Houston County Lake Dam
Dam in Houston County, Texas · Little Elkhart Creek · forms Houston County Lake
Height
51 ft
16 m (NID height)
Length
1,700 ft
518 m
Completed
1966
Houston County Lake today
259.14 ft
7 days ▼ 0.09 ft
Normal storage
27,091 acre-ft
Normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 1:15 PM CDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Water Supply; Recreation
- Dam type
- Earth
- Owner
- HOUSTON COUNTY WCID 1 (Local Government)
- Maximum storage
- 56,422 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 1,282 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 51 ft
- Drainage area
- 44 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 552 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Fort Worth District
- NID ID
- TX03268
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID TX03268 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.