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11,354 dams in the National Inventory of Dams.

National Inventory of Dams

Browse 11,354 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
Piney Grove Pond Dam North Carolina Catawba 14 Significant Fair - Recreation
G N R R Dunkirk Reservoir Montana Toole 14 Significant - 1889 Water Supply
Firetower Road Dam North Carolina Richmond 14 Significant Not Rated - Recreation
Rogers Lake Dam Ohio Morrow 14 Significant Fair 1900 Recreation
Wingfoot Lake Dam Ohio Portage 14 Significant Fair 1916 Recreation
Genon Energy South Pond Dam Ohio Trumbull 14 Significant Satisfactory - Tailings
Fischer Lake Dam Ohio Ashtabula 14 Significant Poor - Recreation
Breakneck Dam New Jersey Burlington 14 Significant Satisfactory 1870 Recreation
Patrick Williams Dam South Carolina Barnwell 14 Significant Fair - Recreation
Vaquillas Dam No 2 Texas Webb 14 Significant Not Rated 1967 Water Supply
Mt. Saratoga, INC. Utah Utah 14 Significant Not Rated - Flood Risk Reduction
Day-Bruorton Vermont Orange 14 Significant Poor 1929 Recreation
Amsterdam Slough Wisconsin Burnett 14 Significant Fair 1968 Other
Belews Creek South Coal Pile Dam North Carolina Stokes 14 Significant Not Rated - Debris Control
Thompson Lake Dam Ohio Mahoning 14 Significant Poor - Recreation
Lakeland Farms Dam Number Eighteen Alabama Perry 14 Significant Not Rated 1977 Other
Timber Lake Dam Connecticut Fairfield 14 Significant Fair 1957 Recreation
James Sykes Alabama Montgomery 14 Significant Not Rated 1981 Fish and Wildlife Pond
Sherwood Colorado Larimer 14 Significant Satisfactory 1906 Irrigation
Lake Basile Dam Connecticut Hartford 14 Significant Satisfactory 1940 Recreation
Industrial Monument Dam Connecticut Litchfield 14 Significant Satisfactory - Recreation
Lower Sibley Pond Dam Massachusetts Worcester 14 Significant Poor - Recreation
Pelham Lake Dam Massachusetts Franklin 14 Significant Fair 1850 Recreation
Sealund Reservoir Dam Massachusetts Plymouth 14 Significant Poor - Recreation
Weidman Development Dam Michigan Isabella 14 Significant Satisfactory 1968 Recreation
George Lake Minnesota Martin 14 Significant Satisfactory 1939 Recreation
Sadies Dam New Jersey Salem 14 Significant Poor 1956 Recreation
Mcclintock Lake Dam Ohio Allen 14 Significant Poor 1982 Recreation
Pixelle Upground Reservoir Ohio Ross 14 Significant Poor - Tailings
Algonkin Dam New Jersey Salem 14 Significant Poor 1924 Recreation
Bloodgoods Pond Dam New Jersey Union 14 Significant Satisfactory 1935 Recreation
Quidnick Reservoir Rhode Island Kent 14 Significant Fair 1875 Recreation
Gustaue Aman South Dakota Corson 14 Significant - 1938 Fire Protection, Stock, Or ...
Peters Lake Dam Texas Austin 14 Significant Not Rated 1939 Recreation
Glen Lake Vermont Rutland 14 Significant Fair 1991 Recreation
O M Wilson Alabama Elmore 14 Significant Not Rated 1967 Fish and Wildlife Pond
Nacoosa Paper Retention Pond Levee Arkansas Little River 14 Significant Not Rated 1968 Other
Lake Windwing Dam Connecticut Fairfield 14 Significant Fair 1900 Recreation
Smith Pond Dam Connecticut Windham 14 Significant Satisfactory 1900 Recreation
Wadley #1 Colorado Adams 14 Significant Satisfactory 1895 Irrigation
Hiawatha Colorado Larimer 14 Significant Satisfactory 1888 Fish and Wildlife Pond
Prosser Warehouse Treatment Lagoon Washington Benton 14 Significant Satisfactory 2012 Other
North Pond Dam Connecticut New Haven 14 Significant Fair 1967 Recreation
Marshall Millpond Dam Delaware Sussex 14 Significant Fair - Recreation
Carbon Lake Dam Illinois Jackson 14 Significant Not Available - Recreation
Hillsdale Millpond Dam Michigan Hillsdale 14 Significant Fair 1837 Recreation
Brisbane Lake Dam New Jersey Monmouth 14 Significant Poor - Recreation
Wagon Wheel Lake Dam Ohio Brown 14 Significant Poor - Recreation
Blanchester Reservoir No. 5 Dam Ohio Clinton 14 Significant Fair 1970 Water Supply
Atkinson Cc Lagoon Dam New Hampshire Rockingham 14 Significant Satisfactory 2001 Other

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.