Ray Roberts Dam
Dam in Denton County, Texas · Elm Fork of The Trinity River · forms Ray Roberts Lake
Height
141 ft
43 m (NID height)
Length
14,980 ft
4,566 m
Completed
1986
Ray Roberts Lake today
630.74 ft
7 days ▼ 0.26 ft
vs full pool
▼ 1.76 ft
Normal storage
799,600 acre-ft
Normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 4:15 PM CDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Fish and Wildlife Pond; Recreation; Water Supply
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 141 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Fort Worth District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 1,931,900 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 29,350 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 136 ft
- Drainage area
- 692 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 100 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Fort Worth District
- Also known as
- Ray Roberts Lake
- NID ID
- TX08008
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Sep 30, 2026. Search NID ID TX08008 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.