Highlands Reservoir, east Texas

Highlands Reservoir is on Off Ch-Goose Creek in Harris County, Texas and is used for flood control purposes. It was built in 1943. At normal levels it has a surface area of 464 acres. It is owned by San Jacinto River Authority.

 

Highlands Reservoir Dam is of earthen construction. The core is earth. The foundation is assumed to be rock, soil. Its height is 13 feet with a length of 34700 feet. Maximum discharge is 1485 cubic feet per second. Its capacity is 9740 acre feet. Normal storage is 3800 acre feet. It drains an area of 2.14 square miles.

 

 

Lakes, Dams, and Recreational Facilities Near Highlands Reservoir

1 miles from Highlands ReservoirHighlands Reservoir 5 miles from Highlands ReservoirLynchburg Reservoir 9 miles from Highlands ReservoirLake Houston 9 miles from Highlands ReservoirSheldon Reservoir 10 miles from Highlands ReservoirSheldon Reservoir 13 miles from Highlands ReservoirCotton Lake 13 miles from Highlands ReservoirLower Greens Bayou Regional Detention Facility 13 miles from Highlands ReservoirCedar Bayou Generating Pond Levee 13 miles from Highlands ReservoirLake Houston 14 miles from Highlands ReservoirLost Lake 14 miles from Highlands ReservoirOld River Lake 17 miles from Highlands ReservoirWallisville Dam 17 miles from Highlands ReservoirTaylor Lake 18 miles from Highlands ReservoirClear Lake 18 miles from Highlands ReservoirLake Charlotte 20 miles from Highlands ReservoirLake Anahuac 20 miles from Highlands ReservoirLake Anahuac Levee 20 miles from Highlands ReservoirWallisville Reservoir

 

 

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