69Total Dams
19High Hazard
18Significant
Dam Safety in Morgan County, Indiana
Morgan County has 69 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 19 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 18 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 38 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Morgan County is 64 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Painted Hills Lake Dam at 62 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Painted Hills Lake Dam | High | Fair | 62 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Nebo Lake Dam | High | Fair | 60 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Bradford Woods Lake Dam | High | Fair | 59 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Whippoorwill Dam | High | Poor | 40 | Recreation | 1945 |
| Van Rooy Lake Dam | High | Poor | 36 | 1963 | |
| Hart Lake Dam | High | Fair | 34 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Wildwood Conservancy District Dam | High | Fair | 34 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Falcon Crest Lake Dam | High | Fair | 32 | Recreation | 1992 |
| Lake Deturk Dam | High | Poor | 30 | Recreation | 1972 |
| Lake Edgewood Dam | High | Fair | 29 | Recreation | 1959 |
| St. John Commons Dam | High | Satisfactory | 29 | Other | 2002 |
| Whip-poor-will Dam | High | Fair | 28 | Recreation | 1956 |
| Lake Bodona Dam | High | Fair | 28 | Recreation | 1945 |
| Patton Park Lake Dam | High | Fair | 28 | Recreation | 1935 |
| Bailey Lake Dam | High | Fair | 23 | Recreation | 1973 |
| Wildwood Shores Lake Dam | High | Poor | 23 | Recreation | 1974 |
| Upper Spring Lake Dam | High | Poor | 21 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Fox Run Lower Dam | High | Not assessed | 0 | Recreation | |
| Poplar Grove Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 0 | Recreation | 1930 |
| Dalton Dam | Significant | Poor | 43 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Amy Lake Dam | Significant | Fair | 35 | Recreation | 2003 |
| Foxcliff Lake Dam #1 | Significant | Fair | 35 | Recreation | 1969 |
| Paradise Lake Dam No. 2 (upper) | Significant | Poor | 34 | Recreation | 1981 |
| Paradise Lake Dam No. 1 (lower) | Significant | Poor | 33 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Echo Lake Dam | Significant | Poor | 30 | Recreation | 1940 |
| Pritchard Park Dam | Significant | Poor | 29 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Camp Victor Dam | Significant | Poor | 27 | Recreation | 1953 |
| Vandenbark Dam | Significant | Poor | 26 | Recreation | 1935 |
| Bray Lake Dam | Significant | Poor | 21 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Crouse Lake Dam | Significant | Poor | 20 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Lahr Lake Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | 1930 |
| Fox Cliff South | Significant | Poor | 19 | Other | |
| Cox Lake Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | 1959 |
| Leona Lake Dam | Significant | Poor | 19 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Arens Lake Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | 1978 |
| Ashbury Park Lake Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | |
| Mcclure Lake | Significant | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | 1977 |
| Yours, Mine & Ours Lake Dam | Low | Poor | 43 | Recreation | 1953 |
| Truman Harless Lake Dam | Low | Poor | 41 | Recreation | 1976 |
| Tackett Lake Dam | Low | Poor | 40 | 1969 | |
| Durham Drive Lake | Low | Poor | 34 | Recreation | 1973 |
| Stockton Lake Dam | Low | Poor | 33 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Lake Dillman Dam (upper) | Low | Poor | 32 | Recreation | 1945 |
| Tall Oaks Lake Dam | Low | Poor | 31 | Recreation | 1930 |
| John Meding Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 31 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Lower Woodland Lake Dam | Low | Poor | 30 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Paragon Lake Dam | Low | Poor | 28 | Recreation | 1977 |
| Janke Lake Dam | Low | Poor | 27 | Recreation | 1975 |
| Parker Lake | Low | Poor | 26 | Recreation | 1949 |
| Luther's Dam | Low | Fair | 26 | Recreation | 1991 |
| Whitley Lake Dam | Low | Poor | 25 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Lake Dillman Dam (lower) | Low | Poor | 25 | Recreation | 1945 |
| Kivett Lake Dam | Low | Unsatisfactory | 24 | Recreation | 1969 |
| Arnold Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | 1977 |
| Fankboner Lake Dam | Low | Poor | 23 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Hern Lake Dam | Low | Poor | 23 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Satter Lake Dam | Low | Poor | 22 | Recreation | |
| Arthur Farmer Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Amy Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1977 |
| J-lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Monical Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Briarwood Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Whispering Wind Lake Dam | Low | Poor | 19 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Maxine Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | 1935 |
| Eagle Valley Power Plant Dam (in-channel) | Low | Poor | 8 | ||
| Smith Lake Dam | Undetermined | Fair | 29 | Recreation | 1948 |
| Fish Hatchery Lake Dam | Undetermined | Poor | 22 | 1937 | |
| Lower Spring Lake Dam | Undetermined | Poor | 21 | Recreation | 1963 |
| Foxcliff Lake Dam #2 | Undetermined | Poor | 18 | Recreation | 1977 |