Flood Control Dams in Alabama

Alabama has 136 flood control dams, of which 36 carry a high hazard classification. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1	Wilson Dam	Lauderdale	137	High	Not assessed	1924
2	Tallaseehatchee Creek W/s Dam Site 1	Talladega	114	High	Not assessed	1980
3	Terrapin Creek Ws Dam Site 22	Cleburne	106	Low	Not assessed	1968
4	Cedar Creek Dam	Franklin	102	High	Not assessed	1979
5	Guntersville Dam	Marshall	94	High	Not assessed	1939
6	Choccolocco Creek W/s Dam Site 6	Calhoun	91	High	Not assessed	1977
7	Little Bear Creek Dam	Franklin	89	High	Not assessed	1975
8	High Rock Lake - Site 24	Cleburne	88	High	Not assessed	1972
9	Tallaseehatchee Creek W/s Dam Site 4	Talladega	86	High	Not assessed	1982
10	Upper Bear Creek Dam	Marion	85	High	Not assessed	1978
11	Cheaha Creek W/s Dam Site 6	Talladega	79	High	Not assessed	1970
12	Cheaha Creek W/s Dam Site 5	Talladega	76	High	Not assessed	1968
13	Choccolocco Creek W/s Dam Site 11	Calhoun	75	High	Not assessed	1971
14	Sweetwater Lake - Site 7	Cleburne	74	High	Not assessed	1971
15	Terrapin Creek - Site 31	Cleburne	73	High	Not assessed	1972
16	Cheaha Creek W/s Dam Site 4	Shelby	69	Significant	Not assessed	1967
17	Bear Creek Dam	Franklin	68	High	Not assessed	1969
18	Greenleaf - Choccolocco Site 2	Calhoun	66	High	Not assessed	1969
19	Terrapin Creek W/s Dam Site 21	Cleburne	65	Low	Not assessed	1966
20	High Pine Creek W/s Dam Site 1	Randolph	64	Low	Not assessed	1965
21	Big Nance Creek W/s Dam Site 4	Lawrence	61	Low	Not assessed	1987
22	Crooked Creek W/s Dam Site 16	Clay	60	High	Not assessed	1968
23	Choccolocco Creek W/s Dam Site 15	Talladega	58	Low	Not assessed	1969
24	Tallaseehatchee Creek W/s Dam Site 7	Talladega	58	Significant	Not assessed	1973
25	Little New River W/s Dam Site 2	Marion	57	Significant	Not assessed	1960
26	High Pine Creek W/s Dam Site 6	Randolph	57	Significant	Not assessed	1961
27	Mump Creek Reservior	Talladega	57	High	Not assessed	1955
28	Tallaseehatchee Creek W/s Dam Site 9	Talladega	57	Significant	Not assessed	1991
29	Crooked Creek W/s Dam Site 3	Clay	55	Significant	Not assessed	1970
30	Lake Purdy Dam	Shelby	55	High	Not assessed	1964
31	Oak Mountain Old Lake Dam	Shelby	55	High	Not assessed	1931
32	Crooked Creek W/s Dam Site 17a	Clay	54	Significant	Not assessed	1985
33	Choccolocco Creek W/s Dam Site 3	Calhoun	53	Significant	Not assessed	1969
34	Dynne Creek W/s Dam Site 1	Cleburne	53	Significant	Not assessed	1986
35	Crooked Creek W/s Dam Site 2	Clay	52	Significant	Not assessed	1970
36	Terrapin Creek W/s Dam Site 33	Cleburne	51	Low	Not assessed	1969
37	Blue Eye Creek W/s Dam Site 1	Talladega	51	High	Not assessed	1969
38	Ketchepedrake Creek W/s Dam Site 15	Clay	50	Significant	Not assessed	1978
39	Little Hillabee W/s Dam Site 1	Clay	50	Low	Not assessed	1969
40	Tallaseehatchee Creek W/s Dam Site 6	Talladega	49	Significant	Not assessed	1976
41	Terrapin Creek W/s Dam Site 8	Cherokee	47	Low	Not assessed	1968
42	Terrapin Creek - Site 15	Cleburne	47	Undetermined	Not assessed
43	Mush Creek W/s Dam Site 2	Dallas	47	Low	Not assessed	1978
44	Ketchepedrake Creek W/s Dam Site 11	Clay	46	Significant	Not assessed	1968
45	Lost Creek W/s Dam Site 1	Cleburne	46	Low	Not assessed	1966
46	Cahulga Creek W/s Dam Site 1	Cleburne	46	High	Not assessed	1972
47	Cheaha Creek W/s Dam Site 3	Talladega	46	Significant	Not assessed	1966
48	Mush Creek W/s Dam Site 5	Lowndes	45	Significant	Not assessed	1984
49	Sehoy Plantation Lake Dam	Bullock	44	Significant	Not assessed	1974
50	Choccolocco Creek W/s Dam Site 9	Calhoun	43	Low	Not assessed	1973
51	Little Hillabee W/s Dam Site 2	Clay	43	Low	Not assessed	1969
52	Lost Creek W/s Dam Site 2	Cleburne	43	Low	Not assessed	1966
53	High Pine Creek W/s Dam Site 4	Randolph	42	Low	Not assessed	1961
54	Terrapin Creek W/s Dam Site 9	Calhoun	41	Low	Not assessed	1964
55	Hurricane Creek W/s Dam Site 11	Madison	40	High	Not assessed	1964
56	High Pine Creek W/s Dam Site 2	Randolph	40	Significant	Not assessed	1965
57	Choccolocco Creek W/s Dam Site 17	Talladega	40	Low	Not assessed	1969
58	Blue Eye Creek W/s Dam Site 2	Talladega	40	High	Not assessed	1968
59	Beecham Lake	Cleburne	39	High	Not assessed	1964
60	Little New River W/s Dam Site 3	Marion	39	Significant	Not assessed	1960
61	Lost Creek W/s Dam Site 3	Cleburne	38	Low	Not assessed	1964
62	Lost Creek W/s Dam Site 4	Cleburne	38	Low	Not assessed	1966
63	Ketchepedrake Creek W/s Dam Site 9	Clay	37	Significant	Not assessed	1974
64	High Pine Creek W/s Dam Site 10	Randolph	37	Low	Not assessed	1962
65	Old Town Creek W/s Dam Site 24	Bullock	36	Low	Not assessed	1973
66	Terrapin Creek W/s Dam Site 06	Cherokee	36	Significant	Not assessed	1963
67	Ketchepedrake Creek W/s Dam Site 10	Clay	36	Significant	Not assessed	1968
68	Old Town Creek W/s Dam Site 26	Bullock	35	Low	Not assessed	1973
69	Fox Creek W/s Dam Site 2	Clay	35	Low	Not assessed	1967
70	High Pine Creek W/s Dam Site 5	Randolph	35	Low	Not assessed	1961
71	Choccolocco Creek W/s Dam Site 14	Talladega	35	Low	Not assessed	1969
72	Old Town Creek W/s Dam Site 32	Bullock	34	Significant	Not assessed	1974
73	Fawn Lake	Colbert	33	Low	Not assessed	1969
74	Bristow Creek W/s Dam Site 1	Etowah	33	High	Not assessed	1963
75	Old Town Creek W/s Dam Site 25	Bullock	32	Low	Not assessed	1973
76	Little Hillabee W/s Dam Site 6	Clay	32	Low	Not assessed	1970
77	Crooked Creek W/s Dam Site 5	Clay	32	Significant	Not assessed	1976
78	Town Creek W/s Dam Site 11	Franklin	32	Low	Not assessed	1968
79	Little New River W/s Dam Site 1	Marion	32	Low	Not assessed	1960
80	Factory Creek W/s Dam Site 6	Sumter	32	Significant	Not assessed	1991
81	Terrapin Creek W/s Dam Site 17	Cherokee	31	Low	Not assessed	1962
82	Town Creek W/s Dam Site 12	Lawrence	31	Low	Not assessed	1970
83	Big Prairie Creek W/s Dam Site 12	Perry	31	Low	Not assessed	1964
84	Factory Creek W/s Dam Site 7	Sumter	31	Significant	Not assessed	1984
85	Little Hillabee W/s Dam Site 3	Clay	30	Low	Not assessed	1970
86	Ketchepedrake Creek W/s Dam Site 1	Clay	30	Significant	Not assessed	1967
87	Little Hillabee W/s Dam Site 4	Clay	30	Low	Not assessed	1970
88	Owens Lake	DeKalb	30	Low	Not assessed	1984
89	Town Creek Watershed Dam No 12	Franklin	30	Low	Not assessed	1970
90	Big Prairie Creek W/s Dam Site 11	Perry	30	Low	Not assessed	1965
91	High Pine Creek W/s Dam Site 3	Randolph	30	Low	Not assessed	1965
92	Kilgore Lands Lake	Walker	30	High	Not assessed
93	Dynne Creek W/s Dam Site 3	Cleburne	29	Significant	Not assessed	1987
94	Powell Creek W/s Dam Site 7	Marengo	29	Low	Not assessed	1963
95	Powell Creek W/s Dam Site 1	Marengo	29	Low	Not assessed	1986
96	Dry Creek W/s Dam Site 5	Marengo	29	Low	Not assessed	1992
97	Little Paint Creek W/s Site 9	Marshall	28	Significant	Not assessed	1962
98	Baptist Lake	St. Clair	28	Low	Not assessed	1953
99	Lake Vann Dam	Bullock	27	Significant	Not assessed	1975
100	High Pine Creek W/s Dam Site 11	Chambers	27	Low	Not assessed	1962

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