Bardwell Dam
Dam in Ellis County, Texas · Waxahachie Creek · forms Bardwell Lake
Height
82 ft
25 m (NID height)
Length
15,400 ft
4,694 m
Completed
1965
Bardwell Lake today
418.99 ft
7 days ▼ 0.25 ft
vs full pool
▼ 2.01 ft
Normal storage
54,866 acre-ft
Normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 3:30 PM CDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Fish and Wildlife Pond; Recreation; Water Supply
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 82 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Fort Worth District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 317,483 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 3,570 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 78 ft
- Drainage area
- 178 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 350 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Fort Worth District
- NID ID
- TX00001
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 22, 2026. Search NID ID TX00001 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.