Dams in Leslie County, Kentucky

10Total Dams
8High Hazard
0Significant

Dam Safety in Leslie County, Kentucky

Leslie County has 10 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 8 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Currently, 1 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.

The average dam in Leslie County is 47 years old. The most common purpose is water supply. The tallest dam is Half Mile Dam at 545 ft.

DamHazardConditionHeight (ft)PurposeYear
Half Mile DamHighNot Available545Water Supply
Adams Fork Slurry DamHighNot Available480Water Supply
Lovely Branch Slurry DamHighNot Available360Water Supply
Left Fork DamHighNot Available295Water Supply
Britton Branch Refuse DamHighNot Available250Water Supply
Roark Branch Fresh Water DamHighNot Available130Water Supply
Robin Branch Sediment DamHighNot Available92Other
Guthrie No. 4 DamHighNot Available59Other
Engle Fishing Lake DamLowPoor33Recreation1989
Hyden Leslie Cnty Water District DamLowFair10Water Supply1968