List of dams and reservoirs in the United States

The following is a partial list of dams and reservoirs in the United States. There are an estimated 84,000 dams in the United States, impounding 600,000 mi (970,000 km) of river or about 17% of rivers in the nation.[2]

The nearly 8100 major dams in the United States in 2006. 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).[1]

By State

Alabama


Alaska


Arizona


Arkansas


California


Colorado


Connecticut


Delaware


Florida


Georgia


Hawaii


Idaho


Illinois

  • Fordham Dam
  • Kaskaskia Lock and Dam
  • Lake Holiday Dam,[3] Lake Holiday
  • Lock and Dam#27
  • McHenry Dam
  • Melvin Price Locks and Dam, Alton


Indiana


Iowa


Kansas


Kentucky


Louisiana


Maine


Maryland


Massachusetts


Michigan


Minnesota


Mississippi


Missouri


Montana


Nebraska


Nevada


New Hampshire


New Jersey


New Mexico


New York


North Carolina


North Dakota


Ohio


Oklahoma


Oregon


Pennsylvania


Rhode Island


South Carolina


South Dakota


Tennessee


Texas


Utah


Vermont


Virginia


Washington


West Virginia


Wisconsin


Wyoming


Other areas

District of Columbia

Guam


Puerto Rico

See also

References

  1. "Major Dams of the United States". National Atlas of the United States. USGS. September 17, 2009. Archived from the original on August 14, 2009. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
  2. "Infrastructure Report Card: Dams". Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  3. "Lake Holiday Dam". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. May 7, 1996. 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. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
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