75.1 yrs |
| Refugio | 3 | 0 | 0.00% | 59.5 yrs |
| Deaf Smith | 6 | 0 | 0.00% | 57.5 yrs |
| Fisher | 5 | 0 | 0.00% | 73.6 yrs |
| Roger Mills | 3 | 0 | 0.00% | 73.0 yrs |
| Winkler | 3 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.0 yrs |
| Calhoun | 7 | 0 | 0.00% | 62.7 yrs |
| McMullen | 76 | 0 | 0.00% | 59.4 yrs |
| Jeff Davis | 3 | 0 | 0.00% | 88.7 yrs |
| Cottle | 10 | 0 | 0.00% | 67.0 yrs |
| Frio | 17 | 0 | 0.00% | 62.5 yrs |
| Willacy | 4 | 0 | 0.00% | 74.0 yrs |
| Motley | 8 | 0 | 0.00% | 54.4 yrs |
| Zavala | 29 | 0 | 0.00% | 67.7 yrs |
| Sherman | 9 | 0 | 0.00% | 60.0 yrs |
| Austin | 21 | 0 | 0.00% | 58.0 yrs |
| Zapata | 45 | 0 | 0.00% | 60.3 yrs |
Purpose Breakdown
Tallest Dams in Texas
| Dam Name | Height | County | Hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mansfield Dam | 277 ft | Travis | High Hazard |
| Amistad Dam | 254 ft | Val Verde | High Hazard |
| Sanford | 228 ft | Hutchinson | High Hazard |
| Canyon Lake Dam | 224 ft | Comal | High Hazard |
| Canyon Lake Dam - Dike A | 224 ft | Comal | High Hazard |
| Stillhouse Hollow Dam | 195 ft | Bell | High Hazard |
| Stillhouse Hollow Dam - Dike | 195 ft | Bell | High Hazard |
| Belton Dam | 192 ft | Bell | High Hazard |
| Morris Sheppard Dam | 187 ft | Palo Pinto | High Hazard |
| Mackenzie Dam | 180 ft | Briscoe | High Hazard |