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Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Texas.. All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3).
In 2011, water withdrawals from Lake Meredith temporarily ceased and on August 7, 2013 the lake reached its all-time low 26.14 feet (7.97 m). [2] [3] The record high capacity was in April 1973 when the lake was 101.85 ft deep. Lake depth as of October 14, 2017 was 73.12 ft deep. Lake depth as of June 17, 2019 was 77.03 ft deep.
The following is a list of reservoirs and lakes in the U.S. state of Texas. Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all. Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all.
The lake was impounded in 1976, has a surface area of 2,212 acres, and a maximum depth of 40 feet. [1] Currently, the lake quality has a clarity value of moderately clear. According to the Texas State Historical Association , the capacity of the lake at a normal level is 42,318 acre-feet and a maximum value of 122,000 acre-feet.
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The Twin Buttes Reservoir has two dams, one on the Middle Concho River and the South Concho River. The length of these two rolled earthfill embankments is approximately 42,000 ft with an elevation of just under 2,000 ft above sea level; however, the water level is an average of 1,985 ft above sea level. [4]
Due to heavy rains on the Medina River basin and the lake itself in May 2016, Medina Lake was 100% full and 1.5 feet above its conservation pool as of June 1, 2016. [9] As of July 2024, the last time the lake was considered to be at full capacity was on July 7, 2019. [10] Since then, the lake levels have begun to decline once again.
Stillhouse Hollow Lake is a popular recreational destination. [1] Stillhouse Hollow Lake is also commonly known as Stillhouse Hollow Reservoir. Due to the extraordinary drought condition in Central Texas, Stillhouse Hollow experienced the lowest ever recorded lake level in 2011, significantly exceeding its prior minimum of 610 ft set in 1989.