Lake Colorado City Dam
Dam in Mitchell County, Texas · Morgan Creek · forms Lake Colorado City
Height
85 ft
26 m (NID height)
Length
4,500 ft
1,372 m
Completed
1949
Lake Colorado City today
2,058.69 ft
7 days ▼ 0.08 ft
Normal storage
31,484 acre-ft
Normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 6:00 PM CDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Recreation; Other
- Dam type
- Earth
- Owner
- Private
- Maximum storage
- 93,132 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 1,610 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 85 ft
- Drainage area
- 337 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 1,220 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Fort Worth District
- NID ID
- TX01693
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID TX01693 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.