Dams in Saline County, Illinois

23Total Dams
2High Hazard
7Significant

Dam Safety in Saline County, Illinois

Saline County has 23 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 2 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 7 carry a significant hazard classification.

The average dam in Saline County is 49 years old. The most common purpose is other. The tallest dam is Refuse Disposal Area at 175 ft.

DamHazardConditionHeight (ft)PurposeYear
American Coal/galatia/bunkhouse Rdf DamHighNot Available110Other
Arclar/willow Lake/refuse Area 2 DamHighNot Available108Tailings
Refuse Disposal AreaSignificantNot Available175Water Supply
Western Fuels Assoc/brushy Cr/west Slurry DamSignificantNot Available55Other1990
Glen O. Jones Lake DamSignificantNot Available42Recreation1963
New Harrisburg Reservoir DamSignificantNot Available38Other1955
Fresh Water LakeSignificantNot Available26Water Supply
Harrisburg-sahara Retention Impoundment DamSignificantNot Available25Flood Risk Reduction2003
Eldorado Reservoir DamSignificantNot Available20Water Supply1920
American Coal/galatia/slurry Pond DamLowNot Available95Other1993
Western Fuels/brushy Creek/slurry Cell 5LowNot Available45Tailings2004
Western Fuels/brushy Creek/slurry Cell 4 DamLowNot Available40Other1994
ClarifiersLowNot Available36Water Supply
Sipc/southern Delta/slurry Impoundment DamLowNot Available34Other1976
Western Fuels/brushy Cr/main Slurry DamLowNot Available31Other1983
Western Fuels Assoc/brushy Cr/east Slurry DamLowNot Available29Other1984
Western Fuels Assoc/brushy Cr/freshwater Lake DamLowNot Available28Other1990
Sipc/southern Delta/freshwater Impoundment DamLowNot Available26Other1976
Harrisburg Reservoir DamLowNot Available25Other1920
Potters Pond DamLowNot Available22Recreation1972
Underground Mine Water Management Storage Impound.LowNot Available15Water Supply
American Coal/galatia/chloride Water Pond DamLowNot Available15Other1991
American Coal/galatia/sed Pond 2 DamLowNot Available15Other1982