Constructed as part of the federal San Antonio Channel Improvements Project (SACIP), the Espada Dam was designed and built to maintain a base flow to the Spanish Colonial Dam on the west bank while also permitting flood flows to overtop the dam and flow directing down the improved flood channel. The impoundment behind the dam was named Davis Lake.
Bridge Installation
Due to bridge installation occurring along the river, there will be a temporary pause in pedestrian traffic. Once the bridge is set down and the rigging removed, the trail will once again be opened. Sorry for the inconvenience.