Dams in Escambia County, Florida

31Total Dams
2High Hazard
6Significant

Dam Safety in Escambia County, Florida

Escambia County has 31 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 2 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 6 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 1 dam has a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.

The average dam in Escambia County is 68 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Saints Church Dam at 50 ft.

DamHazardConditionHeight (ft)PurposeYear
H.r. Ash DamHighSatisfactory20Recreation1964
Herbert Hicks Dam 1HighUnsatisfactory19Recreation1968
Lake Stone DamSignificantNot assessed30Recreation1966
Crescent Lake DamSignificantSatisfactory20Recreation1960
International Paper Company DamSignificantNot assessed20Other
Litvak DamSignificantNot assessed18Recreation1970
Al Jacobi DamSignificantNot assessed16Recreation1958
Wiggins DamSignificantNot assessed14Recreation1966
Saints Church DamLowNot assessed50Recreation1975
Monsanto Textiles DamLowNot assessed22Other1953
Mill Pond DamLowNot assessed16Water Supply1900
Boyd DamLowNot assessed12Recreation1940
Olsen DamLowNot assessed12Recreation1972
Ep7UndeterminedNot assessed43Recreation
Ep3UndeterminedNot assessed24
Little Pine Barren Creek 5UndeterminedNot assessed22
Little Pine Barren Creek 4UndeterminedNot assessed21
Ep5UndeterminedNot assessed20Recreation
Herbert Hicks Dam 4UndeterminedNot assessed19
Ep2UndeterminedNot assessed18
Mca1UndeterminedNot assessed18
Little Pine Barren Creek 6UndeterminedNot assessed18
Ep6UndeterminedNot assessed17Recreation
Herbert Hicks Dam 3UndeterminedNot assessed16Recreation
Ep1UndeterminedNot assessed15
Rca1UndeterminedNot assessed13
Ep8UndeterminedNot assessed12Recreation
Jla1UndeterminedNot assessed10Recreation
Ep4UndeterminedNot assessed8Recreation
Little Pine Barren Creek 1UndeterminedNot assessed8Recreation
Little Pine Barren Creek 3UndeterminedNot assessed7