Fish and Wildlife Dams in Illinois

Illinois has 107 fish and wildlife dams, of which 6 carry a high hazard classification. The dam creates habitat for fish and wildlife, supporting local ecosystems and potentially serving conservation goals.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1	Devil`s Kitchen Dam	Williamson	121	High	Satisfactory	1959
2	Little Grassy Dam	Williamson	88	High	Fair	1942
3	Crab Orchard Dam	Williamson	65	High	Fair	1939
4	Doyle Lake Dam	Adams	62	High	Not assessed	1994
5	Walnut Point Dam	Peoria	58	Low	Not assessed
6	Deep Lake Dam	Peoria	47	Significant	Not assessed
7	Deushane Slurry Impoundment 3 Dam	Knox	46	Low	Not assessed
8	Deushane Slurry Impoundment 2 Dam	Knox	45	Low	Not assessed	1983
9	Drake Lake Dam	Cass	44	High	Not assessed	2003
10	Roy Demanes Pond Dam	Peoria	44	Low	Not assessed	1975
11	Camp Saukenauk Lake Dam	Adams	40	Low	Not assessed	1953
12	Curtis Brothers Pond Dam	Coles	40	Low	Not assessed	1967
13	Duck Valley Dam	Kane	40	Low	Not assessed	1940
14	Darwish Dam	Peoria	40	Low	Not assessed
15	Atkins Pond Dam	Fulton	36	Low	Not assessed	1975
16	Taylor Lake Dam	Peoria	36	Low	Not assessed
17	Marsh a Dam	Kane	35	Low	Not assessed	1951
18	Island Lake Dam	Kane	35	Low	Not assessed	1940
19	West Lake Dam	Kane	35	High	Not assessed	1951
20	Rockman Pond Dam 1	Union	34	Low	Not assessed	1973
21	Harry Mullens Pond Dam 1	Macoupin	32	Low	Not assessed	1977
22	Moran Pond Dam 1	Montgomery	32	Low	Not assessed	1977
23	Condit Dam 1	Putnam	32	Low	Not assessed	1977
24	Roegge Pond Dam	Morgan	31	Low	Not assessed	1978
25	Solomon Lake Dam 1	De Witt	30	Low	Not assessed	1967
26	Pregler Pond Dam	Greene	30	Undetermined	Not assessed	1961
27	Cummins Pond Dam	Greene	30	Low	Not assessed	1968
28	Burkhart Pond Dam 1	Greene	30	Low	Not assessed	1977
29	Walter Pence Pond Dam	Greene	30	Low	Not assessed	1968
30	Kenneth Berry Pond Dam	Greene	30	Undetermined	Not assessed	1965
31	Hartsook Pond Dam 1	Macoupin	30	Low	Not assessed	1977
32	Mcadams Pond Dam 1	Macoupin	30	Low	Not assessed	1977
33	Vancil Pond Dam 1	Montgomery	30	Low	Not assessed	1955
34	Mcwilliams Pond Dam 1	Montgomery	30	Low	Not assessed	1970
35	Johnson Pond Dam 1	Montgomery	30	Low	Not assessed	1966
36	Nickel's Pond Dam	Morgan	30	Low	Not assessed	1972
37	Schmidgall Dam 1	Sangamon	30	Low	Not assessed	1977
38	Gaffney Pond Dam 1	Macoupin	29	Low	Not assessed	1977
39	Ekiss Pond Dam 1	Montgomery	29	Low	Not assessed	1978
40	Carrigan Pond Dam	Morgan	29	Low	Not assessed	1972
41	Hadden Pond Dam	Morgan	29	Low	Not assessed	1961
42	Don Johnson Pond Dam	Peoria	29	Low	Not assessed	1974
43	South Mack Glass Pond Dam	Warren	29	Low	Not assessed	1974
44	Tompkins Pond Dam	Fulton	28	Significant	Not assessed	1974
45	Bushong Pond Dam 1	Jefferson	28	Low	Not assessed	1977
46	Vienna Correctional Center W. Lake	Johnson	28	Low	Not assessed	1980
47	Frank Pond Dam 1	Macoupin	28	Low	Not assessed	1977
48	Weinmister Pond Dam	Mercer	28	Low	Not assessed	1978
49	Traylor Pond Dam 1	Montgomery	28	Low	Not assessed	1978
50	Hughes Pond Dam 1	Montgomery	28	Low	Not assessed	1974
51	Kilton Pond Dam 2	Montgomery	28	Low	Not assessed	1963
52	Gravel Springs Dam	Morgan	28	Low	Not assessed	1990
53	Hess Pond Dam	Morgan	28	Low	Not assessed	1969
54	Koster Pond Dam	Greene	27	Low	Not assessed	1963
55	Donoho Pond Dam 1	Jefferson	27	Low	Not assessed	1979
56	Roemelin Pond Dam 1	Madison	27	Low	Not assessed	1975
57	Bell Pond Dam 1	Montgomery	27	Low	Not assessed	1964
58	Smith Pond Dam	Morgan	27	Low	Not assessed	1968
59	Becker Pond Dam	Morgan	27	Low	Not assessed	1976
60	Hunter Pond Dam 1	Sangamon	27	Low	Not assessed	1977
61	Whiteside Pond Dam	Warren	27	Low	Not assessed	1976
62	Hayes Pond Dam	Coles	26	Low	Not assessed	1968
63	Pratt Pond Dam	Fulton	26	Low	Not assessed	1978
64	Lemons Pond Dam	Fulton	26	Low	Not assessed	1973
65	Living Springs Camp Pond Dam	Fulton	26	Low	Not assessed	1974
66	Willaredt Lake Dam 1	Madison	26	Low	Not assessed	1968
67	Wick Pond Dam 1	Madison	26	Undetermined	Not assessed	1977
68	Rawlings Pond Dam	Morgan	26	Low	Not assessed	1969
69	Retzer Pond Dam	Morgan	26	Low	Not assessed	1969
70	Caboose Lake Dam	Peoria	26	Low	Not assessed
71	Lowell Gardner Pond Dam	Warren	26	Low	Not assessed	1975
72	R. Johnson Pond Dam	Warren	26	Low	Not assessed	1970
73	George Gaskill Jr. Pond Dam	Warren	26	Low	Not assessed	1972
74	Visitor Center Dam	Williamson	26	Low	Satisfactory	2009
75	Hatchery Lake Dam	Kane	25	Low	Not assessed	1938
76	Rohrer Pond Dam 1	Montgomery	25	Low	Not assessed	1970
77	Matway Pond Dam 1	Montgomery	25	Low	Not assessed	1965
78	Six Pond Dam 1	Montgomery	25	Low	Not assessed	1961
79	Denby Dam 1	Sangamon	25	Low	Not assessed	1976
80	F. Meyer Pond Dam	Greene	24	Low	Not assessed	1969
81	Buffalo Drive Dam	Sangamon	24	Significant	Not assessed	1950
82	H. Wilkins Irrigation Dam	Warren	24	Low	Not assessed	1958
83	Dam A-41	Williamson	24	Low	Poor	1965
84	Gower Pond Dam 1	Livingston	23	Low	Not assessed	1975
85	Perring Pond Dam 1	De Witt	22	Low	Not assessed	1978
86	Armstrong Pond Dam 2	Stark	22	Low	Not assessed	1950
87	Lake Chautauqua Upper Dam	Mason	21	Low	Poor	1916
88	Lake Chautauqua Lower Dam	Fulton	20	Low	Poor	1920
89	Kilton Lake Dam	Montgomery	19	Low	Not assessed	1960
90	Triangle Lake Dam	Adams	18	Low	Not assessed	2000
91	Long Pond Dam	Greene	17	Undetermined	Not assessed	1965
92	Quiver Creek Weir Dam	Mason	17	Low	Fair	1988
93	York Pond Dam	Crawford	15	Significant	Not assessed
94	Wetfoot Lake Dam	Cook	13	Low	Not assessed
95	A16 Pond Dam	Williamson	13	Low	Unsatisfactory	1970
96	Upper Spring Lake Dam	Carroll	12	Low	Not assessed
97	Chain Lake Water Control Dam	Mason	12	Low	Not assessed	2001
98	Barkhausen Refuge Dam	Mason	10	Low	Not assessed
99	Crane Lake Water Control Dam	Mason	10	Low	Not assessed
100	Carlson Lake Water Control Dam	Schuyler	10	Low	Not assessed	1950

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