Amon G Carter Dam
Dam in Montague County, Texas · Big Sandy Creek · forms Lake Amon Carter
Height
80 ft
24 m (NID height)
Length
1,750 ft
533 m
Completed
1956
Lake Amon Carter today
917.33 ft
7 days ▼ 0.13 ft
vs full pool
▼ 2.67 ft
Normal storage
28,600 acre-ft
Normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 10:00 AM CDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Water Supply; Recreation
- Dam type
- Earth
- Owner
- CITY OF BOWIE (Local Government)
- Maximum storage
- 102,250 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 1,540 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 80 ft
- Drainage area
- 100 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 776 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Tulsa District
- NID ID
- TX00699
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID TX00699 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.