Fort Phantom Hill Dam
Dam in Jones County, Texas · Big Elm Creek · forms Fort Phantom Hill Reservoir
Height
84 ft
26 m (NID height)
Length
3,740 ft
1,140 m
Completed
1938
Fort Phantom Hill Reservoir today
1,629.11 ft
7 days ▼ 0.11 ft
Normal storage
70,300 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 1:30 PM CDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Water Supply; Other
- Dam type
- Earth
- Owner
- CITY OF ABILENE (Local Government)
- Maximum storage
- 136,076 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 4,246 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 84 ft
- Drainage area
- 481 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 7,856 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Fort Worth District
- NID ID
- TX02483
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID TX02483 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.