Dams in Coconino County, Arizona

47Total Dams
15High Hazard
3Significant

Dam Safety in Coconino County, Arizona

Coconino County has 47 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 15 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 3 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 4 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.

The average dam in Coconino County is 86 years old. The most common purpose is fish and wildlife pond. The tallest dam is Glen Canyon Dam at 710 ft.

DamHazardConditionHeight (ft)PurposeYear
Glen Canyon DamHighNot Available710Hydroelectric1963
C.c. Cragin DamHighNot Available170Hydroelectric1964
Walnut CanyonHighPoor70Irrigation1881
Masonry #2HighSatisfactory51Fish and Wildlife Pond1911
FredoniaHighPoor49Flood Risk Reduction1973
CityHighSatisfactory47Water Supply1902
Continental #1HighSatisfactory44Irrigation1972
Santa FeHighSatisfactory42Water Supply1892
Continental #2HighSatisfactory42Irrigation1974
Railroad Tank DamHighNot Rated37Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1900
Lower Lake MaryHighNot Rated33Water Supply1907
Pasture CanyonHighFair30Irrigation1930
OdellHighPoor14Irrigation1978
Navajo TrailHighNot Rated10Flood Risk Reduction
Charley Day SpringHighSatisfactory10Flood Risk Reduction1940
Upper Lake MarySignificantSatisfactory49Recreation1941
DogtownSignificantFair43Fish and Wildlife Pond1934
West Cataract CreekSignificantFair36Recreation1947
Chevelon CanyonLowNot Rated84Fish and Wildlife Pond1966
Willow SpringsLowNot Rated80Recreation1970
KnollLowNot Rated63Fish and Wildlife Pond1963
Bear CanyonLowNot Rated50Fish and Wildlife Pond1929
Navajo Evap Pond 60-2LowNot Rated50Other1980
Steel DamLowNot Rated46Water Supply1898
KaibabLowNot Rated44Recreation1934
Woods CanyonLowNot Rated43Fish and Wildlife Pond1956
Canyon DiabloLowPoor40Flood Risk Reduction1966
CoconinoLowNot Rated39Fish and Wildlife Pond1954
Big Supai TankLowNot Rated34Other1882
MclellanLowNot Rated33Fish and Wildlife Pond1907
Whitehorse DamLowNot Rated31Fish and Wildlife Pond1938
Russell Tank DamLowNot Rated30Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1930
Soldier Annex DamLowNot Rated30Irrigation1935
Tremaine ReservoirLowFair30Irrigation1952
Scholz DamLowNot Rated24Fish and Wildlife Pond1954
Broken TankLowNot Rated21Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Number 10 TankLowNot Rated21Fish and Wildlife Pond1939
J. D. DamLowNot Rated21Fish and Wildlife Pond1915
Page Effluent Ponds 2a & 2bLowNot Rated19Other1998
Sweetwood (k4)LowNot Rated18Fish and Wildlife Pond
KinnikinickLowNot Rated18Fish and Wildlife Pond1956
MortonLowNot Rated17Irrigation1943
Big AsoLowNot Rated16Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Long Point DamLowNot Rated15Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Tom TankLowNot Rated14Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Foxboro Lake DamLowNot Rated13Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1905
Ashurst LakeLowNot Rated12Fish and Wildlife Pond1954