Sanford Dam
Dam in Hutchinson County, Texas · Canadian River · forms Lake Meredith
Height
228 ft
69 m (NID height)
Length
6,380 ft
1,945 m
Completed
1965
Lake Meredith today
2,891.42 ft
7 days ▲ 0.08 ft
vs full pool
▼ 49.88 ft
Normal storage
945,400 acre-ft
Above normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 10:30 AM CDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Recreation
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 228 ft
- Owner
- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 2,385,983 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 16,513 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 152 ft
- Drainage area
- 7,895 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 61 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Tulsa District
- Also known as
- Lake Meredith
- NID ID
- TX00023
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 22, 2025. Search NID ID TX00023 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.