Flood Control Dams in Kentucky

Kentucky has 232 flood control dams, of which 59 carry a high hazard classification. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1	Kentucky Dam	Livingston	206	High	Not Available	1944
2	Fishtrap Dam	Pike	195	High	Not Available	1969
3	Nolin River Dam	Edmonson	167	High	Not Available	1963
4	Taylorsville Dam	Spencer	162	High	Not Available	1983
5	Paintsville Dam	Johnson	160	High	Not Available	1980
6	Buckhorn Dam	Perry	160	High	Not Available	1960
7	Yatesville Dam	Lawrence	156	High	Not Available	1988
8	Cave Run Dam	Bath	148	High	Not Available	1965
9	Barren River Dam	Allen	146	High	Not Available	1964
10	Green River Dam	Taylor	144	High	Not Available	1969
11	Rough River Dam	Grayson	132	High	Not Available	1959
12	Grayson Dam	Carter	120	High	Not Available	1968
13	Martins Fork Dam	Harlan	120	High	Not Available	1978
14	Banklick Creek Frs No 3	Kenton	112	High	Fair	1980
15	Red Lick Creek Frs 2	Madison	77	High	Fair	1986
16	Mud River Mps 6a	Logan	69	Significant	Unsatisfactory	1973
17	Little Ky River Mps 1	Henry	66	High	Fair	1967
18	Red Lick Creek Frs 5	Madison	61	High	Poor	1980
19	North Fork Little River Mps 4a	Christian	59	High	Fair	1966
20	Mud River Mps 51 - Lake Malone Dam	Muhlenberg	56	High	Poor	1961
21	Pigeon Roost Creek Frs 3	Jackson	53	High	Poor	2009
22	Chamberlain Branch Frs 1	Estill	52	High	Poor
23	North Fork Nolin River Mps 15	Larue	51	High	Fair	1986
24	Mud River Frs No 14	Todd	51	Low	Fair	1964
25	Upper Tradewater River Frs 7	Christian	50	Low	Fair	1967
26	East Fork Pond River Frs No 5a	Christian	50	Low	Not Rated	1970
27	Pigeon Roost Creek Mps 1	Jackson	50	High	Poor	1995
28	Buck Creek Frs No 1	Lincoln	50	Low	Fair	1968
29	Fox Creek Frs 6a	Fleming	49	High	Poor	1972
30	Little Ky River Frs 2	Henry	49	Significant	Fair	1964
31	Lake Vega	Madison	48	High	Poor	1943
32	Fox Creek Frs 2	Fleming	47	High	Poor	1988
33	East Fork Pond River Frs 4b	Todd	47	Low	Not Rated	1987
34	Caney Creek Frs 6	Grayson	46	High	Poor	1966
35	Valley Creek Frs 3	Hardin	46	High	Fair	1972
36	Pigeon Roost Creek Frs 2	Jackson	45	High	Poor	1992
37	Upper Green River Frs No 4	Lincoln	45	Low	Satisfactory	1959
38	Valley Creek Frs 8	Hardin	44	High	Fair	1969
39	Little Kentucky River Frs No 5b	Henry	44	Low	Satisfactory	1971
40	Kytc Bioretention Dam	Kenton	44	High	Fair	2010
41	Buck Creek Frs 4	Lincoln	44	High	Poor	1970
42	East Fork Pond River Frs 7b	Christian	43	Low	Poor	1964
43	Fox Creek Mps 4	Fleming	43	High	Poor	1968
44	Mud River Frs No 27	Logan	43	Significant	Poor	1961
45	Caney Creek Frs 9	Grayson	42	Significant	Fair	1964
46	Little Ky River Frs 4	Henry	42	Low	Fair	1963
47	Upper Green River Frs No 1	Lincoln	42	Low	Fair	1959
48	Dewey Dam - Brandykeg Dike	Floyd	41	High	Not Available	1950
49	Short Creek Frs 8a	Grayson	41	Low	Fair	1967
50	Mud River Frs No 3	Logan	41	Low	Fair	1967
51	N Fork Of Rough River Frs No 1	Breckinridge	40	Low	Not Rated	1960
52	Big Muddy Creek Frs No 1	Butler	40	Low	Satisfactory	1968
53	Upper Tradewater Frs No 8	Christian	40	Low	Satisfactory	1969
54	Upper Tradewater Frs No 3	Christian	40	Low	Fair	1971
55	Caney Creek Frs No 1	Grayson	40	Significant	Fair	1965
56	Upper Green River Frs No 2	Lincoln	40	Low	Satisfactory	1959
57	Mud River Frs No 1	Logan	40	Low	Fair	1960
58	Plum Creek Frs 18	Spencer	40	Significant	Fair	1960
59	West Fork Pond River Frs No 5	Christian	39	Low	Not Rated	1972
60	Caney Creek Frs No 5	Grayson	39	Significant	Fair	1972
61	City Of Fort Wright Dam	Kenton	39	Significant	Fair	2004
62	East Fork Pond River Frs No 9	Muhlenberg	39	Low	Satisfactory	1968
63	Plum Creek Frs No 16	Spencer	39	Low	Not Rated	1960
64	Caney Creek Frs 7	Grayson	38	Significant	Fair	1978
65	Upper Green River Frs No 5	Lincoln	38	Low	Satisfactory	1959
66	East Fork Clarks River Frs 28a	Marshall	38	High	Unsatisfactory	1969
67	East Fork Pond River Frs No 9a	Muhlenberg	38	Low	Not Rated	1964
68	Mud River Frs 13	Todd	38	Low	Fair	1961
69	East Fork Pond River Frs No 2	Todd	38	Significant	Poor	1969
70	Donaldson Frs No 1a	Caldwell	37	Low	Not Rated	1986
71	East Fork Pond River Frs No 6	Christian	37	Low	Not Rated	1966
72	West Fork Pond River Frs No 2	Christian	37	Low	Not Rated	1967
73	Caney Creek Frs 13	Grayson	37	Significant	Fair	1964
74	Caney Creek Frs 3	Grayson	37	Low	Fair	1976
75	Valley Creek Frs 12	Hardin	37	High	Satisfactory	1973
76	East Fork Pond River Frs 9b	Muhlenberg	37	Low	Satisfactory	1965
77	Plum Creek Frs No 17	Spencer	37	Significant	Fair	1960
78	East Fork Pond River Frs No 1b	Todd	37	Significant	Poor	1966
79	East Fork Pond River Frs No 8	Christian	36	Low	Not Rated	1966
80	Fox Creek Frs No 1	Fleming	36	Low	Not Rated	1972
81	Red Lick Creek Frs 12	Madison	36	High	Poor	1975
82	Mud River Frs No 32	Logan	35	Low	Satisfactory	1966
83	Plum Creek Frs No 15	Spencer	35	Low	Not Rated	1960
84	Salt Lick Creek Frs No 5	Bath	34	High	Poor	1973
85	Upper Tradewater Frs No 5	Christian	34	Significant	Poor	1987
86	Caney Creek Mps 2	Grayson	34	Significant	Poor	1965
87	Short Creek Frs No 7	Grayson	34	Low	Not Rated	1966
88	Owens Creek Frs F2	Webster	34	Low	Not Rated	1968
89	Northern Ky Airport Dam	Boone	33	High	Poor	1999
90	Big Muddy Creek Frs 4	Logan	33	Low	Satisfactory	1973
91	Salt Lick Creek Frs 1	Menifee	33	High	Unsatisfactory	1976
92	Glasgow City Landfill	Barren	32	Low	Not Rated	2002
93	Salt Lick Creek Watershed Frs 4	Bath	32	Low	Fair	1977
94	Big Muddy Creek Frs No 3	Butler	32	Low	Fair	1964
95	Donaldson Creek Frs No 2	Caldwell	32	Low	Not Rated	1966
96	West Fork Clarks River Frs No 7	Calloway	32	Low	Not Rated	1966
97	Upper Tradewater Frs No 11	Christian	32	Low	Fair	1969
98	West Fork Pond River Frs 12	Christian	32	Low	Poor	1971
99	West Fork Pond River Frs 11	Christian	32	Low	Fair	1967
100	Little Kentucky River Frs No 7	Henry	32	High	Poor	1970

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