Lavon Dam
Dam in Collin County, Texas · East Fork of Trinity River · forms Lavon Lake
Height
81 ft
25 m (NID height)
Length
19,493 ft
5,941 m
Completed
1952
Lavon Lake today
487.62 ft
7 days ▼ 0.40 ft
vs full pool
▼ 4.38 ft
Normal storage
456,500 acre-ft
Normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 PM CDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Fish and Wildlife Pond; Recreation; Water Supply
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 81 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Fort Worth District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 1,020,500 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 21,400 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 76 ft
- Drainage area
- 770 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled, 480 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Fort Worth District
- Also known as
- Lavon Lake
- NID ID
- TX00007
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Sep 30, 2026. Search NID ID TX00007 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.