List of dams and reservoirs in United States

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]

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.^[2]

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Alabama

For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in Alabama.

Alaska

For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in Alaska.

Arizona

For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in Arizona.

Arkansas

For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in Arkansas.

California

For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in California.

Colorado

Aurora Reservoir
Barker Dam – Barker Reservoir
Blue Mesa Dam – Blue Mesa Reservoir
Chatfield Reservoir
Cherry Creek Reservoir
Dillon Reservoir
Elkhead Reservoir
Englewood Dam
Green Mountain Reservoir
Gross Dam – Gross Reservoir
Horsetooth Dam – Horsetooth Reservoir, built as part of the Colorado Big Thompson project
John Martin Reservoir
McNulty Reservoir Dam
McPhee Dam – McPhee Reservoir
Morrow Point Dam – Morrow Point Reservoir
Mount Elbert Forebay Dam
Navajo Reservoir
Quincy Reservoir, in Aurora
Ralston Dam
Ridgway Dam – Ridgway Reservoir, built as part of the Dallas Creek Project
Silver Jack Dam – Silver Jack Reservoir, part of the Bostwick Park Project
Trinidad Dam
Vallecito Reservoir
Williams Fork Reservoir
Wolford Mountain Reservoir

Connecticut

Beseck Lake Dam
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

For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in Delaware.

District of Columbia

Florida

For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in Florida.

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

For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in Hawaii.

Idaho

For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in 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

For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in Indiana.

Iowa

For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in Iowa.

Kansas

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes, reservoirs, and dams in Kansas.

Kentucky

For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in Kentucky.

Louisiana

Maine

For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in Maine.

Maryland

For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in Maryland.

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
Framingham Reservoir No. 1 Dam and Gatehouse
Framingham Reservoir No. 2 Dam and Gatehouse
Framingham Reservoir No. 3 Dam and Gatehouse
Great Quittacas Pond Dam – Nemasket River
Great Stone Dam – Merrimack 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
Swansea Dam – Swansea
Taunton State Hospital Dam – Mill River
Tisdale Dam – Assonet River
Tracy Pond Dam – Forge River
Tully Dam – Millers River
Turners Falls Dam – Connecticut 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
Wrights Complex Lower Dam – concrete and cut stone masonry – Quaboag River

Michigan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in Michigan.

Minnesota

Bemidji Dam
Blanchard Dam
Byllesby 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

Missouri

For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in Missouri.

Amarugia Lake
Atkinson Lake
Bean Lake
Big Lake
Bilby Ranch Lake
Binder Lake
Blind Pony Lake
Blue Springs Lake
Bull Shoals Lake (extends into Arkansas)
Bushwacker Lake
Cameron City Lakes
Che-Ru Lake
Clearwater Lake
Cooley Lake
Cottontail Lake
Fellows Lake
Flight Lake
Forest Lake
Halls Lake
Henry Sever Lake
Hunnewell Lake
Indian Creek Lake
Kendzora Lake
Lake Girardeau
Lake of the Ozarks
Lake Paho
Lake Springfield
Lake Taneycomo
Little Compton Lake
Little Dixie Lake
Little Prairie Community Lake
Longview Lake
Lower Taum Sauk Lake
Manito Lake
Maple Leaf Lake
Mark Twain Lake
McDaniel Lake
Miller Community Lake
Montrose Lake
Nodaway County Lake
Norfork Lake (extends into Arkansas)
Perry County Community Lake
Pomme de Terre Lake
Pony Express Lake
Ray County Community Lake
Rocky Fork Lake
Sears Community Lake
Shawnee Mac Lakes
Sims Valley Community Lake
Smithville Lake
Stockton Lake
Table Rock Lake (extends into Arkansas)
Thomas Hill Lake
Tri-City Lake
Truman Reservoir (largest lake in Missouri)
Upper Big Lake
Vandalia Lake
Wappapello Lake
Weatherby Lake
Williams Creek Lake

Montana

For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in Montana.

Nebraska

For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in Nebraska.

Nevada

For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in Nevada.

New Hampshire

For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in New Hampshire.

New Jersey

For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in New Jersey.

New Mexico

New York

For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in 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 – USACE
Fontana Dam – Fontana Reservoir; on the Little Tennessee River; finished in 1944 by the TVA
Gaston Dam – Lake Gaston; on the Roanoke River; built by the Virginia Electric Power Company (VEPCO)
High Point 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 Blue Devil – Duke Power

North Dakota

For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in North Dakota.

Ohio

Acton Lake
Alum Creek Lake
Atwood Lake
Beach City Lake
Bolivar Dam
Caesar Creek Lake
Charles Mill Lake
Choctaw Lake
Clarence J. Brown Reservoir
Clearfork Reservoir
Clendening Lake
Cowan Lake
Deer Creek Lake
Delaware Dam
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

Altus City Reservoir
Lake Altus-Lugert
American Horse Lake
Lake of the Arbuckles
Arcadia Lake
Ardmore City Lake
Atoka Lake
Bellcow Lake
Birch Lake
Lake Bixhoma
Black Kettle Lake
Bluestem Lake
Boomer Lake
Broken Bow Lake
Brushy Creek Reservoir
Lake Burtschi
Canton Lake
Carl Albert Lake
Carl Blackwell Lake
Lake Carl Etling
Lake Carlton
Carter Lake
Cedar Lake
Chandler Lake
Lake Checotah
Lake Chickasha
Chouteau Lock and Dam
Claremore Lake
Clayton Lake
Clear Creek Lake
Cleveland City Lake
Clinton Lake
Coalgate City Lake
Comanche Lake
Copan Lake
Cordell Reservoir
Crowder Lake
Cushing Municipal Lake
Lake Dahlgren
Dripping Springs Lake
Lake Durant
Lake Ellsworth
Lake El Reno
Lake Eucha
Foss Reservoir
Fort Cobb Reservoir
Fort Gibson Lake
Fort Supply Lake
Fuqua Lake
Greenleaf Lake
Grand Lake O' the Cherokees
Great Salt Plains Lake
Guthrie Lake
Heyburn Lake
Lake Hudson (formerly named Markham Ferry Reservoir)
Hulah Lake
Lake Jean Neustadt
Lake Jed Johnson
Keystone Lake
Konawa Reservoir
Lake Lawtonka
Liberty Lake
Lloyd Church Lake
McGee Creek Reservoir
Nanih Waiyah Lake
Lake McMurtry
Mountain Lake
Lake Murray
Oklahoma Lake
Okmulgee Lake
Lake Overholser
Ozzie Cobb Lake
Pine Creek Lake
Pauls Valley Lake
Lake R.C. Longmire
Raymond Gary Lake
Rock Creek Reservoir
Shawnee Twin Lakes
Skiatook Lake
Sooner Lake
Lake Spavinaw
Sportsman Lake
Lake Stanley Draper
Tom Steed Reservoir
Lake Talequah
Lake Thunderbird
Waurika Lake
Lake Wayne Wallace
W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam
Webbers Falls Reservoir
Wes Watkins Reservoir
Wewoka Lake
Lake Wister
Lake W. R. Holway
Lake Yahola

Oregon

Pennsylvania

For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in Pennsylvania.

Rhode Island

For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in 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
Jocassee Dam – Lake Jocassee
Keowee Dam
Monticello Reservoir Jenkinsville, South Carolina South Carolina
Pinopolis Dam – Lake Moultrie
Richard B. Russell Dam – Richard B. Russell Lake, also in the U.S state of Georgia
Saluda Dam – Lake Murray

South Dakota

For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in South Dakota.

Tennessee

For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs of the Tennessee 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)

Texas

For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in Texas.

Utah

For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in Utah.

Vermont

For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in Vermont.

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
Lake of The Woods Dam, near Fredricksburg
Lake of the Woods Dam Number Two, near Fredricksburg
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
Martinsville Dam on the Smith River
Martinsville Fish Dam, NRHP landmark on the Smith River
Niagara Dam (hydroelectric) on the Roanoke River near Vinton, Virginia; built in 1904
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
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 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
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

West Virginia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in West Virginia.

Wisconsin

For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in Wisconsin.

Wyoming

For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in Wyoming.

External links

Interactive map of major dams in the United States

References

↑ "Major Dams of the United States". National Atlas of the United States. USGS. September 17, 2009. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
↑ "Dams and salmon". Retrieved February 11, 2008.
↑ "Lake Holiday Dam". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1996-05-07. Retrieved March 28, 2009.
↑ "Randleman Dam". Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
↑ "VDGIF > Fishing > Bosher's Dam". Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. Retrieved January 21, 2012.

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