Dams in Maui County, Hawaii

54Total Dams
51High Hazard
2Significant

Dam Safety in Maui County, Hawaii

Maui County has 54 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 51 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 2 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 41 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.

The average dam in Maui County is 82 years old. The most common purpose is irrigation. The tallest dam is Horner Reservoir at 70 ft.

DamHazardConditionHeight (ft)PurposeYear
Horner ReservoirHighPoor70Irrigation1926
Kahoma ReservoirHighPoor60Irrigation1918
Kualapuu ReservoirHighFair58Irrigation1969
Kahana Nui DamHighPoor58Flood Risk Reduction1984
Kahakapao ReservoirsHighPoor54Water Supply1990
Wailuku Water Reservoir 10HighUnsatisfactory52Irrigation1951
Honokowai - Structure #8HighFair50Flood Risk Reduction1995
Pauwela ReservoirHighPoor47Irrigation1904
Maui Reservoir 40HighFair47Irrigation1926
Peahi ReservoirHighPoor45Irrigation1924
Haiku ReservoirHighUnsatisfactory43Irrigation1904
Napili 2-3 Desilting BasinHighFair43Flood Risk Reduction1988
Olinda ReservoirHighPoor42Water Supply1918
Piiholo 50 Mg ReservoirHighUnsatisfactory42Water Supply1971
Maui Reservoir 20HighPoor42Irrigation1913
Maui Reservoir 24HighPoor39Irrigation1917
Maui Reservoir 15HighPoor39Irrigation1917
Upper Field 14 ReservoirHighPoor38Irrigation1985
Papaaea ReservoirHighPoor37Irrigation1902
Puu Koa ReservoirHighPoor37Irrigation1985
Middle Field 14 ReservoirHighUnsatisfactory36Irrigation2006
Maui Reservoir 33HighPoor35Irrigation1910
Reservoir 140HighPoor35Irrigation1926
Mahinahina ReservoirHighPoor34Water Supply1995
Wailuku Water Reservoir 6HighFair33Irrigation1967
Plantation ReservoirHighFair31Irrigation1989
Honokowai ReservoirHighPoor31Irrigation1918
Maui Reservoir 14HighUnsatisfactory31Irrigation1913
Hanakaoo ReservoirHighFair30Irrigation1918
Kaopala BasinHighFair30Flood Risk Reduction1998
Maui Reservoir 22HighFair30Irrigation1917
Kehalani Offsite Retention BasinHighPoor30Flood Risk Reduction2003
Maui Reservoir 84HighPoor29Irrigation1918
Maui Reservoir 80HighFair29Irrigation1917
Maui Reservoir 30HighPoor28Irrigation1917
Maui Reservoir 74HighPoor28Irrigation1916
Maui Reservoir 42HighPoor27Irrigation1917
Kaili Ili ReservoirHighFair25Irrigation1984
Maui Field 290 ReservoirHighPoor25Irrigation1997
Maui Reservoir 60HighPoor25Irrigation1917
Maui Reservoir 73HighPoor25Irrigation1908
Maui Reservoir 81HighPoor24Irrigation1920
Maui Reservoir 90HighPoor22Irrigation1917
Maui Reservoir 21HighPoor22Irrigation1913
Maui Reservoir 61HighPoor21Irrigation1917
Maui Reservoir 25HighPoor20Irrigation1917
Napili 4-5 Desilting BasinHighFair18Flood Risk Reduction1985
Happy Valley Flood PreventionHighNot Rated18Flood Risk Reduction1980
Maui Reservoir 92HighPoor16Irrigation1967
Maui Reservoir 70HighPoor16Irrigation1917
Maui Reservoir 52HighPoor15Irrigation1917
Waikamoi ReservoirsSignificantPoor20Water Supply1980
Maui Reservoir 82SignificantPoor13Irrigation1917
Waikamoi Dam No. 2LowPoor35Water Supply1956