31Total Dams
2High Hazard
3Significant
Dam Safety in Mobile County, Alabama
Mobile County has 31 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 2 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 3 carry a significant hazard classification.
The average dam in Mobile County is 60 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is J.b. Converse Reservoir Dam at 75 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.b. Converse Reservoir Dam | High | Not assessed | 75 | Water Supply | 1952 |
| Dawes Lake | High | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Bernard Brooks Pond | Significant | Not assessed | 23 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1973 |
| Bermuda Run Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 19 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1970 |
| Municipal Park Lake No 1 | Significant | Not assessed | 13 | Other | 1957 |
| Citronelle Municipal Park Lake | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Recreation | 1975 |
| Davis Pilot | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 2000 |
| Pratt Turner | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Other | 1969 |
| Clay Bassett | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Other | 1966 |
| Fred Hildesheim | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | 1965 |
| H G Quinnelly | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Recreation | 1950 |
| George Radcliff Pond | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1986 |
| Cold Creek | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Water Supply | 1968 |
| Echo Lake | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1936 |
| R L Lambert | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Red Nichols | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Cloverdale Lake | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Other | 1968 |
| Rascoe Farm Pond | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Other | 1978 |
| Cole Lake | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Other | 1961 |
| Joe Mcdavid #2 | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1972 |
| Wayne Rascoe Pond | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1978 |
| Cochran Lake | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | 1946 |
| Joe Mcdavid Number One | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Maples Lake | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Other | 1966 |
| Howard E Smith | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Red Nichols-number One | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | 1945 |
| Duboise Lake | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | 1975 |
| Smith Pond | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | 1962 |
| M C Farmer | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Bahlman Lake | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | 1967 |
| G C Outlaw | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | 1965 |