Lake Houston Dam
Dam in Harris County, Texas · San Jacinto River · forms Lake Houston
Height
66 ft
20 m (NID height)
Length
12,097 ft
3,687 m
Completed
1954
Lake Houston today
42.17 ft
7 days ▼ 0.33 ft
Normal storage
146,700 acre-ft
Normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 11:30 AM CDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Irrigation; Other; Recreation; Water Supply
- Dam type
- Buttress
- Owner
- CITY OF HOUSTON (Local Government)
- Maximum storage
- 281,800 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 12,240 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 62 ft
- Drainage area
- 2,828 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 3,160 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Fort Worth District
- NID ID
- TX03416
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID TX03416 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.