Tallest Dams in Florida

Florida has 1074 dams with recorded heights. The tallest is Pol40 at 149 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	Pol40	Polk	149	Earth	Tailings	Undetermined
2	Fmcp Cooling Pond Cell A	Polk	145	Earth	Tailings	Significant	1978
3	Pol41	Polk	135	Earth	Tailings	Undetermined
4	Temple Terrace Cell D	Hillsborough	110	Earth	Tailings	Significant	1970
5	Bartow Ne A	Polk	110	Earth	Tailings	Significant	1960
6	Conserv Cooling Pond	Polk	110	Earth	Tailings	Undetermined
7	Temple Terrace (sw)	Hillsborough	108	Earth	Tailings	Significant
8	Sc Gypsum	Hamilton	105	Earth	Other	Significant
9	Ctc Gypsum	Hamilton	105	Earth	Other	Significant
10	Do Gypsum	Hamilton	105	Earth	Tailings	Significant
11	Gibsonton (sw2)	Hillsborough	105	Earth	Tailings	Significant
12	Gibsonton (ne)	Hillsborough	105	Earth	Tailings	Significant
13	Gibsonton (sw1)	Hillsborough	105	Earth	Tailings	Significant
14	Piney Point(2)	Manatee	105	Earth	Tailings	Significant
15	Piney Point(3)	Manatee	105	Earth	Tailings	Significant
16	Piney Point(5)	Manatee	105	Earth	Tailings	Significant
17	Piney Point(6)	Manatee	105	Earth	Tailings	Significant
18	Piney Point(1)	Manatee	105	Earth	Tailings	Significant
19	Piney Point(4)	Manatee	105	Earth	Tailings	Significant
20	Mulberry Sw	Polk	105	Earth		Significant
21	Keysville (s)	Polk	105	Earth	Tailings	Significant
22	Mulberry W	Polk	105	Earth	Tailings	Significant
23	Keysville (n)	Polk	105	Earth	Tailings	Significant
24	Keysville (e)	Polk	105	Earth	Tailings	Significant
25	Keysville (w)	Polk	105	Earth	Tailings	Significant
26	Mulberry N	Polk	105	Earth	Tailings	Significant
27	Mulberry N	Polk	105	Earth	Tailings	Significant
28	Mulberry Nw	Polk	105	Earth	Tailings	Significant
29	Mulberry W	Polk	105	Earth	Tailings	Significant
30	Mulberry Ne	Polk	105	Earth	Tailings	Significant
31	Nichols (e)	Polk	105	Earth	Tailings	Significant
32	Mulberry E	Polk	105	Earth	Tailings	Significant
33	Mulberry E	Polk	105	Earth	Tailings	Significant
34	Nichols (w)	Polk	105	Earth	Tailings	Significant
35	Mulberry (ctr)	Polk	105	Earth	Tailings	Significant
36	Bradley Junction Ne	Polk	105	Earth	Tailings	Significant
37	Mulberry S (2)	Polk	105	Earth	Tailings	Significant
38	Nichols (e-center)	Polk	105	Earth	Tailings	Significant
39	Bradley Junction 1	Polk	105	Earth	Tailings	Significant
40	Mulberry W (ctr)	Polk	105	Earth	Tailings	Significant
41	Bradley Junction Nw	Polk	105	Earth	Tailings	Significant
42	Bradley Jxn 4	Polk	105	Earth	Tailings	Significant
43	Nichols (w-center)	Polk	105	Earth	Tailings	Significant
44	Mulberry E	Polk	105	Earth	Tailings	Significant
45	Bradley Junction S	Polk	105	Earth	Tailings	Significant
46	Mulberry S (1)	Polk	105	Earth	Tailings	Significant
47	Keysville (n-center)	Polk	105	Earth	Tailings	Significant
48	Bradley Jxn 2	Polk	105	Earth	Tailings	Significant
49	Bradley Jxn 3	Polk	105	Earth	Tailings	Significant
50	Mulberry S	Polk	105	Earth	Tailings	Significant

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