Recreation Dams in Iowa

Iowa has 355 recreation dams, of which 22 carry a high hazard classification. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1	Brushy Creek Dam	Webster	100	High	Satisfactory	1998
2	Lost Grove Lake	Scott	75	High	Satisfactory	2012
3	Lake Panorama Dam	Guthrie	70	Significant	Satisfactory	1969
4	Viking Lake Dam	Montgomery	69	Significant	Fair	1957
5	Mathes	Des Moines	64	Low	Poor	1941
6	Zaiser Dam	Des Moines	61	High	Satisfactory	2010
7	Big Hollow Dam	Des Moines	60	Significant	Satisfactory	2008
8	Roberts Creek Dam	Marion	60	Significant	Fair	1968
9	Yellowsmoke Park Dam	Crawford	59	High	Satisfactory	1980
10	Geode Lake Dam	Des Moines	59	Significant	Satisfactory	1949
11	Don Williams Lake Dam	Boone	58	Significant	Satisfactory	1965
12	Arbor Valley Lake Dam	Clarke	58	High	Satisfactory	2008
13	Leisure Lake Dam	Jackson	58	High	Fair	1958
14	Lake Wapello Dam	Davis	57	Significant	Satisfactory	1934
15	Lake Macbride Dam	Johnson	56	Significant	Satisfactory	1930
16	Hickory Grove Lake Dam	Story	56	Significant	Satisfactory	1966
17	Lake Delhi Dam	Delaware	55	Significant	Satisfactory	1922
18	Lake Belva Deer Dam	Keokuk	55	Significant	Satisfactory	2001
19	Deer Creek Dam	Plymouth	55	High	Satisfactory	1995
20	Prairie Rose Lake Dam	Shelby	55	Significant	Satisfactory	1960
21	Lake Anita Dam	Cass	53	Significant	Satisfactory	1970
22	Nine Eagles Park Lake Dam	Decatur	53	Significant	Fair	1930
23	Lake Sundown Dam	Appanoose	51	Significant	Satisfactory	1976
24	Camp Klaus Dam	Clayton	50	Low	Not Rated	1978
25	Camp Wa Shawtee Dam	Fremont	50	Low	Not Rated	1963
26	Oak Lake Dam	Kossuth	50	Significant	Satisfactory	1971
27	Holiday Lake Dam	Poweshiek	50	Significant	Satisfactory	1962
28	Lake Sugema Dam	Van Buren	50	High	Satisfactory	1992
29	Eagle Pond Dam	Boone	49	Low	Not Rated
30	Gustafson Lake Dam	Buena Vista	49	Significant	Not Rated	1974
31	Jsc Farms Dam	Dallas	49	Significant	Satisfactory	1995
32	Crawford Creek Subwatershed Site M-3	Ida	49	Significant	Satisfactory	1976
33	Fort Des Moines Park Dam	Polk	49	High	Fair	1977
34	Schildberg Dam	Adair	48	Low	Not Rated	1952
35	Emerald Valley Dam	Clayton	47	Significant	Satisfactory	2008
36	Burlington Y-camp Dam	Des Moines	47	Low	Satisfactory	1966
37	Iowa Noname22	Iowa	47	Low	Not Rated	1972
38	Lacey-keosaqua Park Lake Dam	Van Buren	47	Low	Satisfactory	1930
39	Lake Darling Dam	Washington	47	Significant	Satisfactory	1950
40	Mormon Trail Lake Dam	Adair	46	Low	Satisfactory	1965
41	Brown Deer Golf Course Dam	Johnson	46	Significant	Satisfactory	1970
42	Badger Creek Watershed Site M-1-a	Madison	46	Significant	Satisfactory	1980
43	Little Sioux Scout Ranch Dam	Monona	46	Low	Not Rated	1974
44	Lake Meyer Dam	Winneshiek	46	Significant	Fair	1966
45	Volga Lake Dam	Fayette	45	Significant	Satisfactory	1980
46	Hawthorne Lake Dam	Mahaska	45	Significant	Satisfactory	1979
47	Otter Creek Lake Dam	Tama	45	Significant	Satisfactory	1968
48	Grade Lake Dam	Clarke	44	High	Satisfactory	1900
49	Swiss Lake Estates Dam	Fayette	44	Low	Fair	1967
50	Beeds Lake Dam	Franklin	44	High	Satisfactory	1937
51	Briggs Woods Lake Dam	Hamilton	44	Significant	Satisfactory	1968
52	Hacklebarney Woods Dam	Montgomery	44	Low	Not Rated	1969
53	Lazy Daz Dam	Appanoose	43	Low	Not Rated	1974
54	Beaver Lake Dam	Dallas	43	Significant	Satisfactory	1990
55	Murguia Dam	Des Moines	43	Significant	Satisfactory	1978
56	Diamondhead Lake Dam	Guthrie	43	Significant	Satisfactory	1963
57	Red Haw Dam	Lucas	43	High	Fair	1934
58	Cooper Cove Park Dam	Pocahontas	43	Low	Not Rated	1972
59	Easter Lake Dam	Polk	43	Significant	Satisfactory	1967
60	Lake Ahquabi Dam	Warren	43	Significant	Satisfactory	1935
61	Upper Pine Lake Dam	Hardin	42	Significant	Satisfactory	1934
62	Oakridge Lake Estates Dam	Johnson	42	Low	Not Rated	1977
63	Hull Reclamation Site 10	Mahaska	42	Low	Not Rated	1988
64	Lake Keomah Dam	Mahaska	42	Significant	Satisfactory	1935
65	Charles Woods Lake Dam	Monona	42	Low	Not Rated	1974
66	Bluff Creek Reclamation Dam	Monroe	42	Low	Not Rated	2004
67	Twin Anchors Lake Dam	Story	42	Low	Not Rated	1960
68	Thorn Tree Dam	Warren	42	Low	Not Rated	1997
69	Schoenewe Dam	Des Moines	41	High	Poor	1978
70	Carter Road Stormwater Detention Dam	Dubuque	41	High	Fair	2004
71	Yellowbanks Dam	Polk	41	Low	Satisfactory	1986
72	Green Valley Lake Dam	Union	41	Significant	Fair	1953
73	Scharnberg Dam	Warren	41	Low	Not Rated	2007
74	Springbrook Lake Dam	Guthrie	40	Significant	Satisfactory	1934
75	Beach Dam	Henry	40	Low	Not Rated	1975
76	Lake Iowa Dam	Iowa	40	Significant	Fair	1962
77	Mc Dowel Dam #1	Lee	40	Significant	Satisfactory	1967
78	Albia Reservoir Dam	Monroe	40	Significant	Fair	1938
79	Heishman Dam	Poweshiek	40	Low	Not Rated	2017
80	Dakins Lake Dam	Story	40	Significant	Fair	2014
81	Fellowship Lake Dam	Tama	40	Low	Satisfactory	1940
82	Fridley Dam	Warren	40	Low	Not Rated	1977
83	Meadow Lake Dam	Adair	39	Significant	Fair	1964
84	Griener Dam	Keokuk	39	Low	Not Rated	1975
85	White Oak Lake Dam	Mahaska	39	Significant	Satisfactory	1983
86	Rock Valley Lake Dam	Wayne	39	Significant	Fair	2008
87	Iowa Noname8	Crawford	38	Low	Not Rated	1964
88	Mc Daniel Dam	Story	38	Low	Not Rated	1963
89	Judge Dam	Tama	38	Low	Not Rated	1955
90	Lincoln Acres Dam	Warren	37	Low	Not Rated
91	Hooper Dam	Warren	37	Significant	Satisfactory	1996
92	Stanzel Christian High School Dam	Adair	36	Low	Not Rated	1970
93	Mitchell/ Lyon Dam	Guthrie	36	Low	Not Rated	1974
94	Lake Homestead Dam	Jackson	36	Significant	Satisfactory	1978
95	Glen Oaks Country Club Dam	Polk	36	High	Satisfactory	1950
96	Fogle Lake Dam	Ringgold	36	Significant	Satisfactory	1996
97	Camp Arrowhead Dam	Wapello	36	Low	Not Rated	1958
98	Patz Dam	Webster	36	Low	Not Rated	1978
99	Hannen Lake Dam	Benton	35	Significant	Satisfactory	1959
100	Heritage Woods Dam	Dallas	35	High	Satisfactory	2008

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