Whitney Dam - Kopperl Levee
Dam in Bosque County, Texas · Brazos River · forms Whitney Lake
Height
166 ft
51 m (NID height)
Length
17,695 ft
5,393 m
Completed
1951
Whitney Lake today
530.69 ft
7 days ▼ 0.30 ft
Normal storage
627,100 acre-ft
Above normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 12:15 PM CDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Fish and Wildlife Pond; Recreation; Water Supply
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 166 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Fort Worth District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 2,100,400 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 23,560 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 148 ft
- Drainage area
- 17,656 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled, 680 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Fort Worth District
- NID ID
- TX00017S001
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Mar 25, 2026. Search NID ID TX00017S001 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.
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