Dams in Florida

1,074 damsAvg age: 56 years

High Hazard

335

Significant

433

Low Hazard

Dam Safety in Florida

Florida has 1,074 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 99 (9%) are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life — and 335 are classified as significant hazard. Currently, 21 dams in the state have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory, indicating recognized safety deficiencies.

The average dam in Florida is 56 years old. The most common purpose for dams in Florida is tailings, accounting for 430 of the state's dams.

Use the search above to find dams near any address in Florida, or browse by county below. Each dam listing includes its hazard potential classification, condition assessment, physical characteristics, and inspection history from the NID.

Florida Dam Facts

Total Dams	1,074
High Hazard Dams	99
Average Dam Age	56 years
Tallest Dam	149 ft
Largest Reservoir	8,519,000 acre-ft
Poor/Unsatisfactory Condition	21

Notable Dams in Florida

Pol40149 ftUndetermined Fmcp Cooling Pond Cell a145 ftSignificant Pol41135 ftUndetermined Temple Terrace Cell D110 ftSignificant Bartow Ne a110 ftSignificant

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Counties in Florida

Alachua4 dams Bay6 dams1 high hazard Bradford1 dams Broward8 dams Calhoun4 dams Charlotte10 dams Citrus9 dams1 high hazard Clay17 dams4 high hazard Collier1 dams Columbia5 dams2 high hazard DeSoto6 dams2 high hazard Duval4 dams1 high hazard Escambia31 dams2 high hazard Gadsden33 dams2 high hazard Glades4 dams1 high hazard Gulf3 dams Hamilton41 dams Hardee24 dams Hendry1 dams1 high hazard Hernando13 dams1 high hazard Highlands11 dams1 high hazard Hillsborough93 dams9 high hazard Holmes24 dams3 high hazard Indian River6 dams Jackson17 dams1 high hazard Jefferson13 dams Lafayette1 dams Lake10 dams2 high hazard Lee1 dams Leon42 dams4 high hazard Levy2 dams2 high hazard Manatee26 dams2 high hazard Marion6 dams2 high hazard Martin3 dams2 high hazard Miami-Dade21 dams1 high hazard Nassau4 dams Okaloosa40 dams2 high hazard Okeechobee12 dams Orange7 dams3 high hazard Osceola9 dams1 high hazard Palm Beach9 dams1 high hazard Pasco4 dams2 high hazard Pinellas10 dams2 high hazard Polk326 dams19 high hazard Putnam14 dams3 high hazard Santa Rosa27 dams3 high hazard Sarasota1 dams St. Johns6 dams2 high hazard St. Lucie12 dams4 high hazard Sumter8 dams Suwannee3 dams Taylor4 dams1 high hazard Volusia2 dams2 high hazard Wakulla4 dams Walton55 dams3 high hazard Washington16 dams4 high hazard

High Hazard Dams in Florida

Dam	County	Height	Condition	Purpose
Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam	Jackson	92 ft	Not assessed	Navigation
C.w. "bill" Young Reservoir	Hillsborough	90 ft	Not assessed	Water Supply
Manatee Cooling Water Reservoir	Manatee	79 ft	Satisfactory	Other
S-155/l-112	Hillsborough	66 ft	Not assessed	Flood Risk Reduction
Jackson Bluff Dam	Gadsden	65 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
S-161	Hillsborough	64 ft	Satisfactory	Water Supply
Fort Meade Pr-4	Polk	54 ft	Not assessed	Tailings
Structure 164	Osceola	54 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Lake Manatee Dam	Manatee	54 ft	Satisfactory	Water Supply
K-7	Polk	50 ft	Not assessed	Tailings
Fort Meade Pr-6	Polk	48 ft	Not assessed	Tailings
Noralyn N-14	Polk	45 ft	Not assessed	Tailings
Ni 2 (nichols)	Polk	43 ft	Not assessed	Tailings
Ni 1 (nichols)	Polk	43 ft	Not assessed	Tailings
Kirkpatrick Dam and Rodman Reservoir	Putnam	43 ft	Not assessed	Navigation
Inglis Main Dam & Spillway	Citrus	43 ft	Satisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
C-43 Reservoir	Hendry	43 ft	Not assessed	Other
Edward Medard Reservoir Dam	Hillsborough	42 ft	Satisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Pr 1-2 (peace River)	Polk	40 ft	Not assessed	Tailings
S-159 Upper	Hillsborough	38 ft	Satisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
West Akins Dam	Polk	37 ft	Satisfactory	Tailings
Peace River Reservoir #2	DeSoto	37 ft	Satisfactory	Water Supply
Hillsborough County Dam	Hillsborough	37 ft	Satisfactory	Water Supply
Lake Victor Dam	Holmes	36 ft	Not assessed	Recreation
Herbert Hoover Dike - Ciz D	Glades	35 ft	Not assessed	Flood Risk Reduction
Sanford Cooling Reservoir	Volusia	34 ft	Satisfactory	Other
Martin Plant Cooling Water Reservoir	Martin	34 ft	Satisfactory	Other
C-44 Reservoir	Martin	34 ft	Not assessed	Other
S-163	Hillsborough	33 ft	Satisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Inglis Lock	Levy	32 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Lake Asbury Dam	Clay	31 ft	Unsatisfactory	Recreation
Lake Asbury South Dam	Clay	31 ft	Poor	Recreation
Bartow 1	Polk	30 ft	Not assessed	Tailings
Dogwood Lakes Estates Dam No.1	Holmes	30 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Shadow Run Dam	Hillsborough	30 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Control Structure 5	Orange	29 ft	Satisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Lake Ryan Dam	Clay	29 ft	Poor	Recreation
Boyette Road Reclaimed Water Reservoir Embankment	Pasco	28 ft	Satisfactory	Irrigation
Ketter Causeway Dam	Putnam	27 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Tallavana Dam	Gadsden	27 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Dove Pond Dam	Leon	26 ft	Not assessed	Recreation
Control Structure 3	Orange	26 ft	Satisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Spring Lake Dam	Hernando	26 ft	Fair	Recreation
G78 Control Structure	St. Lucie	26 ft	Not assessed	Flood Risk Reduction
G79 Control Structure	St. Lucie	23 ft	Not assessed	Flood Risk Reduction
Meadow View Lake Dam	Polk	23 ft	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction
Swfwmd Structure P-8 (hamilton) Water Conservation	Polk	23 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Stj04	St. Johns	21 ft	Not assessed	Other
L.p.hill Dam #3	Columbia	21 ft	Unsatisfactory	Irrigation
H.r. Ash Dam	Escambia	20 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
L.p.hill Dam 1	Columbia	20 ft	Unsatisfactory	Irrigation
Juniper Lake Dam	Walton	20 ft	Not assessed	Recreation
Gibbs Avenue Dam	Putnam	19 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Lake Larc Dam	Clay	19 ft	Fair	Recreation
Herbert Hicks Dam 1	Escambia	19 ft	Unsatisfactory	Recreation
Eugene J Burrell Lock and Dam	Lake	19 ft	Satisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Structure No. 44	Palm Beach	19 ft	Satisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Land O Lakes Reclaimed Water Reservoir Embankment	Pasco	19 ft	Satisfactory	Irrigation
Inglis Bypass & Spillway	Levy	18 ft	Not assessed	Other
Stafford Dam 2	Okaloosa	18 ft	Fair	Recreation
Structure P-3	Polk	18 ft	Satisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Blue Springs Recreation Lake Dam	Taylor	18 ft	Unsatisfactory	Recreation
Lakewood Manor Owners Association	Bay	18 ft	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Control Structure 4	Orange	17 ft	Not assessed	Flood Risk Reduction
Westrock Cp, LLC Effluent Pond	Duval	17 ft	Satisfactory	Other
Mccarty Holdings LLC	Holmes	16 ft	Not assessed	Other
Holley Lake Dam	Walton	16 ft	Fair	Recreation
Capron Trail #2	St. Lucie	15 ft	Fair	Irrigation
G-90	Highlands	15 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Unnamned Dam	Pinellas	15 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Holly Lake Dam	Walton	14 ft	Not assessed
Locklin Lake Dam	Santa Rosa	14 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Structure P-8 (hamilton) Water Conservation Structure	Polk	14 ft	Fair	Recreation
Lake Jean/gilbert Pond	Leon	14 ft	Unsatisfactory	Recreation
Nichols Lake Dam	Santa Rosa	14 ft	Not assessed	Recreation
Desoto Pond Dam	DeSoto	13 ft	Not assessed	Recreation
Stafford Dam 1	Okaloosa	13 ft	Fair	Recreation
Owens Dam 1	Washington	13 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Capron Trail #1	St. Lucie	12 ft	Fair	Irrigation
Lake Warner Dam	Leon	12 ft	Not assessed	Recreation
Sunnyhill Structure E-1	Marion	12 ft	Fair	Recreation
Collins Dam 1	Washington	12 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Harris Bayou Inlet Structure	Lake	12 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
G93 Control Structure	Miami-Dade	12 ft	Satisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Walsingham Reservoir	Pinellas	11 ft	Fair	Recreation
Lake Carolyn Dam 1	Santa Rosa	11 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Lake Bonnet Dam	Polk	10 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Owens Dam 2	Washington	10 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Sunnyhill Structure Cd-1	Marion	8 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Swfwmd P-1 (lake Lena) Water Conservation Structure	Polk	8 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Gibson Dam	Polk	7 ft	Not assessed	Flood Risk Reduction
Vol01	Volusia	7 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Flint Creek Structure	Hillsborough	7 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Swfwmd Parker Structure	Polk	7 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Stj05	St. Johns	7 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Swfwmd Scott Lake Structure	Polk	7 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Lake Carolyn Dam 2	Leon	6 ft	Not assessed	Recreation
Collins Dam 2	Washington	6 ft	Satisfactory	Irrigation
K-7b	Polk	6 ft	Not assessed	Tailings