Recreation Dams in Arizona

Arizona has 48 recreation dams, of which 29 carry a high hazard classification. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1	Lake Patagonia	Santa Cruz	157	High	Satisfactory	1968
2	Elgo	Graham	133	High	Poor	1979
3	Parker Canyon	Cochise	80	High	Fair	1962
4	Willow Springs	Coconino	80	Low	Not assessed	1970
5	Fool Hollow	Navajo	78	High	Poor	1956
6	Upper Goldwater	Yavapai	76	High	Satisfactory	1932
7	Black Canyon	Navajo	72	High	Poor	1964
8	Lynx Creek	Yavapai	62	Low	Not assessed	1927
9	Sunrise	Apache	58	High	Poor	1967
10	Davis (hawley Lake)	Apache	58	High	Unsatisfactory	1956
11	Reservation	Apache	54	High	Poor	1965
12	Cyclone	Apache	50	High	Poor	1965
13	Christmas Tree	Apache	49	High	Unsatisfactory	1965
14	Upper Lake Mary	Coconino	49	Significant	Satisfactory	1941
15	Riggs Flat	Graham	45	Low	Not assessed	1951
16	Kaibab	Coconino	44	Low	Not assessed	1934
17	Point of Pines	Graham	42	High	Poor	1966
18	Horseshoe Cienega	Apache	41	High	Fair	1964
19	Bootleg	Navajo	41	High	Unsatisfactory	1965
20	Tonto Dam	Apache	40	Low	Not assessed	1964
21	A-1	Apache	40	High	Poor	1966
22	Rio Salado Town Lake	Maricopa	40	Significant	Satisfactory	1997
23	Hassayampa Check	Yavapai	40	Low	Not assessed	1936
24	Earl Park	Apache	38	High	Poor	1961
25	Horsethief	Yavapai	38	High	Not assessed	1934
26	Shush Be Zahze	Apache	37	High	Poor	1966
27	Stockton Hill	Mohave	37	Low	Not assessed	1997
28	Shush Be Tou	Apache	36	High	Poor	1966
29	West Cataract Creek	Coconino	36	Significant	Fair	1947
30	Cooley	Navajo	36	High	Unsatisfactory	1963
31	Pacheta	Apache	35	High	Poor	1959
32	Trophy Lake	Navajo	33	Significant	Satisfactory	1975
33	Big Lake	Apache	32	Significant	Satisfactory	1964
34	Boynton Lake Dam	Apache	32	Low	Not assessed	1974
35	Sevenmile Tank	Navajo	32	Low	Not assessed
36	Hurricane Dam	Apache	31	Low	Not assessed	1959
37	Hulsey Lake Dam	Apache	30	High	Not assessed	1950
38	Granite Basin	Yavapai	27	High	Not assessed	1939
39	Upper Point of Pines	Graham	26	High	Poor	1965
40	Lee Valley	Apache	24	Significant	Satisfactory	1899
41	Drift Fence	Apache	24	High	Poor	1959
42	Crescent Lake	Apache	22	Low	Not assessed	1934
43	Bog Tank	Apache	20	High	Unsatisfactory	1957
44	Dry Lake	Graham	19	High	Unsatisfactory	1935
45	Kino Springs	Santa Cruz	19	Low	Not assessed	1965
46	Kennedy Park	Pima	18	High	Fair	1973
47	North Crescent Lake Dam	Apache	17	Significant	Not assessed	1934
48	Roper Lake	Graham	17	High	Satisfactory	1961

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