Choke Canyon Dam
Dam in Live Oak County, Texas · Frio River · forms Choke Canyon Reservoir
Height
141 ft
43 m (NID height)
Length
18,504 ft
5,640 m
Completed
1982
Choke Canyon Reservoir today
190.61 ft
7 days ▼ 0.13 ft
Normal storage
714,117 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM CDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Other; Recreation; Water Supply
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 141 ft
- Owner
- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 1,009,699 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 25,733 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 94 ft
- Drainage area
- 5,490 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled, 344 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Fort Worth District
- Also known as
- Choke Canyon Reservoir
- NID ID
- TX04425
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 22, 2025. Search NID ID TX04425 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.