Oldest Dams in Arkansas

Arkansas has 1245 dams with recorded construction dates. The oldest dates to 1881 — 145 years ago. Arkansas'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	Bethel Dam	Garland	1881	145 yrs	36	Low	Poor
2	Mammoth Springs Dam 1	Fulton	1885	141 yrs	20	Low	Not assessed
3	Eureka Springs City Lake Dam	Carroll	1894	132 yrs	28	High	Not assessed
4	Ricks Estate Dam	Garland	1896	130 yrs	16	High	Not assessed
5	Gillham Lake Dam	Sevier	1900	126 yrs	39	Low	Not assessed
6	Fish Lake Dam	Conway	1902	124 yrs	12	Low	Not assessed
7	Dillon Dam	Garland	1903	123 yrs	44	Significant	Poor
8	White River L and D No. 1	Independence	1904	122 yrs	28	Significant	Fair
9	Fiser Lake Dam	Grant	1905	121 yrs	14	Significant	Not assessed
10	White River Lock & Dam No. 2	Independence	1905	121 yrs	29	Low	Satisfactory
11	White River Lock & Dam No. 3	Independence	1908	118 yrs	21	Low	Satisfactory
12	Lake Russellville Dam	Pope	1911	115 yrs	26	Low	Not assessed
13	Lock and Dam No 8	Union	1911	115 yrs	25	Low	Not assessed
14	Lock and Dam No 6	Union	1913	113 yrs	26	Low	Not assessed
15	Gurdon Pond 1 Dam	Clark	1915	111 yrs	17	High	Not assessed
16	Spring Lake Dam	Saline	1915	111 yrs	10	Low	Not assessed
17	Bella Vista Lake Dam	Benton	1918	108 yrs	14	Significant	Not assessed
18	Arnoname 56	Union	1918	108 yrs	13	Low	Not assessed
19	Mill Pond Dam	Pike	1919	107 yrs	20	Low	Not assessed
20	Hassics	Ouachita	1920	106 yrs	11	Low	Not assessed
21	Bethesda Lake Dam	Polk	1922	104 yrs	33	High	Not assessed
22	Arnoname 55	Union	1924	102 yrs	10	High	Not assessed
23	Remmel	Hot Spring	1925	101 yrs	75	High	Fair
24	Sanderson Dam	Montgomery	1925	101 yrs	49	Significant	Poor
25	Tall Timber Lake Dam	Pulaski	1925	101 yrs	17	Significant	Not assessed
26	Lakewood Lake No. 1 Dam	Pulaski	1925	101 yrs	29	High	Fair
27	Lakewood Lake No. 3 Dam	Pulaski	1925	101 yrs	41	Significant	Fair
28	Lakewood Lake No. 2 Dam	Pulaski	1925	101 yrs	64	Significant	Fair
29	Nichols Lake Dam	Howard	1928	98 yrs	20	High	Satisfactory
30	Lake Wingfield No 3 Dam	Union	1928	98 yrs	14	Low	Not assessed
31	Booneville Reservoir Dam	Logan	1929	97 yrs	45	Low	Fair
32	Lake Wingfield No 2 Dam	Union	1929	97 yrs	12	Low	Not assessed
33	Lake Wingfield No 1 Dam	Union	1929	97 yrs	14	Low	Not assessed
34	Gurdon Pond 2 Dam	Clark	1930	96 yrs	20	High	Not assessed
35	Mammoth Springs Dam 3	Fulton	1930	96 yrs	30	Low	Fair
36	Patchett Lake Dam	Polk	1930	96 yrs	15	Low	Not assessed
37	Hudmans Lake Dam No 1	Pulaski	1930	96 yrs	13	Low	Not assessed
38	Sprick Lake Dam	Pulaski	1930	96 yrs	13	High	Not assessed
39	Hudmans Lake Dam No 2	Pulaski	1930	96 yrs	18	Low	Not assessed
40	Jones Lake Dam No 1	Yell	1930	96 yrs	15	Low	Not assessed
41	Old Water Supply Lake Dam	Franklin	1932	94 yrs	18	Significant	Not assessed
42	Carpenter	Garland	1932	94 yrs	110	High	Fair
43	Lakewood Lake No 6 Dam	Pulaski	1932	94 yrs	22	High	Not assessed
44	Steed Lake Dam	Lincoln	1934	92 yrs	22	Low	Not assessed
45	Auxiliary Dam No 1	Logan	1934	92 yrs	34	High	Satisfactory
46	Wegert Reservoir Dam	Arkansas	1935	91 yrs	8	Low	Not assessed
47	Lake Bennett Dam	Faulkner	1935	91 yrs	41	Low	Fair
48	Mansfield Dam	Sebastian	1935	91 yrs	19	High	Not assessed
49	Lake Wedington	Washington	1935	91 yrs	49	Low	Not assessed
50	Lake Atalanta Dam	Benton	1936	90 yrs	43	High	Poor

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