Lake Abilene Dam
Dam in Taylor County, Texas · Elm Creek · forms Lake Abilene
Height
64 ft
20 m (NID height)
Length
5,040 ft
1,536 m
Completed
1921
Lake Abilene today
1,990.95 ft
7 days ▼ 0.21 ft
Normal storage
7,923 acre-ft
Below normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 1:30 PM CDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Water Supply; Recreation
- Dam type
- Earth
- Owner
- CITY OF ABILENE (Local Government)
- Maximum storage
- 15,990 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 583 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 64 ft
- Drainage area
- 101 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 1,410 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Fort Worth District
- NID ID
- TX02692
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID TX02692 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.