Dams in Daviess County, Indiana

14Total Dams
0High Hazard
8Significant

Dam Safety in Daviess County, Indiana

Daviess County has 14 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Another 8 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 2 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.

The average dam in Daviess County is 63 years old. The most common purpose is flood risk reduction. The tallest dam is Glendale Reservoir at 53 ft.

DamHazardConditionHeight (ft)PurposeYear
Glendale ReservoirSignificantFair53Recreation1963
Prairie Cr. No. A-3-2 (vest)SignificantFair29Flood Risk Reduction1961
Prairie Cr. No. B-2-1 (cropp)SignificantFair28Flood Risk Reduction1964
Prairie Cr. No. B-3-1 (montgomery)SignificantFair27Flood Risk Reduction1965
Prairie Cr. No. A-2-1 (swartzentruber)SignificantFair25Flood Risk Reduction1961
Prairie Cr. No. A-3-1SignificantFair23Flood Risk Reduction1962
Prairie Cr. No. A-2-4SignificantFair22Flood Risk Reduction1962
Prairie Cr. No. B-3-2 (price)SignificantFair21Flood Risk Reduction1964
Prairie Cr. No. A-4-1 (fisher)LowFair42Flood Risk Reduction1963
Prairie Cr. No. B-4-7 (o'conner)LowFair30Flood Risk Reduction1966
Prairie Cr. No. A-2-2 (knopp)LowPoor21Flood Risk Reduction1961
Prairie Cr. No. A-2-3 (graber-miller)LowPoor21Flood Risk Reduction1963
Wonder Pond DamLowNot Rated15Recreation1940
D & E Marsh DamLowFair8Recreation1985