100Total Dams
4High Hazard
26Significant
Dam Safety in Montgomery County, Alabama
Montgomery County has 100 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 4 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 26 carry a significant hazard classification.
The average dam in Montgomery County is 68 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is C E Sellers at 29 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duggar | High | Not assessed | 13 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 |
| Dabbs Lake | High | Not assessed | 13 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Newell Lake | High | Not assessed | 9 | Grade Stabilization | |
| Ec Lane Lake | High | Not assessed | 4 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Sims No 2 | Significant | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | 1960 |
| D W Rutland | Significant | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | 1955 |
| C D Long Lake Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 21 | Other | 1950 |
| Cauthen No 1 | Significant | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Elgin | Significant | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | 1948 |
| Faulkner | Significant | Not assessed | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1935 |
| Herman Gibson No 2 | Significant | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Sims No 1 | Significant | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | 1957 |
| Farm Bureau | Significant | Not assessed | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1946 |
| Flowers | Significant | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | 1953 |
| Jack Wool | Significant | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Doug Chapman | Significant | Not assessed | 15 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1979 |
| Guy Pugh | Significant | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | 1950 |
| James Sykes | Significant | Not assessed | 14 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1981 |
| W R Turnipseed | Significant | Not assessed | 13 | Recreation | 1953 |
| Fisher | Significant | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | 1969 |
| Frank Rutland No 1 | Significant | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | 1935 |
| C H Warner | Significant | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | 1950 |
| T S Turnipseed Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1969 |
| C H Warner Pond | Significant | Not assessed | 11 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1981 |
| W J Sorrell | Significant | Not assessed | 10 | Recreation | 1949 |
| Lecroy | Significant | Not assessed | 10 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Edward Myers | Significant | Not assessed | 8 | Recreation | 1948 |
| Spears Rhodes Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 0 | Recreation | |
| Myers No. 2 Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 0 | Recreation | |
| Scott Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 0 | Recreation | |
| C E Sellers | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Wallock | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1968 |
| Mize | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Davis No 3 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 |
| C E Sellers No 2 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | 1968 |
| C E Neal | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1954 |
| Morris Dees | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1952 |
| Arrington No 1 | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1948 |
| Underwood No 2 | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1953 |
| C E Sellers No 4 | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | 1963 |
| Nutson No 3 | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | 1947 |
| Mead | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | 1948 |
| Davis No 2 | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 |
| Davis No 4 | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | 1952 |
| Nutson No 1 | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | 1945 |
| C E Sellers No 3 | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Collins | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Underwood No 1 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 |
| Arrington No 2 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1968 |
| Hubie Cauthen No 1 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1967 |
| Hill | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Gerald Wallace No 1 | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 |
| Weil | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1957 |
| Frank Rutland Pond | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1986 |
| Davis No 5 | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | 1952 |
| Hubie Cauthen No 2 | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | 1969 |
| Vongol No 2 | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1952 |
| Gerald Wallace No 2 | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 |
| Dr Bill Cauthen | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1975 |
| Silverman & Dykes | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1989 |
| Maddox | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Norman | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | 1946 |
| Hubie Cauthen | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1969 |
| Dr John Kimbrough | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1979 |
| George H Owens | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1971 |
| Lassiter | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Pirtle | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1945 |
| Brooks No 2 | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Mcclurkin No 3 | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1953 |
| Herman Gibson | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 |
| Vongol No 1 | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 |
| Hill & Hill | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1950 |
| Strickland | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1968 |
| Fannin | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Belser | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1940 |
| Kirksey | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1939 |
| Evans Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1977 |
| Bowling | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Morris Dees No 2 | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Recreation | 1953 |
| W C Gray | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1954 |
| Wylie Hill No 1 | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Recreation | 1958 |
| W. E. Waters | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1988 |
| Stallings | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Davis No 1 | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | 1948 |
| Lee Merriweather | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | 1948 |
| Frank Davis | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1948 |
| W C Gibson | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Freeman | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1954 |
| Frank Rutland No 2 | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Wylie Hill No 2 | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Shirley | Low | Not assessed | 11 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 |
| Mcclurkin No 2 | Low | Not assessed | 11 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 |
| Pat Mcintyre | Low | Not assessed | 11 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1978 |
| Nutson No 2 | Low | Not assessed | 11 | Recreation | 1946 |
| Mcbride | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 |
| Baggett | Low | Not assessed | 9 | Recreation | 1947 |
| Allison | Low | Not assessed | 9 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Bob Thompson | Low | Not assessed | 8 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1945 |
| A W Dale | Low | Not assessed | 8 | Recreation | 1952 |
| Suggs | Low | Not assessed | 7 | Recreation | 1946 |