30Total Dams
4High Hazard
2Significant
Dam Safety in Christian County, Kentucky
Christian County has 30 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 4 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 2 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 5 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Christian County is 60 years old. The most common purpose is flood risk reduction. The tallest dam is North Fork Little River Mps 4a at 59 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Fork Little River Mps 4a | High | Fair | 59 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| North Fork Little River Mps 5 | High | Fair | 53 | Recreation | 1962 |
| North Fork Little River Mps 3 | High | Fair | 51 | Water Supply | 1964 |
| North Fork Little River Mps 4b | High | Fair | 45 | Water Supply | 1965 |
| Upper Tradewater Frs No 5 | Significant | Poor | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1987 |
| Moore Lake Dam | Significant | Fair | 23 | Recreation | 1974 |
| Upper Tradewater River Frs 7 | Low | Fair | 50 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| East Fork Pond River Frs No 5a | Low | Not assessed | 50 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Crofton Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 44 | Water Supply | 1965 |
| East Fork Pond River Frs 7b | Low | Poor | 43 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Upper Tradewater Frs No 8 | Low | Satisfactory | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Upper Tradewater Frs No 3 | Low | Fair | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1971 |
| Powell Oil Company Lake | Low | Poor | 39 | Other | 1960 |
| West Fork Pond River Frs No 5 | Low | Not assessed | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1972 |
| East Fork Pond River Frs No 6 | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| West Fork Pond River Frs No 2 | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| East Fork Pond River Frs No 8 | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Tradewater River Dam | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Recreation | 1930 |
| Upper Tradewater Frs No 11 | Low | Fair | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| West Fork Pond River Frs 12 | Low | Poor | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1971 |
| West Fork Pond River Frs 11 | Low | Fair | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Pennyrile Lake | Low | Fair | 30 | Recreation | 1940 |
| Ryan Oil Co | Low | Poor | 30 | Other | 1960 |
| Upper Tradewater Frs No 10 | Low | Fair | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1971 |
| Upper Tradewater River Frs No 9 | Low | Fair | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1974 |
| Gl Barnett Farm Lake | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | 1960 |
| West Fork Pond River Frs 13 | Low | Satisfactory | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1975 |
| East Fork Pond River Frs No 4a | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Echo Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1968 |
| West Fork Pond River Frs 14 | Low | Satisfactory | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1975 |