Hords Creek Dam
Dam in Coleman County, Texas · Hords Creek · forms Hords Creek Lake near Valera
Height
91 ft
28 m (NID height)
Length
6,800 ft
2,073 m
Completed
1948
Hords Creek Lake near Valera today
1,888.12 ft
7 days ▼ 0.11 ft
vs full pool
▼ 11.88 ft
Normal storage
8,640 acre-ft
Normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 10:30 AM CDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Water Supply; Fish and Wildlife Pond; Recreation; Flood Risk Reduction
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 91 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Fort Worth District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 49,290 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 510 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 86 ft
- Drainage area
- 48 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 500 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Fort Worth District
- Also known as
- Hords Creek Lake
- NID ID
- TX00006
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 20, 2026. Search NID ID TX00006 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.