List of dams and reservoirs in the United States

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The following is a partial list of dams and reservoirs in the United States. There are an estimated 75,000 dams in the United States, impounding 600,000 mi (970,000 km) of river or about 17% of rivers in the nation.^[1]

The nearly 8100 major dams in the United States in 2005. The National Inventory of Dams defines a major dam as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre feet (6,200,000 m³), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre feet (31,000,000 m³).^[2]

Alabama [edit]

Main article: List of dams and reservoirs in Alabama

Alaska [edit]

Arizona [edit]

Main article: List of dams and reservoirs in Arizona

Arkansas [edit]

Main article: List of reservoirs and dams in Arkansas

California [edit]

Main article: List of dams and reservoirs in California

Colorado [edit]

Aurora Reservoir
Barker Dam - Barker Reservoir
Blue Mesa Dam – Blue Mesa Reservoir
Chatfield Reservoir
Cherry Creek Reservoir
Dillon Reservoir
Green Mountain Reservoir
Gross Dam – Gross Reservoir
Horsetooth Dam – Horsetooth Reservoir, built as part of the Colorado Big Thompson project
McPhee Dam – McPhee Reservoir
Morrow Point Dam – Morrow Point Reservoir
Mount Elbert Forebay Dam
Navajo Reservoir
Quincy Reservoir, in Aurora
Ralston Dam
Ridgway Dam – Ridgway Reservoir, built as part of the Dallas Creek Project
Silver Jack Dam – Silver Jack Reservoir, part of the Bostwick Park Project
Vallecito Reservoir
Williams Fork Reservoir

Connecticut [edit]

Beseck Lake Dam
Candlewood Lake
Leesville Dam – Salmon River
Mansfield Hollow Dam – Mansfield Hollow Lake
Saville Dam – Barkhamsted Reservoir
Stevenson Dam – Lake Zoar, on the Housatonic River
West Thompson Dam – Quinebaug River

Delaware [edit]

Main article: List of dams and reservoirs in Delaware

District of Columbia [edit]

Florida [edit]

Main article: List of dams and reservoirs in Florida

Georgia [edit]

Allatoona Dam – Lake Allatoona
Bartlett's Ferry Dam – Lake Harding
Blue Ridge Dam – Blue Ridge Reservoir; on the Toccoa River; finished in 1930; acquired by the TVA in 1939
Buford Dam – Lake Lanier
Carters Dam – Carter's Lake
Chatuge Dam – Chatuge Reservoir; on the Hiwassee River; finished in 1942 by the TVA
Clark Hill Dam (J. Strom Thurmond Dam) – Lake Strom Thurmond, also in South Carolina
Goat Rock Dam – Goat Rock Lake
Hartwell Dam – Lake Hartwell, also in South Carolina
Hickory Log Creek dam – Hickory Log Creek Reservoir (under construction till Oct 2007)
Jim Woodruff Dam – Lake Seminole; on Apalachicola River; built by USACE
Kelly Barnes Dam – Toccoa Falls, failed in 1977 killing 39 people.
Lake Blackshear Dam – Lake Blackshear
Morgan Falls Dam – Bull Sluice Lake
Nottely Dam – Nottely Reservoir; on the Nottely River; finished in 1942 by the TVA
Oliver Dam – Lake Oliver
Richard B. Russell Dam – Richard B. Russell Lake, also in South Carolina
Sinclair Dam – Lake Sinclair
Wallace Dam – Lake Oconee
Walter F. George Lake – on the Chattahoochee River; built by USACE
West Point Dam – West Point Lake

Hawaii [edit]

Lake Wilson (Wahiawa Reservoir), Wahiawa 65'feet length 75'feet width
Nu Uanu Reservoir
Ka Loko Reservoir

Idaho [edit]

Main article: List of dams and reservoirs in Idaho

Illinois [edit]

Indiana [edit]

Main article: List of dams and reservoirs in Indiana

Iowa [edit]

Main article: List of dams and reservoirs in Iowa

Kansas [edit]

Main article: List of lakes, reservoirs, and dams in Kansas

Kentucky [edit]

Main article: List of dams and reservoirs in Kentucky

Louisiana [edit]

Maine [edit]

Main article: List of dams and reservoirs in Maine

Maryland [edit]

Main article: List of dams and reservoirs in Maryland

Massachusetts [edit]

Assawompset Pond Dam – Nemasket River
Barre Falls Dam - Ware River
Barstows Pond Dam – Cotley River
Birch Hill Dam - Millers River
Buffumville Dam – Little River
Cleveland Pond Dam – Beaver Brook
Conant Brook Dam - Conant Brook
Dam 1 above Harodite factory – concrete and granite blocks – Three Mile River
Dam 2 above Harodite factory – concrete – Three Mile River
Dam at 60 Winnetuxet Road – Winnetuxet River
Dam at Draka Factory – Three Mile River
Dam at Furnace Street – Stump Brook
Dam at Robbins Pond/Bog Reservoir Connection – Stump Brook
Dam at Route 106 – Satucket River
East Brimfield Dam - Quinebaug River
Fall Brook Route 28 Dam – Fall Brook
First Unnamed Dam – Segreganset River
Forge Pond Dam – Assonet River
Forge Pond Dam – Meadow Brook
Great Quittacas Pond Dam – Nemasket River
Happy Hollow Farm Dam – Fall Brook
High Street Dam – Town River
Hodges Village Dam – French River
Hunts Pond Dam (Mill Street Dam) – Beaver Brook
Johnson Pond Dam – Forge River
Hewitt Pond Dam – Forge River
King's Pond Dam – Pine Swamp Brook
Knightville Dam – Westfield River
Lake Rico Dam – Furnace Brook
Littleville Dam - Middle Branch, Westfield River
Monument Dam – Assonet River
Morey's Bridge Dam – Mill River
Muddy Cove Brook (Obstruction 1) – gate under railroad tracks just below Route 138 – Muddy Cove Brook
Muddy Cove Brook (Obstruction 2) – dam on Zeneca Inc. Property – Muddy Cove Brook
Muddy Cove Pond Dam – Muddy Cove Brook
Mystic Dam – Upper Mystic Lake
Oliver Mills Dam – Nemasket River
Orchard Street Dam – Dam Lot Brook
Outlet for Bleachery Reservoir (Eastern) – Rattlesnake Brook
Outlet for Bleachery Reservoir (Western) – Rattlesnake Brook
Plymouth Street Dam – Taunton River
Richmond Pond Dam – Richmond Pond
Segreganset River Dam – Segreganset River
Stump Brook Dam – Stump Brook
Taunton State Hospital Dam – Mill River
Tisdale Dam – Assonet River
Tracy Pond Dam – Forge River
Tully Dam - Millers River
Turners Falls Dam – Connecticut River
Unnamed dam above Berkley Street – Tributary above Berkley Street in Taunton (MA)
Unnamed dam at Raynham Department of Parks & Recreation Office – Forge River
Wachusett Dam – Wachusett Reservoir
War Memorial Park Dam – Town River
Wareham Street Dam – Nemasket River
West Brittania Dam – Mill River
West Hill Dam - West River
Westville Dam - Quinebaug River
Whittenton Street Dam – Mill River
Willow Avenue Dam – Meadow Brook
Winnetuxet Road Dam – Winnetuxet River
Winsor Dam – Quabbin Reservoir

Michigan [edit]

Main article: List of dams and reservoirs in Michigan

Minnesota [edit]

Mississippi [edit]

Missouri [edit]

Main article: List of dams and reservoirs in Missouri

Montana [edit]

Main article: List of dams and reservoirs in Montana

Nebraska [edit]

Main article: List of dams and reservoirs in Nebraska

Nevada [edit]

Main article: List of dams and reservoirs in Nevada

New Hampshire [edit]

Main article: List of dams and reservoirs in New Hampshire

New Jersey [edit]

Main article: List of dams and reservoirs in New Jersey

New Mexico [edit]

New York [edit]

Main article: List of reservoirs and dams in New York

North Carolina [edit]

Apalachia Dam – Apalachia Reservoir; on the Hiwassee River; finished in 1943 by the TVA
Cheoah Dam, built in 1919 and owned by Alcoa
Cowans Ford Dam and Lake Norman – Duke Power
Falls Lake
Fontana Dam – Fontana Reservoir; on the Little Tennessee River; finished in 1944 by the TVA
High Rock Lake – on the Yadkin River; built in 1927 by USACE and operated today by Alcoa
Hiwassee Dam – Hiwassee Reservoir; on the Hiwassee River; finished in 1940 by the TVA
B. Everett Jordan Lake – on the Haw River; built by USACE
Little River Reservoir – finished in 1987
Lake Lure – Duke Power
Lake Michie – finished in 1926, on the Flat River
Mountain Island Dam and Mountain Island Lake – Duke Power
Lake Nottely – on the Nottely River; built 1941–1942; operated by the TVA
Randleman Lake Dam,^[4] completed in 2003
Santeetlah Dam, built in 1928 and owned by Alcoa
Lake Wylie – Duke Power

North Dakota [edit]

Main article: List of dams and reservoirs in North Dakota

Ohio [edit]

Oklahoma [edit]

Main article: List of lakes in Oklahoma

Oregon [edit]

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes in Oregon.

Antelope Reservoir – near Jordan Valley
Applegate Lake – Applegate River
Blue River Reservoir – Blue River, a tributary of the McKenzie River
Brownlee Dam – Snake River
Bull Run Reservoir – Sandy River
Chickahominy Reservoir – near Riley
Cooper Creek Reservoir – Umpqua River
Cougar Reservoir & Cougar Dam – McKenzie River
Crane Prairie Reservoir – Deschutes River
Detroit Lake & Detroit Dam – Breitenbush and Santiam rivers
Dexter Lake Oregon aka Dexter Reservoir & Dexter Dam – Willamette River
Devils Lake Oregon - D River
Dorena Reservoir & Cottage Grove Dam – Willamette River
Emigrant Reservoir aka Emigrant Lake & Emigrant Dam – Rogue River
Fern Ridge Reservoir aka Fern Ridge Lake – Long Tom River
Foster Reservoir & Foster Dam – South Santiam River
Gatehouse, Portland City Reservoir No. 2
Green Peter Reservoir – Middle Santiam River
Hells Canyon Reservoir & Hells Canyon Dam – Snake River
Henry Hagg Lake & Scoggins Dam – Tualatin River
Hills Creek Reservoir & Hills Creek Dam – Middle Fork Willamette River
John C. Boyle Dam - Klamath River
Lake Billy Chinook & Round Butte Dam – Crooked, Deschutes, and Metolius rivers
Lake Bonneville & Bonneville Dam – Columbia River
Lake Celilo & The Dalles Dam – Columbia River
Lake Umatilla & John Day Dam – Columbia River
Lake Wallula & McNary Dam – Columbia River
Lookout Point Lake – Middle Fork Willamette River
Lost Creek Lake & William L. Jess Dam – Rogue River
McGuire Reservoir – Nestucca River
North Fork Reservoir – Clackamas River
Owyhee Reservoir – Owyhee River
Oxbow Dam – Snake River
Pelton Dam - Deschutes River
Phillips Lake – Powder River
Prineville Reservoir & Bowman Dam aka Prineville Dam – Crooked River
Silverton Reservoir – Silver Creek
Thief Valley Reservoir – Powder River
Warm Springs Reservoir – Malheur River
Wickiup Reservoir – Deschutes River

Pennsylvania [edit]

Main article: List of dams and reservoirs in Pennsylvania

Rhode Island [edit]

Main article: List of dams and reservoirs in Rhode Island

South Carolina [edit]

Conestee Mill Dam – Conestee Lake
Hartwell Dam – Lake Hartwell, also in the U.S state of Georgia.
Clark Hill Dam (J. Strom Thurmond Dam) – Lake Strom Thurmond, also in the U.S state of Georgia.
Monticello Reservoir Jenkinsville, South Carolina South Carolina
Pinopolis Dam
Richard B. Russell Dam – Richard B. Russell Lake, also in the U.S state of Georgia.
Saluda Dam – Lake Murray

South Dakota [edit]

Main article: List of dams and reservoirs in South Dakota

Tennessee [edit]

For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs of the Tennessee River.

Boone Dam — Boone Lake; on the South Fork Holston River; finished in 1952 by the TVA
Burgess Falls Dam on the Falling Water River; built by City of Cookeville for electric generation after the flood of 1928 destroyed a previous earthen dam
Calderwood Dam; on the Little Tennessee River; built in 1930 and owned by Alcoa
Cedar Dam — Cedar Reservoir; on Haley Creek, tribuary of the Beech River; finished in 1963 by the TVA
Center Hill Dam — Center Hill Lake; on the Caney Fork; finished in 1948 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers
Cheatham Dam — Cheatham Lake; on the Cumberland River; finished in 1952 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers
Cherokee Dam — Cherokee Reservoir; on the Holston River; finished in 1941 by the TVA
Chickamauga Dam — Chickamauga Lake; on the Tennessee River; built 1940 by the TVA
Chilhowee Dam on the Little Tennessee River; built in 1957 and owned by Alcoa
Cordell Hull Dam — Cordell Hull Lake; on the Cumberland River; finished in 1973 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers
Dale Hollow Dam — Dale Hollow Reservoir on the Obey River completed in 1943 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers
Dogwood Dam — Dogwood Reservoir; on Big Creek, tribuary of the Beech River; finished in 1965 by the TVA
Douglas Dam — Douglas Lake; on the French Broad River; finished in 1943 by the TVA
Elk River Dam — Woods Reservoir; on the Elk River; finished in 1952 by the Corps of Engineers, to provide cooling water for the U.S. Air Force's Arnold Engineering Development Center
Fall Creek Falls Dam — Fall Creek Falls Reservoir; on Falls Creek; finished in 1970 by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
Fort Loudoun Dam — Fort Loudoun Lake; on the Tennessee River; finished in 1943 by the TVA
Fort Patrick Henry Dam — Fort Patrick Henry Lake; on the South Fork Holston River; finished in 1953 by the TVA
Great Falls Dam — Great Falls Reservoir; on the Caney Fork; finished in 1916 by the Tennessee Electric Power Co.; acquired by the TVA in 1939
Hales Bar Dam — on the Tennessee River, TVA dam mostly demolished in 1968, replaced by Nickajack Dam
Herb Parsons Dam — Herb Parsons Lake on Mary's Creek
J. Percy Priest Dam — Percy Priest Lake; on the Stones River; finished in 1968 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers
Lost Creek Dam — flood control dam with no permanent reservoir; on Lost Creek, tribuary of the Beech River; finished in 1963 by the TVA
Melton Hill Dam — Melton Hill Lake; on the Clinch River; finished in 1963 by the TVA
Nickajack Dam — Nickajack Lake; on the Tennessee River; finished in 1967 by the TVA
Nolichucky Dam — Davy Crockett Lake; on the Nolichucky River; finished in 1913 by the Tennessee Eastern Electric Co.; acquired by the TVA in 1945; taken out of service in 1972
Normandy Dam — Normandy Reservoir; on the Duck River; finished in 1976 by the TVA
Norris Dam — Norris Lake; on the Clinch River; finished in 1936 by the TVA
Ocoee Dam No. 1 — Parksville Reservoir; on the Ocoee River; finished in 1911 by the Eastern Tennessee Power Co.; acquired by the TVA in 1939
Ocoee Dam No. 2 — Ocoee Reservoir No. 2; on the Ocoee River; finished in 1913 by the Eastern Tennessee Power Co.; acquired by the TVA in 1939
Ocoee Dam No. 3 — Ocoee Reservoir No. 3; on the Ocoee River; finished in 1942 by the TVA
Old Hickory Lock and Dam — Old Hickory Lake; on the Cumberland River; finished in 1957 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers
Pickwick Landing Dam — Pickwick Lake; on the Tennessee River; finished in 1938 by the TVA
Pin Oak Dam — Pin Oak Reservoir; on Browns Creek, tribuary of the Beech River; finished in 1964 by the TVA
Pine Dam — Pine Reservoir; on Piney Creek, tribuary of the Beech River; finished in 1964 by the TVA
Raccoon Mountain Pumped-Storage Plant — Racoon Mountain Reservoir; on McNabb Branch but discharges into the Tennessee River; finished in 1978 by the TVA
Radnor Dam — Radnor Lake; on Otter Creek; built by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company in 1914, for watering steam locomotives and supplying water for shipped livestock
Redbud Dam — Redbud Reservoir; on Dry Creek, tribuary of the Beech River; finished in 1965 by the TVA
South Holston Dam — South Holston Lake; on the South Fork Holston River; finished in 1950 by the TVA
Sycamore Dam — Sycamore Reservoir; on Dry Branch, tribuary of the Beech River; finished in 1965 by the TVA
Tellico Dam — Tellico Lake; on the Little Tennessee River; finished in 1979 by the TVA
Tims Ford Dam — Tims Ford Lake; on the Elk River; finished in 1970 by the TVA
Watauga Dam — Watauga Lake; on the Watauga River; finished in 1948 by the TVA
Watts Bar Dam — Watts Bar Lake; on the Tennessee River; finished in 1942 by the TVA
Wilbur Dam — Wilbur Lake (tennessee); on the Watauga River; finished in 1912 by the Watauga Power Co.; acquired by the TVA in 1945

Texas [edit]

Main article: List of dams and reservoirs in Texas

Utah [edit]

Vermont [edit]

Main article: List of dams and reservoirs in Vermont

Virginia [edit]

Beaver Creek Dam — flood control dam with no permanent reservoir; on Beaver Creek; finished in 1965 by the TVA
Bosher's Dam (also called Bosher Dam) on the James River; first built in 1823^[5]
Clear Creek Dam and Clear Creek Reservoir; on Clear Creek; finished in 1965 by the TVA
Claytor Dam (hydroelectric) on the New River; home of Claytor Lake State Park; between Dublin and Radford
John H. Kerr Dam and John H. Kerr Lake on the Roanoke River; built by USACE; reservoir covers parts of Virginia/North Carolina border
Lake of The Woods Dam, near Fredricksburg
Lake of the Woods Dam Number Two, near Fredricksburg

Leesville Dam on the Roanoke River; operated by Appalachian Power as part of the Smith Mountain pumped storage project
Little River Dam (hydroelectric) on the Little River; owned by the city of Radford
Philpott Lake, near Roanoke
Smith Mountain Dam (hydroelectric) and Smith Mountain Lake on the Roanoke River; operated by Appalachian Power (American Electric Power)
Walker's Dam on the Chickahominy River; forms Chickahominy Lake; operated by Newport News Waterworks

Washington [edit]

Blue Gulch Reservoir Dam
Bonneville Dam – Lake Bonneville (between Washington and Oregon)
Boundary Dam – Pend Oreille River
Box Canyon Dam – Pend Oreille River
Chief Joseph Dam – Rufus Woods Lake
Culmback Dam – Spada Lake, Jackson Hydro Project
Dry Falls Dam – Banks Lake
Diablo Dam and Diablo Lake – Skagit River, Seattle City Light
Elwha Dam – Lake Aldwell
Glines Canyon Dam – Lake Mills
Gorge Dam – Skagit River, Seattle City Light
Grand Coulee Dam, largest hydroelectricity plant in US – Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake
Howard A. Hanson Dam – Green River, Howard A. Hanson Reservoir
Ice Harbor Lock and Dam, Lake Sacajawea, lower Snake River
John Day Dam – Lake Umatilla (between Washington and Oregon)
Lake Lawrence Dam – Lake Lawrence
Little Goose Lock and Dam, Lake Bryan, lower Snake River
Lower Granite Lock and Dam, Lower Granite Lake, lower Snake River
Lower Monumental Lock and Dam, Lake Herbert G. West, lower Snake River
McNary Dam – Lake Wallula (between Washington and Oregon)
Merwin Dam – Lake Merwin
Mossyrock Dam – Riffe Lake
Priest Rapids Dam – Priest Rapids Lake
Rock Island Dam – Rock Island Pool
Rocky Reach Dam – Lake Entiat
Ross Dam and Ross Lake – Skagit River, Seattle City Light
Roza Dam - Yakima River
Swift Dam – Swift Reservoir
The Dalles Dam – Lake Celilo (between Washington and Oregon)
Tieton Dam – Rimrock Lake
Wanapum Dam – Lake Wanapum
Wells Dam – Lake Pateros
Wynoochee Dam - Lake Wynoochee
Yale Dam – Yale Lake

West Virginia [edit]

Lakes [edit]

Beech Fork Lake
Bluestone Lake — On the New River; built by USACE
Burnsville Lake — On the Little Kanawha River
East Lynn Lake
Jennings Randolph Lake — On the North Branch Potomac River, lake is in West Virginia and Maryland
Kopperston Tailings
R. D. Bailey Lake — On the Guyandotte River
Stonewall Jackson Lake — On the West Fork River
Summersville Lake — On the Gauley River, formed by Summersville Dam
Sutton Lake — On the Elk River
Tygart River Lake — On the Tygart Valley River

Locks and Dams [edit]

Belleville Locks and Dam — On the Ohio River, dam is in West Virginia and Ohio
Hannibal Locks and Dam — On the Ohio River, dam is in West Virginia and Ohio
Hildebrand Lock and Dam — On the Monongahela River
London Locks and Dam — On the Kanawha River
Marmet Locks and Dam — On the Kanawha River
Morgantown Lock and Dam — On the Monongahela River
New Cumberland Locks and Dam — On the Ohio River, dam is in West Virginia and Ohio
Opekiska Lock and Dam — On the Monongahela River
Racine Locks and Dam — On the Ohio River, dam is in West Virginia and Ohio
Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam — On the Ohio River, dam is in West Virginia and Ohio, formerly known as Gallipolis Locks and Dam
Wells Lock and Dam — On the Little Kanawha River, lock is closed
Willow Island Locks and Dam — On the Ohio River, dam is in West Virginia and Ohio
Winfield Locks and Dam — On the Kanawha River

Wisconsin [edit]

Main article: List of dams and reservoirs in Wisconsin

Wyoming [edit]

Alcova Dam — Alcova Reservoir
Boysen Dam — Boysen Reservoir
Buffalo Bill Dam (formerly Shoshone Dam) — Buffalo Bill Reservoir
Bull Lake Dam - Bull Lake Reservoir
Fontenelle Dam — Fontenelle Reservoir
Glendo Dam — Glendo Reservoir
Grassy Lake Dam — Grassy Lake Reservoir
Guernsey Dam — Guernsey Reservoir
Jackson Lake Dam — Jackson Lake
Keyhole Dam — Keyhole Reservoir
Kortes Dam — Kortes Reservoir
Pathfinder Dam — Pathfinder Reservoir
Seminoe Dam — Seminoe Reservoir
Shoshone Dam

References [edit]

^ "Dams and salmon". Retrieved February 11, 2008.
^ "Major Dams of the United States". National Atlas of the United States. USGS. September 17, 2009. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
^ "Lake Holiday Dam". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. 1996-05-07. Retrieved March 28, 2009.
^ "Randleman Dam". Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
^ "VDGIF > Fishing > Bosher's Dam". Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. Retrieved January 21, 2012.

[1] "Dams and salmon". Retrieved February 11, 2008.

[2] "Major Dams of the United States". National Atlas of the United States. USGS. September 17, 2009. Retrieved October 24, 2009.

[3] "Lake Holiday Dam". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. 1996-05-07. Retrieved March 28, 2009.

[4] "Randleman Dam". Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority. Retrieved January 21, 2012.

[5] "VDGIF > Fishing > Bosher's Dam". Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. Retrieved January 21, 2012.

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