Tallest Dams in Arkansas

Arkansas has 1255 dams with recorded heights. The tallest is Bull Shoals Dam at 282 feet. Taller dams impound more water and carry greater potential energy, which is why height is a key factor in hazard classification and inspection requirements.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Type	Purpose	Hazard	Year
1	Bull Shoals Dam	Baxter	282	Concrete	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1951
2	Norfork Dam	Baxter	248	Concrete	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1944
3	Degray Dam - Saddle Dike	Clark	243	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1969
4	Blakely Mountain Dam	Garland	240	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1953
5	Beaver Dam - Saddle Dike 3	Carroll	229	Concrete	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1963
6	Lake Fort Smith Dam	Poinsett	212	Earth	Water Supply	High	1936
7	Narrows Dam	Pike	196	Gravity	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1950
8	Gillham Dam	Howard	160	Concrete	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1975
9	Dequeen Dam	Sevier	160	Rockfill	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1977
10	Dierks Dam	Sevier	153	Rockfill	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1975
11	Lake Lago Dam	Saline	130	Earth	Water Supply	Low	1967
12	Des Arc Bayou Wid Site 3	White	128	Earth	Recreation	Significant	1979
13	Little Mulberry Creek Site 1	Crawford	120	Earth	Water Supply	High	1975
14	Little Flint Creek Dam	Benton	115	Earth	Water Supply	High	1977
15	Lake Winona Dam	Saline	115	Earth	Water Supply	Low	1938
16	Blue Mountain Dam	Yell	115	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1947
17	Little Clear Creek Site 1	Crawford	114	Earth	Water Supply	High	1970
18	Carpenter	Garland	110	Gravity	Hydroelectric	High	1932
19	Huckleberry Creek Dam	Pope	110	Rockfill	Water Supply	High	1995
20	South Fourche Lafave Wid Site 3	Perry	105	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	Significant	1981
21	Felsenthal Lock And Dam	Union	105	Gravity	Navigation	Significant	1978
22	Leatherwood Draw Dam	White	104	Earth	Recreation	Low
23	Nimrod Dam	Perry	103	Concrete	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1942
24	Ozark-jetta Taylor Lock And Dam	Franklin	100	Concrete	Navigation	Significant	1969
25	Lake Shepherd Springs Dam (breached)	Crawford	99	Earth	Water Supply	High	1954
26	South Fourche Lafave Wid Site 5	Perry	99	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	Low	1997
27	Degray Dam	Clark	98	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1969
28	South Fourche Lafave Wid Site 2	Perry	97	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	Undetermined
29	W Fork Pt Remove Creek Wid Site 11	Pope	96	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	Significant	1964
30	Lake Windsor Dam	Benton	95	Earth	Recreation	Significant	1974
31	Rayburn Dam	Benton	95	Earth	Recreation	Significant	1973
32	Galla Creek Wid Site 1	Pope	95	Earth	Water Supply	High	1975
33	James Fork Dam & Reservoir	Sebastian	94	Earth	Water Supply	High	1991
34	Lake Norrell Dam	Saline	92	Earth	Water Supply	Low	1956
35	Millwood Dam - Okay Levee	Howard	91	Concrete	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1966
36	Crown Lake Dam	Izard	91	Earth	Recreation	Significant	1972
37	Ozark Water Supply Lake Dam	Franklin	90	Earth	Water Supply	Significant	1971
38	Tailings Pond	Garland	90	Earth	Tailings	High	1980
39	Lake Desoto	Garland	90	Earth	Recreation	High	1971
40	South Fourche Lafave Wid Site 4	Perry	90	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	Low	1981
41	Lake Coronado Dam	Saline	90	Earth	Recreation	Significant	1976
42	Lake Monticello Dam	Drew	89	Earth	Fish and Wildlife Pond	High	1993
43	Upper Ouachita Site 1	Polk	88	Earth	Water Supply	High	1977
44	Lake Brittany Dam	Benton	87	Earth	Recreation	Significant	1979
45	Ricks Dam	Garland	87	Earth	Water Supply	High	1949
46	Lake Thunderbird Dam	Marion	86	Earth	Recreation	High	1962
47	Mt Ida Water Supply Dam	Montgomery	86	Earth	Water Supply	High	1991
48	Norwood Dam	Benton	85	Earth	Recreation	Significant	1972
49	South Fourche Lafave Wid Site 7	Perry	85	Earth	Water Supply	High	1978
50	Ward Lake Dam	Polk	85	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1946

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