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
For a more comprehensive list, see List of reservoirs and dams in Alabama.
Alaska
Arizona
- Alamo Dam
- Bartlett Dam
- Coolidge Dam
- Davis Dam - Lake Mohave
- Gillespie Dam
- Glen Canyon Dam – Lake Powell
- Hoover Dam – Lake Mead
- Horse Mesa Dam
- Horseshoe Dam
- Imperial Dam
- Laguna Diversion Dam
- Lyman Dam
- Mission Tailings
- Morelos Dam
- Mormon Flat Dam
- New Cornelia Tailings, largest US dam by volume
- New Waddell Dam – Lake Pleasant
- Painted Rock Dam
- Palo Verde Diversion Dam
- Parker Dam - Lake Havasu
- Salt River Project - several dams
- Stewart Mountain Dam
- Theodore Roosevelt Dam – Salt River Project
Arkansas
For a more comprehensive list, see List of reservoirs and dams in Arkansas.
California
Colorado
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Hoopes Reservoir, in Wilmington
- Newark Reservoir, in Newark
District of Columbia
Florida
- C. W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir
- Franklin Lock and Dam
- Jim Woodruff Dam – Lake Seminole
- Lake Munson
- Lake Rousseau
- Port Mayaca Lock and Dam
- Rodman Dam – Rodman Reservoir
- Talquin Dam – Lake Talquin
- Moss Bluff Lock and Dam - Oklawaha River
Georgia
- 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
- Lake Wilson (Wahiawa Reservoir), Wahiawa
- Nu Uanu Reservoir
- Ka Loko Reservoir
Idaho
- Albeni Falls Dam
- American Falls Dam – American Falls Reservoir
- Anderson Ranch Dam, south fork Boise River
- Arrowrock Dam – the highest dam completed in any part of the world in 1915
- Blackfoot Reservoir
- Bliss Dam
- Brownlee Dam
- C. J. Strike Dam – C. J. Strike Reservoir
- Cabinet Gorge Dam
- Cascade Dam
- Deadwood Reservoir
- Dworshak Dam – third highest dam in the United States
- Hells Canyon Dam
- Island Park Dam – Island Park Reservoir
- Lucky Peak Dam – Lucky Peak Lake
- Minidoka Dam – Lake Walcott
- Paddock Valley Reservoir
- Oxbow Dam
- Palisades Dam – Palisades Reservoir
- Ririe Reservoir
- Swan Falls Dam
- Teton Dam – failed June 5, 1976.
Illinois
- Fordham Dam
- Kaskaskia Lock and Dam
- Lake Holiday Dam,[3] Lake Holiday (Illinois)
- Lock and Dam#27
- McHenry Dam
- Melvin Price Locks and Dam, Alton
Indiana
- Geist Reservoir
- Lake Lemon
- Lake Monroe
- [[Cagles Mill Lake/Reservoir
Iowa
- Coralville Lake
- Dale Maffitt Reservoir
- Lake Redrock dam and reservoir
- Ottumwa Hydroelectric Dam
- Saylorville Lake and Dam
Kansas
Kentucky
- Barkley Dam – Lake Barkley; on the Cumberland River; owner and operated by USACE
- Barren River Lake
- Buckhorn Lake
- Cave Run Lake
- Dale Hollow Dam – Dale Hollow Reservoir; on the Obey River; finished in 1943 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers
- Dewey Lake
- Fishtrap Lake
- Grayson Lake
- Kentucky Dam – Kentucky Lake; on the Tennessee River; finished in 1944 by the TVA
- Laurel River Lake
- McAlpine Locks and Dam – Ohio River
- Paintsville Lake
- Wolf Creek Dam – Lake Cumberland; on the Cumberland River; built by USACE
- Yatesville Lake
Louisiana
- Bailey's Dam
- Toledo Bend Reservoir
Maine
Maryland
- Bloede's Dam
- Conowingo Dam
- Deep Creek Lake
- Jennings Randolph Lake
- Lake Artemesia
- Liberty Reservoir
- Little Seneca Lake
- Loch Raven Reservoir
- Prettyboy Reservoir
- Rocky Gorge Reservoir
- Triadelphia Reservoir
- Youghiogheny River Lake
- St. Mary's Lake- St. Mary's River
Massachusetts
- 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
- 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
- Alcona Dam
- Big Quinnessec Dam
- Boardman Dam
- Cooke Hydro
- Croton Dam
- Foote Dam
- Hardy Dam
- Hemlock Falls Dam
- Ludington Pumped Storage Power Plant, a reservoir used to level electrical production by pumped storage hydroelectricity
- Michigamme Dam
- Mio Dam
- Peavy Falls
- Sabin Dam
- Sturgeon Dam
- Way Dam and Michigamme Reservoir
Minnesota
- Bemidji Dam
- Blanchard Dam
- Coon Rapids Dam
- Crosslake Dam
- Dayton Hollow Dam
- Ford Dam
- Hoot Lake Hydro
- Kingsford Dam
- Lake Zumbro Hydroelectric Generating Plant
- Little Falls Dam
- Meeker Island Lock and Dam
- Pisgah Dam
- Pokegama Dam, Grand Rapids
- Rapidan Dam
- St. Anthony Falls dams, Upper and Lower
- St. Cloud Dam
- Taplin Gorge Dam
- Wright (Central) Dam
Mississippi
- Aberdeen Lock and Dam – Aberdeen Lake
- Jamie Whitten Lock and Dam
- John C. Stennis Lock and Dam – Columbus Lake
- Ross Barnett Reservoir and Spillway
Missouri
- Bagnell Dam – Lake of the Ozarks
- Bull Shoals Lake
- Clarence Cannon Dam – Mark Twain Lake
- McDaniel Lake Dam
- Harry S. Truman Dam and Reservoir
- Lake Taneycomo
- Lock and Dam#24, Clarksville
- Lock and Dam#25, Winfield
- Stockton Dam
- Table Rock Lake
- Pomme de Terre Lake
Montana
- Fatzinger Reservoir
- Fort Peck Dam
- Hungry Horse Dam
- Kerr Dam
- Libby Dam
- Noxon Rapids Dam
- Swift Dam
- Tiber Dam – Lake Elwell
- Yellowtail Dam – Bighorn Lake
Nebraska
- Gavins Point Dam (in Nebraska and South Dakota)
- Kingsley Dam
Nevada
New Hampshire
- Arlington Mill Reservoir
- Ayers Island Reservoir
- Bellamy Reservoir
- Blackwater Reservoir
- Deering Reservoir
- Frank D. Comerford Dam – Comerford Reservoir
- Franklin Falls Reservoir
- Franklin Pierce Lake
- Hopkinton-Everett Reservoir
- Jericho Lake
- Lake Francis
- MacDowell Reservoir
- McIndoes Reservoir
- Moore Reservoir
- Pontook Reservoir
- Surry Mountain Lake
- Weare Reservoir
New Jersey
- Lake Tappan
- Oradell Reservoir
- Round Valley Reservoir
- Wanaque Reservoir
- Woodcliff Lake Reservoir
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
- 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
- Bald Hill Dam – Bald Hill Lake
- Bowman-Haley Dam – Bowman-Haley Reservoir
- Darling Dam – Lake Darling
- Dickinson Dam – Dickinson Reservoir
- Garrison Dam – Lake Sakakawea
- Heart Butte Dam – Lake Tschida
- Jamestown Dam – Jamestown Reservoir
Ohio
- Acton Lake
- Alum Creek Lake
- Atwood Lake
- Beach City Lake
- Bolivar Dam
- Caesar Creek Lake
- Charles Mill Lake
- Clarence J. Brown Reservoir
- Clearfork Reservoir
- Clendening Lake
- Cowan Lake
- Deer Creek Lake
- Delaware Lake
- Dillon Lake
- Dover Dam
- Englewood Dam
- Germantown Dam
- Grand Lake St. Marys – Reservoir for the now defunct Miami and Erie Canal
- Griggs Dam
- Hannibal Locks and Dam
- Hoover Dam
- Huffman Dam
- LaDue Reservoir
- Lake Glacier Dam
- Lake Milton
- Leesville Lake
- Lockington Dam
- Michael J. Kirwan Reservoir
- Mohawk Dam
- Mohicanville Dam
- North Branch of Kokosing River Lake
- O'Shaughnessy Dam
- Paint Creek Lake
- Piedmont Lake
- Pleasant Hill Lake
- Providence Dam
- Salt Fork Reservoir
- Senecaville Lake
- Tappan Lake
- Taylorsville Dam
- Tom Jenkins Dam
- William Harsha Lake
- Wills Creek Lake
Oklahoma
- An extensive list and more information is available at List of lakes in Oklahoma
Oregon
- A related but more extensive list is at 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
- Phillips Reservoir – 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
- Allegheny River Lock and Dam One (historical; was near the H. J. Heinz Company, and made redundant by the Emsworth Locks and Dam on the Ohio River)
- Allegheny River Lock and Dam Two
- C. W. Bill Young Lock and Dam / Allegheny River Lock and Dam Three (redirect)
- Allegheny River Lock and Dam Four
- Allegheny River Lock and Dam Five
- Allegheny River Lock and Dam Six
- Allegheny River Lock and Dam Seven
- Allegheny River Lock and Dam Eight
- Allegheny River Lock and Dam Nine
- Allegheny River Pool Two
- Allegheny River Pool Three
- Allegheny River Pool Four
- Allegheny River Pool Five
- Allegheny River Pool Six
- Allegheny River Pool Seven
- Allegheny River Pool Eight
- Allegheny River Pool Nine
- Austin Dam
- Beaver Run Reservoir
- Curwensville Dam – Curwensville Lake
- Francis E. Walter Dam
- Howard Dam
- Huntsville Dam
- Keystone Lake (Armstrong County)
- Keystone Lake (Westmoreland County)
- Kinzua Dam – Allegheny Reservoir
- Koon Dam – Lake Koon
- Raystown Lake – Raystown Branch Juniata River
- South Fork Dam – which failed and caused the Johnstown Flood
- Springton Dam – Springton Reservoir
- Youghiogheny Dam – Youghiogheny River Lake
Rhode Island
South Carolina
- 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
- Richard B. Russell Dam – Richard B. Russell Lake, also in the U.S state of Georgia.
- Saluda Dam – Lake Murray
South Dakota
- Angostura Dam – Angostura Reservoir
- Big Bend Dam – Lake Sharpe, Fort Thompson
- East Lake Vermillion
- Fort Randall Dam – Lake Francis Case, Pickstown
- Gavins Point Dam – Lewis and Clark Lake, Yankton (located in NE and SD)
- Lake Alvin
- Oahe Dam – Lake Oahe
- Orman Dam – Belle Fourche Reservoir
- Pactola Dam — Pactola Lake
- Shadehill Dam — Shadehill Reservoir
- Sheridan Dam — Sheridan Lake
Tennessee
- 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
- Buchanan Dam
- Canyon Dam and Reservoir on the Guadalupe River, completed in 1964 as a cooperative project of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority
- De Cordova Bend Dam on the Brazos River forms Lake Granbury; completed by the Brazos River Authority in 1969
- Inks Dam
- Lake Pflugerville
- Lake Texoma
- Longhorn Dam
- Mansfield Dam
- Max Starcke Dam
- Medina Dam, built in 1912 in Mico, Texas, and is owned and operated by the Bandera-Medina-Atascosa Water Conservation District in Natalia, Texas.
- Morris Sheppard Dam on the Brazos River forms Possum Kingdom Lake; completed in 1941 with support from the Works Progress Administration; operated by the Brazos River Authority
- Sam Rayburn Dam on the Angelina River forms Sam Rayburn Reservoir; operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth district
- Sterling C. Robinson Dam on the Navasota River forms Lake Limestone; built by the Brazos River Authority in 1978
- Toledo Bend Dam on the Sabine River (between Texas and Louisiana) forms Toledo Bend Reservoir
- Tom Miller Dam
- Whitney Lake Dam on the Brazos River forms Lake Whitney; completed in 1951 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Wirtz Dam
- Wright Patman Dam on the Sulphur River, built in 1948, is one of the world's largest earthen dams at 18,500 feet (5,600 m) in length (approximately 3 ½ miles). It forms Wright Patman Lake.
Utah
- Causey Reservoir
- Cutler Reservoir
- Deer Creek Reservoir
- East Canyon Reservoir
- Echo Reservoir
- Enterprise Reservoir
- Flaming Gorge Dam - Flaming Gorge Reservoir
- Goshen Reservoir
- Grantsville Reservoir
- Gunlock Reservoir
- Hyrum Reservoir
- Jordanelle Reservoir
- Kolob Reservoir
- Koosharem Reservoir
- Lake Powell
- Little Dell Reservoir
- Lost Creek Reservoir
- Mantua Reservoir
- Minersville Reservoir
- Mountain Dell Dam, built between 1917 and 1925
- Otter Creek Reservoir
- Pineview Reservoir
- Porcupine Reservoir
- Quail Creek Reservoir
- Rockport Reservoir
- Sand Hollow Reservoir
- Sand Wash Reservoir
- Scofield Reservoir
- Settlement Canyon Reservoir
- Starvation Reservoir
- Strawberry Reservoir
Vermont
- Barre Reservoir – on the Jail Branch River, built by the Civilian Conservation Corps to prevent flooding, East Barre
- Frank D. Comerford Dam – Comerford Reservoir, on the Connecticut River
- Harriman Reservoir – on the Deerfield River in Woodford State Park near Bennington
- Moore Reservoir – on the Connecticut River
- Somerset Reservoir – on the Deerfield River in the Green Mountain National Forest in Wilmington
- Sunset Lake – on the Newfane River near Brattleboro
- Waterbury Dam – on the Little River, built by the Civilian Conservation Corps to help prevent flooding again, 3 miles (5 km) northwest of Waterbury
- Wrightsville Dam – on the Winooski River (North Branch), built by the Civilian Conservation Corps to prevent flooding in 1935, 3 miles (5 km) north of Montpelier
Virginia
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
Lakes
- 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
- 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
- Alexander Dam Hydro
- Biron Dam Hydro
- Caldron Falls Hydro
- Castle Rock Hydro
- Chippewa Falls Hydro
- Cornell Hydro
- Dells Hydro — Dells Pond
- Grandfather Falls Hydro
- Grandmother Falls Hydro
- High Falls Reservoir
- Holcombe Hydro
- Jersey Hydro
- Jim Falls Hydro — Old Abe Lake
- Menomonee Hydro
- Kilbourn Dam Hydro
- Petenwell Hydro
- Potato Rapids Hydro
- Prairie du Sac Hydro
- Sandstone Rapids Hydro
- Stevens Point Hydro
- Wausau Hydro
- Wissota Hydro — Lake Wissota
- Wisconsin Dells Hydro
- Wisconsin Rapids Hydro
Wyoming
- Alcova Dam — Alcova Reservoir
- Boysen Dam — Boysen Reservoir
- Buffalo Bill Dam (formerly Shoshone Dam) — Buffalo Bill 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
See also
- Drought
- Flood
- List of canals in the United States
- List of dams of the United States by height
- List of lakes in the United States
- List of dams and reservoirs
- List of rivers in the United States
- List of waterways
- Transvasement
References
- ^ "Dams and salmon". http://www.pcffa.org/dams.htm. Retrieved February 11, 2008.
- ^ "Major Dams of the United States". National Atlas of the United States. USGS. September 17, 2009. http://www.nationalatlas.gov/mld/dams00x.html. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
- ^ "Lake Holiday Dam". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. 1996-05-07. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1691526. Retrieved March 28, 2009.
- ^ Randleman Dam
- ^ http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/fishing/shad/boshers.html
External links
- Texas Major Reservoirs – an interactive Web page presenting information and data for all major Texas reservoirs, presented by the Texas Water Development Board
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