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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 ).
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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.
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By state
Antelope Reservoir – Jack Creek, a tributary of
Jordan Creek (Owyhee River tributary)
Applegate Lake –
Applegate River
Blue River Reservoir –
Blue River , a tributary of the
McKenzie River
Brownlee Dam –
Snake River
Bull Run Lake and Reservoirs 1 and 2 –
Bull Run River
Chickahominy Reservoir – Chickahominy Creek, a tributary of
Silver Creek
Cooper Creek Reservoir – Cooper Creek, an
Umpqua River tributary
Cottage Grove Lake –
Coast Fork Willamette River
Cougar Reservoir and
Cougar Dam –
South Fork McKenzie River
Crane Prairie Reservoir –
Deschutes River
Detroit Lake and
Detroit Dam –
North Santiam River
Dexter Reservoir and Dexter Dam –
Middle Fork Willamette River
Devils Lake –
D River
Dorena Reservoir -
Row River
Emigrant Lake – Emigrant Creek, a tributary of
Bear Creek (Rogue River)
Fern Ridge Reservoir –
Long Tom River
Foster Reservoir and
Foster Dam –
South Santiam River
Gatehouse, Portland City Reservoir No. 2
Green Peter Reservoir and
Green Peter Dam –
Middle Santiam River
Hells Canyon Reservoir and Hells Canyon Dam –
Snake River
Henry Hagg Lake and
Scoggins Dam – Scoggins Creek, a tributary of the
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
McNulty Reservoir (Malheur County, Oregon)
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 a.k.a. Prineville Dam –
Crooked River
Silverton Reservoir –
Silver Creek
Thief Valley Reservoir –
Powder River
Upper McNulty Reservoir
Warm Springs Reservoir –
Malheur River
Wickiup Reservoir –
Deschutes 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 , tributary 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 Lake ; 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, tributary 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, tributary 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, tributary of the
Beech River ; finished in 1964 by the
TVA
Pine Dam —
Pine Reservoir ; on Piney Creek, tributary of the
Beech River ; finished in 1964 by the
TVA
Raccoon Mountain Pumped-Storage Plant —
Raccoon 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, tributary 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, tributary 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
Walterhill Dam —
Walterhill Floodplain State Natural Area ; on
Stones River ; finished in early 1900s.
Wilbur Dam —
Wilbur Lake (tennessee) ; on the
Watauga River ; finished in 1912 by the Watauga Power Co.; acquired by the
TVA in 1945
New Shoal Creek Dam ; on Shoal Creek (Sycamore River), (Lawrence County, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee)
Blue Gulch Reservoir Dam
Bonneville Dam –
Lake Bonneville (between Washington and
Oregon )
Boundary Dam –
Pend Oreille River
Box Canyon Dam –
Pend Oreille River
Casad Dam –
Union 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 the U.S. –
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
Masonry Dam ,
Chester Morse Lake , Cedar 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
Other areas
See also
External links
References
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"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 .
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"Infrastructure Report Card: Dams" . January 17, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2017 .
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"Lake Holiday Dam" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior . May 7, 1996. Retrieved March 28, 2009 .
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"Randleman Dam" . Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority. Retrieved January 21, 2012 .
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"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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