Dams in Miami-Dade County, Florida

21Total Dams
1High Hazard
5Significant

Dam Safety in Miami-Dade County, Florida

Miami-Dade County has 21 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 1 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 5 carry a significant hazard classification.

The average dam in Miami-Dade County is 60 years old. The most common purpose is flood risk reduction. The tallest dam is S-179 at 32 ft.

DamHazardConditionHeight (ft)PurposeYear
G93 Control StructureHighSatisfactory12Flood Risk Reduction1953
S-26SignificantNot Rated25Flood Risk Reduction1974
S-194SignificantNot Rated24Flood Risk Reduction1979
S-30SignificantNot Rated14Flood Risk Reduction1960
G-58SignificantNot Rated14Other1956
S-121SignificantNot Rated13Flood Risk Reduction
S-179LowNot Rated32Flood Risk Reduction1967
S-338LowNot Rated26Other1979
S-176LowNot Rated23Flood Risk Reduction1967
S-166LowNot Rated23Flood Risk Reduction1967
S-22LowNot Rated23Flood Risk Reduction1956
S-165LowNot Rated22Flood Risk Reduction1966
G-119LowNot Rated22Water Supply1966
S-25bLowNot Rated21Flood Risk Reduction1976
S-28LowNot Rated21Flood Risk Reduction1962
S-29LowNot Rated21Flood Risk Reduction1953
S-27LowNot Rated20Flood Risk Reduction1958
S-148LowNot Rated20Flood Risk Reduction1962
G-72LowNot Rated14Other1962
S-196LowNot Rated13Flood Risk Reduction1967
S-25LowNot Rated13Other1976