High Risk Dams in Arizona

Arizona has 34 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 159 high hazard dams in Arizona, 34 (21%) have concerning condition ratings — 26 rated poor and 8 rated unsatisfactory.

Dam	County	Height (ft)	Condition	Purpose	Year
Elgo	Graham	133	Poor	Recreation	1979
Jaques	Navajo	81	Poor	Other	1953
Fool Hollow	Navajo	78	Poor	Recreation	1956
Black Canyon	Navajo	72	Poor	Recreation	1964
Walnut Canyon	Coconino	70	Poor	Irrigation	1881
Wheatfields	Apache	64	Poor	Irrigation	1963
Sunrise	Apache	58	Poor	Recreation	1967
Davis (hawley Lake)	Apache	58	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1956
Reservation	Apache	54	Poor	Recreation	1965
Cyclone	Apache	50	Poor	Recreation	1965
Fredonia	Coconino	49	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1973
Buckeye Frs #1	Maricopa	49	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1974
Christmas Tree	Apache	49	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1965
Stockton Wash Retarding	Graham	48	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1964
Point Of Pines	Graham	42	Poor	Recreation	1966
Bootleg	Navajo	41	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1965
A-1	Apache	40	Poor	Recreation	1966
Tufa Stone	Gila	39	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction	1944
Earl Park	Apache	38	Poor	Recreation	1961
Shush Be Zahze	Apache	37	Poor	Recreation	1966
Shush Be Tou	Apache	36	Poor	Recreation	1966
Cooley	Navajo	36	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1963
Pacheta	Apache	35	Poor	Recreation	1959
Millett Swale	Navajo	35	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1958
Central Detention	Graham	32	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1948
Menager's	Pima	30	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction	1927
Upper Point Of Pines	Graham	26	Poor	Recreation	1965
Drift Fence	Apache	24	Poor	Recreation	1959
Bog Tank	Apache	20	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1957
Colter	Apache	19	Poor	Irrigation	1908
Dry Lake	Graham	19	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1935
Cook Reservoir	Graham	18	Poor	Water Supply	1940
Odell	Coconino	14	Poor	Irrigation	1978
Lcwua	Cochise	6	Poor	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond

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