Oldest Dams in Alabama

Alabama has 2127 dams with recorded construction dates. The oldest dates to 1800 — 226 years ago. Alabama's earliest dams were built in the 19th century, an era of westward expansion, irrigation development, and early water infrastructure. Older dams require particular attention for safety, as many were built before modern engineering standards.

#	Dam	County	Year Built	Age	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition
1	Nix Mill Pond Dam	Franklin	1800	226 yrs	25	Low	Not assessed
2	Odums Mill Dam	Walker	1850	176 yrs	12	Low	Not assessed
3	Pearson Lake Dam	Bibb	1880	146 yrs	31	Low	Not assessed
4	Lightsey S Mill Pond Dam	Bibb	1890	136 yrs	13	Low	Not assessed
5	Easterling Mill Pond Dam	Barbour	1900	126 yrs	18	Low	Not assessed
6	Boshell@s Mill Dam	Walker	1903	123 yrs	12	Low	Not assessed
7	Frazier Dam	Franklin	1910	116 yrs	30	Low	Not assessed
8	Sloss Lake	Franklin	1910	116 yrs	28	High	Not assessed
9	Bayview Lake	Jefferson	1910	116 yrs	100	High	Not assessed
10	T. C. I. Lake	Jefferson	1910	116 yrs	10	Low	Not assessed
11	Queenstown Lake No 2	Jefferson	1910	116 yrs	15	Low	Not assessed
12	East Lake Park	Jefferson	1912	114 yrs	13	High	Not assessed
13	Old Country Club	Conecuh	1914	112 yrs	15	Significant	Not assessed
14	Lay	Coosa	1914	112 yrs	130	High	Satisfactory
15	Ogletree No 2	Lee	1916	110 yrs	18	Low	Not assessed
16	Prattville Lake	Autauga	1920	106 yrs	27	Significant	Not assessed
17	Slosh Dam	Franklin	1920	106 yrs	25	Low	Not assessed
18	Thornton Lake	Jefferson	1920	106 yrs	18	Significant	Not assessed
19	Kimbrell Lake	Jefferson	1920	106 yrs	13	Low	Not assessed
20	Boyles Gap Lake	Jefferson	1920	106 yrs	30	Low	Not assessed
21	Hodges Dam	Marion	1920	106 yrs	27	Significant	Not assessed
22	Russell Mills	Tallapoosa	1920	106 yrs	27	Low	Not assessed
23	Herring Lake Dam	Tuscaloosa	1920	106 yrs	17	High	Not assessed
24	Forest Lake Dam	Tuscaloosa	1920	106 yrs	17	High	Not assessed
25	Mitchell	Chilton	1923	103 yrs	106	High	Fair
26	Gantt	Covington	1924	102 yrs	44	High	Fair
27	Wilson Dam	Lauderdale	1924	102 yrs	137	High	Not assessed
28	Lahusage	Cherokee	1925	101 yrs	34	Low	Not assessed
29	Point a	Covington	1925	101 yrs	56	High	Satisfactory
30	A. A. Miller Dam	DeKalb	1925	101 yrs	17	Low	Not assessed
31	Newfound Creek Lake	Jefferson	1925	101 yrs	23	Low	Not assessed
32	C P Crenshaw Dam	Lowndes	1925	101 yrs	19	Significant	Not assessed
33	Little Cahaba Creek Lake	Jefferson	1926	100 yrs	23	Low	Not assessed
34	Martin	Tallapoosa	1926	100 yrs	168	High	Fair
35	Yates	Elmore	1928	98 yrs	87	High	Satisfactory
36	Jordan	Elmore	1928	98 yrs	125	High	Satisfactory
37	East Thomas Gardens	Jefferson	1928	98 yrs	25	Low	Not assessed
38	Sharps Mill Dam	Lauderdale	1929	97 yrs	15	Significant	Not assessed
39	Borders	St. Clair	1929	97 yrs	23	Low	Not assessed
40	Lake Harris Dam	Tuscaloosa	1929	97 yrs	58	Low	Not assessed
41	Maytag Lake No 1	Bullock	1930	96 yrs	20	Significant	Not assessed
42	Thurlow	Elmore	1930	96 yrs	62	High	Satisfactory
43	Dollarhide Hunting Club Dams	Greene	1930	96 yrs	7	Low	Not assessed
44	Marion Fish Hatchery Number Two Dam	Perry	1930	96 yrs	10	Low	Not assessed
45	Marion Fish Hatchery Dam Number One	Perry	1930	96 yrs	10	Low	Not assessed
46	Alnoname No.1	Tuscaloosa	1930	96 yrs	36	High	Not assessed
47	Little River State Park	Escambia	1931	95 yrs	14	Significant	Not assessed
48	Oak Mountain Old Lake Dam	Shelby	1931	95 yrs	55	High	Not assessed
49	Sougahatchee	Lee	1932	94 yrs	43	High	Not assessed
50	Chewacla State Park	Lee	1932	94 yrs	28	Significant	Not assessed

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