Lake Athens Dam
Dam in Henderson County, Texas · Flat Creek · forms Lake Athens
Height
57 ft
17 m (NID height)
Length
3,000 ft
914 m
Completed
1963
Lake Athens today
439.46 ft
7 days ▼ 0.12 ft
Normal storage
32,840 acre-ft
Above normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 4:30 PM CDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Water Supply; Recreation
- Dam type
- Earth
- Owner
- ATHENS MUNICIPAL WATER AUTHORITY (Local Government)
- Maximum storage
- 56,816 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 1,471 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 57 ft
- Drainage area
- 22 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 306 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Fort Worth District
- NID ID
- TX00182
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID TX00182 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.
Other dams at Lake Athens
- Athens Fish and Game Club Lake Dam