Wright Patman Dam
Dam in Bowie County, Texas · Sulphur River · forms Wright Patman Lake
Height
106 ft
32 m (NID height)
Length
18,640 ft
5,681 m
Completed
1954
Wright Patman Lake today
224.90 ft
7 days ▼ 0.20 ft
vs full pool
▲ 0.32 ft
Normal storage
145,300 acre-ft
Normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 1:15 PM CDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Fish and Wildlife Pond; Recreation; Water Supply
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 106 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Fort Worth District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 6,505,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 20,300 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 101 ft
- Drainage area
- 3,443 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 200 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Fort Worth District
- NID ID
- TX00021
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Sep 29, 2026. Search NID ID TX00021 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.
Other dams at Wright Patman Lake
- Wright Patman Dam - Saddle Dike