Palo Duro Dam
Dam in Hansford County, Texas · Palo Duro Creek · forms Palo Duro Reservoir
Height
128 ft
39 m (NID height)
Length
3,450 ft
1,052 m
Completed
1991
Palo Duro Reservoir today
2,826.22 ft
7 days ▲ 0.01 ft
Normal storage
60,900 acre-ft
Much below normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 1:45 PM CDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Water Supply; Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond; Recreation
- Dam type
- Earth
- Owner
- PALO DURO RIVER AUTHORITY OF TEXAS (Local Government)
- Maximum storage
- 278,500 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 2,410 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 128 ft
- Drainage area
- 614 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 611 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Tulsa District
- NID ID
- TX06400
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID TX06400 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.