Dams in Fremont County, Idaho

15Total Dams
3High Hazard
1Significant

Dam Safety in Fremont County, Idaho

Fremont County has 15 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 3 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 1 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 1 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.

The average dam in Fremont County is 92 years old. The most common purpose is irrigation. The tallest dam is Ashton at 65 ft.

DamHazardConditionHeight (ft)PurposeYear
AshtonHighSatisfactory65Irrigation1917
Henrys LakeHighFair25Other1923
Island Park DikeHighNot Available121938
Silver LakeSignificantFair13Recreation1915
Henrys Fork RanchLowFair23Recreation1987
Arcadia LowerLowFair23Irrigation1912
Arcadia UpperLowPoor21Irrigation1912
JacobsLowFair19Other1935
Blue Creek UpperLowFair18Other1920
Cross Cut DiversionLowSatisfactory18Irrigation1938
Mikesell UpperLowFair16Irrigation1945
Egbert DamLowFair15Irrigation1982
Seeley LowerLowFair14Irrigation
Buffalo RiverLowSatisfactory12Hydroelectric1936
Egin Canal DiversionLowSatisfactory7Irrigation1903