Sam Rayburn Dam
Dam in Jasper County, Texas · Angelina River · forms Sam Rayburn Reservoir
Height
130 ft
40 m (NID height)
Length
12,400 ft
3,780 m
Completed
1965
Sam Rayburn Reservoir today
153.15 ft
7 days ▼ 0.34 ft
vs full pool
▼ 11.25 ft
Normal storage
2,898,200 acre-ft
Much below normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 2:00 PM CDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Fish and Wildlife Pond; Recreation; Hydroelectric; Water Supply
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 130 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Fort Worth District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 6,520,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 114,500 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 113 ft
- Drainage area
- 3,449 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 680 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Fort Worth District
- NID ID
- TX00011
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 1, 2026. Search NID ID TX00011 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.