High Risk Dams in Indiana

Indiana has 91 high hazard dams with a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory. These are dams where failure would probably cause loss of human life and where recognized safety deficiencies have been identified.

Of the 276 high hazard dams in Indiana, 91 (32%) have concerning condition ratings — 89 rated poor and 2 rated unsatisfactory.

DamCountyHeight (ft)ConditionPurposeYear
Eagle Creek Reservoir DamMarion92PoorFlood Risk Reduction1967
Twin-rush Creek Dam No. 3Washington74PoorFlood Risk Reduction1969
Versailles Lake DamRipley65PoorWater Supply1956
Hood Lake DamJohnson63PoorRecreation1968
Delaney Creek Dam No. 1Washington59PoorFlood Risk Reduction1971
Delaney Creek Dam No. 3Washington51PoorFlood Risk Reduction1973
Southern Hills Lake DamClark51PoorRecreation1971
Twin-rush Creek Dam No. 1Washington50PoorWater Supply1980
Ogle Lake DamBrown48PoorWater Supply1939
Ollo Lake DamFranklin44PoorRecreation1994
Middle Fork Of Anderson River - No. 7Perry44PoorFlood Risk Reduction1970
Tousley DamBrown43PoorWater Supply1953
Lake Salinda DamWashington43PoorWater Supply1947
Castlebrook DamMarion42PoorRecreation1975
Grouse Ridge Lake DamBartholomew42PoorRecreation1964
Twin BranchSt. Joseph41PoorHydroelectric1903
Dale Lake DamSpencer41PoorRecreation1957
Delaney Creek Dam No. 2Washington41PoorFlood Risk Reduction1971
Whippoorwill DamMorgan40PoorRecreation1945
Sycamore Ridge DamFloyd40PoorRecreation1964
Stucker Fork Dam No. 9Scott38PoorFlood Risk Reduction1972
Robert Crowder DamParke37PoorRecreation1971
Youth Camp Lake DamBartholomew36PoorRecreation1945
Daisy Lake DamVigo36PoorRecreation1979
Van Rooy Lake DamMorgan36Poor1963
Lake Of The Four Seasons (lower) CLake36PoorRecreation1966
Egenolf Lake DamMonroe35PoorRecreation1964
Schnellville Conservation Club Lake DamDubois35PoorRecreation1945
Delaney Creek Dam No. 16Washington35PoorFlood Risk Reduction1982
Water's Edge Lake DamJohnson34PoorRecreation1940
Treece Lake DamTippecanoe34PoorRecreation1974
Ridgeview Lake DamCass33PoorRecreation1965
Bittersweet Lake DamBrown33PoorRecreation1964
Thompson Ditch DamVigo33PoorFlood Risk Reduction1977
Autumn Lake DamBrown32PoorRecreation1969
Reverend Frame Lake DamBrown32PoorWater Supply1975
Giboney Lake DamHenry32PoorOther1965
Kahre Lake DamVanderburgh31PoorRecreation1968
Hillview Lake DamJackson31PoorRecreation1961
Lake Of The Four Seasons (dam B)Porter31PoorRecreation1966
Lake Haven DamHenry31PoorRecreation1954
Delaney Creek Dam No. 14Washington31PoorFlood Risk Reduction1982
Baker Lake DamBrown31PoorWater Supply1960
Camp Pyoca Lake DamJackson31PoorRecreation1950
Lake Deturk DamMorgan30PoorRecreation1972
Lake Geneva DamSwitzerland30PoorRecreation1944
Upper Peoga Lake DamJohnson30Unsatisfactory1946
Wright Lake DamBrown30Poor1970
Log Cabin Lake DamBrown30UnsatisfactoryRecreation1977
Beechwood Lake DamGreene29PoorRecreation1957
Doubletree Lake Estates Dam (north)Lake29PoorRecreation
Yarling Lake DamBrown29PoorRecreation1950
Magness Lake Dam #1Brown28PoorRecreation1962
Logterman Lake DamBrown27PoorRecreation1960
Lake Of The Four Seasons (dam A)Porter27PoorRecreation1966
Bryant Creek Lake DamMonroe27PoorRecreation1940
Danville Conservation Club DamHendricks27PoorRecreation1945
Indian Head LakeHendricks26PoorRecreation1959
Dugan Lake DamOwen26PoorRecreation1960
Carmichael DamDubois25PoorRecreation1965
ElkhartElkhart25PoorHydroelectric1903
Hidden Hollow Lake DamBartholomew25PoorRecreation1975
Miller Lake DamBrown25PoorRecreation1952
Wagner Youth Camp Lake DamGrant25PoorRecreation1948
Bittner Lake DamVanderburgh24PoorRecreation1956
Terrace Lake DamBartholomew24PoorRecreation1948
Lake Latonka DamMarshall24PoorRecreation1964
Wildwood Shores Lake DamMorgan23PoorRecreation1974
Dutton Lake DamOwen22PoorRecreation
Lake George DamLake22PoorOther1846
Lake Of The Woods DamPorter22PoorRecreation1937
Je-to Lake DamHendricks22PoorOther1945
Hamilton Lake-south DamSteuben21Poor1832
Upper Spring Lake DamMorgan21PoorRecreation1964
Albin Lake DamPutnam21PoorRecreation1937
Roc-mar-ton Lake DamMadison21PoorRecreation1929
Young Lake DamMonroe19PoorRecreation1996
Forest Lake DamHendricks19PoorRecreation1965
Indian (everroad) Lake DamBartholomew17PoorRecreation1957
Orleans Lake DamOrange16PoorOther1950
Lake George DamSteuben15PoorRecreation1927
La Lumiere DamLaPorte15Poor1940
Sugar Hills Lake DamHancock15PoorRecreation1972
Lake Dalecarlia Dam (east)Lake14PoorRecreation1929
Lake Dalecarlia Dam (west)Lake13PoorRecreation1929
Covington Lake DamAllen13PoorRecreation1965
Webster Lake Dam - EastKosciusko12PoorRecreation1835
Papakeechie LakeKosciusko10PoorRecreation1913
Zehner Mill Pond DamMarshall9PoorRecreation1933
Webster Lake Dam - WestKosciusko7PoorRecreation1835
Autumn Winds DamVanderburgh0PoorRecreation1930

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