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 dams have 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 Rated30Recreation1966
Crescent Lake DamSignificantSatisfactory20Recreation1960
International Paper Company DamSignificantNot Rated20Other
Litvak DamSignificantNot Rated18Recreation1970
Al Jacobi DamSignificantNot Rated16Recreation1958
Wiggins DamSignificantNot Rated14Recreation1966
Saints Church DamLowNot Rated50Recreation1975
Monsanto Textiles DamLowNot Rated22Other1953
Mill Pond DamLowNot Rated16Water Supply1900
Boyd DamLowNot Rated12Recreation1940
Olsen DamLowNot Rated12Recreation1972
Ep7UndeterminedNot Rated43Recreation
Ep3UndeterminedNot Rated24
Little Pine Barren Creek 5UndeterminedNot Rated22
Little Pine Barren Creek 4UndeterminedNot Rated21
Ep5UndeterminedNot Rated20Recreation
Herbert Hicks Dam 4UndeterminedNot Rated19
Ep2UndeterminedNot Rated18
Mca1UndeterminedNot Rated18
Little Pine Barren Creek 6UndeterminedNot Rated18
Ep6UndeterminedNot Rated17Recreation
Herbert Hicks Dam 3UndeterminedNot Rated16Recreation
Ep1UndeterminedNot Rated15
Rca1UndeterminedNot Rated13
Ep8UndeterminedNot Rated12Recreation
Jla1UndeterminedNot Rated10Recreation
Ep4UndeterminedNot Rated8Recreation
Little Pine Barren Creek 1UndeterminedNot Rated8Recreation
Little Pine Barren Creek 3UndeterminedNot Rated7