Houston County Lake (Trinity River Basin)
Houston County Lake (formerly Little Elkhart Creek Dam) is located about ten miles northwest of Crockett in Houston County, on Little Elkhart Creek, a tributary of the Trinity River. Houston County Water Control and Improvement District No.1 (Houston County WCID No. l) owns the water rights to Houston County Lake and operates and maintains associated Houston County Dam.
The dam was authorized by Permit No. 2160 (Application No. 2380) on May 10, 1965 by the Texas Water Commission. Construction of the dam started on April 14, 1966 and was completed in December 1966. Deliberate impoundment of water began on November 4, 1966. At the conservation pool elevation of 260 feet above mean sea level, the lake has a capacity of approximately 17,113 acre feet and 1,330 acres surface area. Records indicate the drainage area is approximately 44 square miles.