Irrigation Dams in Illinois

Illinois has 26 irrigation dams, of which 3 carry a high hazard classification. The dam stores and diverts water for agricultural irrigation, supporting farming operations in the surrounding area.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1	Pelikan-surgeon-shapanski	Jersey	45	Low	Not Available	1965
2	Weaver Ridge Lake Dam	Peoria	44	Low	Not Available	1996
3	Sunset Hills Lake 1 Dam	Tazewell	42	High	Not Available	1964
4	Nugent-schpanski 6 Lake Dam	Jersey	40	Low	Not Available	1956
5	Gahr Pond Dam 2	Macoupin	36	Low	Not Available	1975
6	Wildwood Lake Estates Dam	St. Clair	35	Significant	Not Available	1982
7	Gold Hills Dam	McDonough	33	Low	Not Available	2001
8	Gahr Pond Dam 1	Macoupin	32	Low	Not Available	1976
9	Nugent-schpanski 4 Lake Dam	Jersey	31	Low	Not Available	1954
10	Nugent-shapanski 1	Jersey	30	Low	Not Available	1954
11	Nugent-shapanski 2	Jersey	30	Low	Not Available	1953
12	Nugent-shapanski 3	Jersey	28	Low	Not Available	1955
13	Gahr Pond Dam 3	Macoupin	28	Low	Not Available	1975
14	Dhom Lake Dam 1	Jasper	27	Low	Not Available	1975
15	Keeven Lake Dam	Monroe	25	Significant	Not Available	1998
16	Matthews Pond 1	Montgomery	25	Low	Not Available	1969
17	Rising Spring Orchard Lake Dam	Pike	25	Low	Not Available	1956
18	Finn's Lake Dam	Monroe	23	Significant	Not Available
19	Mathews Pond Dam 2	Montgomery	23	Low	Not Available	1974
20	Cortland Water Reclamation Facility Cell 1 Dam	DeKalb	17	Low	Not Available	2008
21	Cortland Water Reclamation Facility Cell 2 Dam	DeKalb	17	Low	Not Available	2008
22	Cortland Water Reclamation Facility Cell 4 Dam	DeKalb	17	High	Not Available	2008
23	Cortland Water Reclamation Facility Cell 3 Dam	DeKalb	17	High	Not Available	2008
24	Hawthorn Woods Country Club Wwtp Dam	Lake	17	Low	Not Available	2006
25	Durst Lake Dam	Williamson	13	Low	Not Available	1942
26	Krajec Lake Dam	Edwards	11	Low	Not Available	1950

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