Lake Kirby Dam
Dam in Taylor County, Texas · Cedar Creek · forms Kirby Lake
Height
50 ft
15 m (NID height)
Length
4,200 ft
1,280 m
Completed
1928
Kirby Lake today
1,781.19 ft
7 days ▼ 0.09 ft
Normal storage
7,620 acre-ft
Normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 11:30 AM CDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Irrigation; Water Supply
- Dam type
- Earth
- Owner
- CITY OF ABILENE (Local Government)
- Maximum storage
- 15,922 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 780 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 50 ft
- Drainage area
- 47 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 7,120 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Fort Worth District
- NID ID
- TX02703
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID TX02703 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.