High Risk Dams in Alaska

Alaska has 4 high hazard dams with a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory. These are dams where failure would probably cause loss of human life and where recognized safety deficiencies have been identified.

Of the 29 high hazard dams in Alaska, 4 (13%) have concerning condition ratings — 4 rated poor and 0 rated unsatisfactory.

Dam	County	Height (ft)	Condition	Purpose	Year
Wrangell Upper	City and Borough of Wrangell	28	Poor	Water Supply	1967
Wrangell Lower	City and Borough of Wrangell	28	Poor	Water Supply	1968
Alitak Cannery Dam #1	Kodiak Island Borough	9	Poor	Water Supply	1917
Explorer Glacier Pond Dam	Municipality of Anchorage	7	Poor	Fish and Wildlife Pond	1989

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