Recreation Dams in Illinois

Illinois has 858 recreation dams, of which 117 carry a high hazard classification. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1	Kinkaid Lake Dam	Jackson	96	High	Not assessed	1972
2	Lake Thunderbird Dam	Putnam	86	High	Not assessed	1970
3	Lake Petersburg Dam	Menard	85	High	Not assessed	1961
4	Wildwood Lake Dam	Marshall	84	High	Not assessed	1969
5	East Fork Lake Dam	Richland	84	High	Not assessed	1972
6	Lake Mcmaster Dam	Knox	81	High	Not assessed	1981
7	Illinois Power Company Lake Dam	Vermilion	80	Low	Not assessed	1954
8	Apple Canyon Lake Dam	Jo Daviess	78	High	Not assessed	1978
9	Lake George Dam	Rock Island	78	High	Not assessed	1962
10	Leroy Hinkle Dam	Carroll	74	High	Not assessed	1974
11	Cedar Lake Dam	Jackson	74	High	Not assessed	1974
12	Spoon Lake Dam	Knox	74	High	Not assessed	1971
13	Stonewolf Golf Course Lake Dam	St. Clair	72	High	Not assessed	1998
14	Otter Lake Dam	Macoupin	71	Significant	Not assessed	1969
15	Prairie Lake Dam	Cass	68	High	Not assessed	1999
16	Deer Ridge Dam	McDonough	67	Low	Not assessed	2000
17	Eagle Ridge West Pond Dam	Jo Daviess	66	Low	Not assessed	1997
18	Clinton Power Station/clinton Lake Dam	De Witt	65	High	Not assessed	1977
19	Lake Sara Dam	Effingham	65	Significant	Not assessed	1957
20	Bazzoni Lake Dam	LaSalle	65	Low	Not assessed	1989
21	Cobblestone Lake Dam	Peoria	64	Low	Not assessed	1993
22	Boyles Lake Dam	Tazewell	63	Low	Not assessed	1972
23	Maas Dam	Fulton	60	Low	Not assessed	1999
24	Smallpox Creek Dam	Jo Daviess	60	High	Not assessed	1974
25	Lutticken Lake Dam	Tazewell	60	Low	Not assessed	1959
26	Fieldstone Subdivision Twin Dams-south Dam	Adams	59	Low	Not assessed	2001
27	Tom Steele Dam	Rock Island	59	High	Not assessed	2005
28	Little Cache Creek No. 1	Johnson	58	Significant	Not assessed	1974
29	Macoupin Energy Smith Reservoir Dam	Macoupin	58	High	Not assessed	1969
30	Argyle Lake Dam	McDonough	58	Significant	Not assessed	1949
31	Lake of the Woods Dam	Peoria	58	Significant	Not assessed	1964
32	Mitchell Lake Dam	Tazewell	58	Low	Not assessed	1959
33	White Oak Lake Dam	Woodford	58	Low	Not assessed	1983
34	Canton City Lake Dam	Fulton	57	High	Not assessed	1939
35	Santa Fe Lake Dam	Peoria	57	Significant	Not assessed	1965
36	Lake Camelot Dam	Peoria	56	High	Not assessed	1970
37	Heritage Lake Dam	Tazewell	56	Significant	Not assessed	1968
38	Siloam Springs Lake Dam	Adams	55	Low	Not assessed	1955
39	East Lake Estates 2 Dam	Brown	55	Low	Not assessed	2001
40	Sangchris Lake Dam	Christian	55	High	Not assessed	1967
41	Spring Arbor Lake Dam	Jackson	55	High	Not assessed	1972
42	Airstrip Reservoir Dam	Jersey	55	High	Not assessed	1957
43	Deer Park Lake Dam	LaSalle	55	Significant	Not assessed	1910
44	Newton Power Station Lake Dam	Jasper	54	Significant	Not assessed	1975
45	Structure No. 12	Johnson	54	Significant	Not assessed	1974
46	Lake Lou Yaeger Dam	Montgomery	54	High	Not assessed	1966
47	Lake Jacksonville Dam	Morgan	54	Significant	Not assessed	1939
48	Lake Lancelot Dam	Peoria	54	High	Not assessed	1971
49	Lake Storey Dam	Knox	53	High	Not assessed	1942
50	Fyre Lake Dam	Mercer	53	Significant	Not assessed	1972
51	Pana Lake Dam	Shelby	53	High	Not assessed	1920
52	Lincoln Trail State Park Lake Dam	Clark	52	High	Not assessed	1956
53	Craig Lake Dam	Jersey	52	Low	Not assessed	1960
54	Happy Hollow Lake Dam	Knox	52	Significant	Not assessed	1940
55	Lake Catatoga Dam	Macoupin	52	Low	Not assessed	1972
56	Gridley Dam	Cass	51	Low	Not assessed	1998
57	Litchfield City Lake Dam	Montgomery	51	High	Not assessed	1925
58	Hollis Park Dam	Peoria	51	High	Not assessed	1982
59	Bay Creek Structure 5 Dam	Pope	51	Significant	Not assessed	1976
60	Fieldstone Subdivision Twin Dams-north Dam	Adams	50	Low	Not assessed	2001
61	Vandalia Municipal Reservoir Dam	Fayette	50	High	Not assessed	1965
62	Horton Lake Dam	Hancock	50	High	Not assessed	1967
63	Karl Lake Dam	Mercer	50	Significant	Not assessed	1974
64	Northern Oaks Lake Dam	Tazewell	50	Low	Not assessed	1969
65	West Lake Dam	Tazewell	49	Low	Not assessed	1955
66	Little Swan Lake Dam	Warren	49	Low	Not assessed	1968
67	Lake Santa Fe Dam	Woodford	49	Low	Not assessed	1976
68	Salem Township Road 343 Dam	Knox	48	Low	Not assessed	1997
69	Spin Lake Dam	McLean	48	Low	Not assessed	1967
70	New Pittsfield Lake 1 Dam	Pike	48	Low	Not assessed	1961
71	Spaulding Dam	Sangamon	48	High	Not assessed	1933
72	Weslake Dam	St. Clair	48	Significant	Not assessed	1962
73	Keystone Anglers Club Lake Dam	Fulton	47	Low	Not assessed	1941
74	Carlson Lake Dam	Jersey	47	Low	Not assessed	1970
75	Lake Piasa Dam	Jersey	47	Low	Not assessed	1963
76	Girard Sunset Lake Dam	Macoupin	47	Low	Not assessed	1955
77	Holiday Shores Lake Dam	Madison	47	Significant	Not assessed	1965
78	Rose Estates Dam	Peoria	47	Low	Not assessed	2000
79	Smith Lake Dam	Peoria	47	Significant	Not assessed	1969
80	Randolph County Lake Dam	Randolph	47	Significant	Not assessed	1960
81	Valley Friends Lake Dam	Rock Island	47	Low	Not assessed	1965
82	Lake Mingo Dam	Vermilion	47	Significant	Not assessed	1981
83	Paradise Lake Dam	Coles	46	High	Not assessed	1929
84	Walnut Point State Park Lake Dam	Douglas	46	Low	Not assessed	1967
85	Lake Murphysboro Dam	Jackson	46	Significant	Not assessed	1947
86	Stephen A. Forbes State Park Lake Dam	Marion	46	Significant	Not assessed	1963
87	Spring Lake Dam	McDonough	46	Significant	Not assessed	1927
88	Big Timber Lake Dam	Peoria	46	Low	Not assessed	1952
89	Lake Mattoon Dam	Shelby	46	Significant	Not assessed	1957
90	Pierce Lake Dam	Winnebago	46	High	Not assessed	1960
91	Lake Windsor Dam	Knox	45	Low	Not assessed	1965
92	Staunton Old Mine Refuse Dam	Macoupin	45	Low	Not assessed	1984
93	Dunlap Lake Dam	Madison	45	High	Not assessed	1941
94	Putnam County Conservation District Dam	Putnam	45	Significant	Not assessed	1993
95	Beyers Lake Dam	Shelby	45	Low	Not assessed
96	Alto Pass Reservoir Dam	Union	45	High	Not assessed	1964
97	Alsup Farm Pond Dam	Brown	44	Low	Not assessed	1968
98	Lake Wildwood Haven Dam	Fulton	44	Low	Not assessed	1971
99	Whoopie Cat	Hardin	44	Significant	Poor	1977
100	Lake Lynnhurst Dam	Peoria	44	Low	Not assessed	1940

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