Oldest Dams in Indiana

Indiana has 964 dams with recorded construction dates. The oldest dates to 1827 — 199 years ago. Indiana's earliest dams were built in the 19th century, an era of westward expansion, irrigation development, and early water infrastructure. Older dams require particular attention for safety, as many were built before modern engineering standards.

#	Dam	County	Year Built	Age	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition
1	Lake Manitou Dam	Fulton	1827	199 yrs	10	Significant	Poor
2	Broad Ripple Dam (in-channel)	Marion	1830	196 yrs	10	Low	Poor
3	Hamilton Lake-north Dam	Steuben	1832	194 yrs	16	High	Fair
4	Hamilton Lake-south Dam	Steuben	1832	194 yrs	21	High	Poor
5	Camp Red Mill Lake Dam	LaPorte	1833	193 yrs	21	Significant	Unsatisfactory
6	Ball Band Dam (in-channel)	St. Joseph	1834	192 yrs	10	Low	Fair
7	Webster Lake Dam - West	Kosciusko	1835	191 yrs	7	High	Poor
8	Webster Lake Dam - East	Kosciusko	1835	191 yrs	12	High	Poor
9	Greenfield Mills Dam	LaGrange	1835	191 yrs	27	Significant	Poor
10	Palestine Lake Dam	Kosciusko	1837	189 yrs	10	Significant	Poor
11	Sylvan Lake Dam	Noble	1839	187 yrs	30	High	Fair
12	Cliff Pettit Dam	LaGrange	1845	181 yrs	8	Significant	Unsatisfactory
13	Lake George Dam	Lake	1846	180 yrs	22	High	Poor
14	Koontz Lake Dam	Starke	1849	177 yrs	24	High	Satisfactory
15	South Bend	St. Joseph	1850	176 yrs	12	Low	Satisfactory
16	Goshen Pond Dam	Elkhart	1868	158 yrs	48	High	Fair
17	Thompson Mill Dam (in-channel)	Johnson	1884	142 yrs	10	Low	Fair
18	Lake Of The Woods Dam	Porter	1890	136 yrs	20	Significant	Unsatisfactory
19	White River Dam (in-channel)	Marion	1893	133 yrs	18	Low	Fair
20	Lake Mccoy Dam	Decatur	1900	126 yrs	24	Significant	Poor
21	Hickory Lake	Sullivan	1902	124 yrs	24	Significant	Poor
22	Elkhart	Elkhart	1903	123 yrs	25	High	Poor
23	Twin Branch	St. Joseph	1903	123 yrs	41	High	Poor
24	Williams Dam (in-channel)	Lawrence	1910	116 yrs	15	Low	Not Rated
25	University Lake Dam	Monroe	1910	116 yrs	34	Low	Poor
26	Papakeechie Lake	Kosciusko	1913	113 yrs	10	High	Poor
27	Ferdinand Old Water Supply Dam	Dubois	1915	111 yrs	29	Significant	Fair
28	Monon Reservoir Dam	Greene	1915	111 yrs	20	Low	Poor
29	Oser Reservoir Dam	Ripley	1915	111 yrs	22	Significant	Poor
30	Hulman Lodge Dam	Vigo	1915	111 yrs	19	High	Fair
31	Raysville Dam	Henry	1920	106 yrs	23	Undetermined	Unsatisfactory
32	Mongo Reservoir Dam	LaGrange	1920	106 yrs	17	Low	Poor
33	Ontario Millpond Dam	LaGrange	1920	106 yrs	16	Significant	Poor
34	Union Mills Dam	LaPorte	1920	106 yrs	12	Significant	Poor
35	Norway	White	1923	103 yrs	40	High	Satisfactory
36	Griffy Reservoir Dam	Monroe	1924	102 yrs	44	High	Fair
37	Hosey (maumee River) Dam (in-channel)	Allen	1925	101 yrs	10	Low	Fair
38	Oakdale	Carroll	1925	101 yrs	64	High	Fair
39	Lake In The Woods Dam	Clay	1925	101 yrs	18	Significant	Poor
40	Izaak Walton Lakes Dam North	Dubois	1925	101 yrs	24	Low	Poor
41	Nasby Lake Dam	LaGrange	1925	101 yrs	17	Low	Poor
42	Camp Carson Lake Dam	Gibson	1926	100 yrs	24	Low	Poor
43	Traders Point Lake Dam	Marion	1927	99 yrs	18	Low	Poor
44	Lake George Dam	Steuben	1927	99 yrs	15	High	Poor
45	Indian Lake Dam	Marion	1928	98 yrs	26	Significant	Poor
46	Milan Lake Dam	Ripley	1928	98 yrs	25	Significant	Fair
47	Star Mill Dam	LaGrange	1929	97 yrs	9	Low	Not Rated
48	Lake Dalecarlia Dam (west)	Lake	1929	97 yrs	13	High	Poor
49	Lake Dalecarlia Dam (east)	Lake	1929	97 yrs	14	High	Poor
50	Roc-mar-ton Lake Dam	Madison	1929	97 yrs	21	High	Poor

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