Browse Dams

12,550 dams in the National Inventory of Dams.

National Inventory of Dams

Browse 12,550 dams from the NID database. Each record includes dam name, location, physical dimensions, hazard potential classification, condition assessment, purpose, owner information, and emergency action plan status. Use the filters below to search by state, hazard level, condition, or keyword.

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Name State County Height (ft) Hazard Condition Year Purpose
Lake Sullivan Dam Busseron No. K-1 Indiana Sullivan 40 Significant Fair 1968 Flood Risk Reduction
SCS-Sandy Creek Site-18 Oklahoma Pontotoc 40 High Fair 1973 Flood Risk Reduction
Frd No 5 Kansas Chase 39 Low Fair 1965 Flood Risk Reduction
Thor Lake Dam Ohio Preble 39 Low Fair 1970 Recreation
Horse Shoe Wyoming Sheridan 39 Low Fair 1983 Irrigation
Elmira-1 Minnesota Olmsted 39 Low Fair — Flood Risk Reduction
Upper Deckers No. 4 West Virginia Preston 39 High Fair 1966 Flood Risk Reduction
Standing Rock No. 1 South Dakota Corson 39 High Fair 1935 Recreation
Trego Wisconsin Washburn 39 Significant Fair 1927 Hydroelectric
Fishing Creek WCD Dam 1 South Carolina York 39 High Fair 1970 Flood Risk Reduction
La Frontera Detention Dam Texas Williamson 39 High Fair 1958 Recreation
Rocky Creek WCD Dam 1 South Carolina Chester 39 Low Fair 1974 Flood Risk Reduction
Simplot Effluent Irrigation Lagoon Idaho Bannock 39 High Fair 1981 Irrigation
Pineview Lakes Dam 1 South Carolina Chester 39 High Fair 1958 Recreation
Volkman Dam Nebraska Stanton 39 Low Fair 2000 Other
Railroad Wyoming Campbell 39 Significant Fair — Fire Protection, Stock, Or ...
Grandmother Wisconsin Lincoln 39 High Fair 1923 Hydroelectric
Beaverdam Lake Dam Virginia Gloucester 39 High Fair 1990 Water Supply
Norman J. Dobell Lake Dam Indiana Dearborn 39 Low Fair 1971 Recreation
Shady Valley Dam Tennessee Grundy 39 Significant Fair 1988
SCS-Oak Creek Site-002 Oklahoma Washita 39 High Fair 1968 Flood Risk Reduction
Reed Wyoming Uinta 39 Low Fair 1960 Irrigation
Town Fork Creek Watershed Dam #1-B North Carolina Forsyth 39 High Fair 1968 Flood Risk Reduction
Meadow Lake Dam Iowa Adair 39 Significant Fair 1964 Recreation
Michelena #3 Wyoming Johnson 39 Low Fair 2006 Irrigation
Lower Centerville Reservoir Dam Iowa Appanoose 39 Significant Fair 1912 Water Supply
Wateree Creek WCD Dam 3 South Carolina Fairfield 39 Low Fair 1963 Recreation
Cataloochee Ski Slope Dam North Carolina Haywood 39 High Fair 1998 Irrigation
Shannon Wells Lake Dam Kentucky Boyd 39 Low Fair 2016 Recreation
Holmes Pond Dam South Carolina Edgefield 39 Significant Fair 1960 Irrigation
Pisgah Lake Dam Indiana Johnson 39 Low Fair 1977 Recreation
Bailey Colorado Delta 39 Low Fair 1967 Irrigation
SCS-Upper Washita Creek Site-046 Oklahoma Roger Mills 39 High Fair 1961 Flood Risk Reduction
Lake Brandt Dam North Carolina Guilford 39 High Fair 1960 Recreation
New Flemingsburg Reservoir Dam Kentucky Fleming 39 High Fair 1965 Water Supply
SCS-Kickapoo Sandy Creek Site-Lj1 Oklahoma Murray 39 Significant Fair 1964 Flood Risk Reduction
Rainbow Wisconsin Oneida 39 High Fair 1935 Hydroelectric
U.S. National Whitewater Center Dam North Carolina Mecklenburg 39 Low Fair 2007 Recreation
Siedel Lake Dam Ohio Medina 39 High Fair 1968 Recreation
Lake Morris Dam Iowa Lucas 39 Significant Fair 1993 Water Supply
Dd No 18-8 Kansas Brown 39 Significant Fair 1999 Debris Control
Sixmile Creek Wid Site 06 Arkansas Logan 39 Significant Fair 1954 Flood Risk Reduction
Donahoe Creek WS SCS Site 6 Dam Texas Bell 39 High Fair 1976 Flood Risk Reduction
Deep Creek Watershed #22a Dam North Carolina Yadkin 39 High Fair 1968 Flood Risk Reduction
B F Finley Dam 2 South Carolina Pickens 39 High Fair 1954 Recreation
Voth Detention No. 2 Minnesota Goodhue 39 Low Fair 1969 Flood Risk Reduction
Caney Creek FRS No 5 Kentucky Grayson 39 Significant Fair 1972 Flood Risk Reduction
2nd Broad River Watershed Dam #4 North Carolina Rutherford 39 Significant Fair 1987 Flood Risk Reduction
Araujo Reservoir No. 1 California Napa 39 High Fair 1950 Other
Enl. West Pearson Stock Wyoming Campbell 39 Low Fair 1958 Irrigation

Frequently Asked Questions

Hazard potential is based on the consequences of dam failure, not the condition of the dam. High hazard means loss of human life is probable. Significant means economic and environmental losses are expected but no probable loss of life. Low means minimal losses are expected. The classification considers downstream population, infrastructure, and environmental resources.

Condition ratings reflect the physical state of the dam based on periodic inspections. Satisfactory means no deficiencies found. Fair means minor issues exist but no immediate action needed. Poor means safety deficiencies require remedial action. Unsatisfactory means the dam is unsafe and immediate corrective action is required.

Yes. Use the search field above to find dams by name. You can also combine the search with state, hazard, and condition filters to narrow your results. Each dam record links to a detail page with complete information.