Recreation Dams in Kentucky

Kentucky has 481 recreation dams, of which 88 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	Laurel Dam	Laurel	282	High	Not Available	1973
2	Grants Branch Impoundment	Pike	259	High	Satisfactory	1997
3	Cranks Creek Lake Dam	Harlan	120	High	Poor	1963
4	Fishpond Lake Dam	Letcher	105	High	Fair	1964
5	Cedar Creek Dam	Lincoln	86	High	Satisfactory	1999
6	Taylor Fork Lake Dam	Madison	76	High	Poor	1966
7	Dominey Dam	Mason	75	Significant	Poor	1990
8	Big Bone Lick State Park Dam	Boone	70	Low	Unsatisfactory	1971
9	Greenbo Lake Dam	Greenup	70	High	Poor	1955
10	Lake Carnico Dam	Nicholas	68	High	Poor	1963
11	Elmer Davis Lake Dam	Owen	68	Significant	Poor	1958
12	Wiley Miller Dam	Perry	68	High	Poor	1972
13	Corinth Lake Dam	Grant	67	High	Poor	1962
14	Kincaid Creek Dam	Pendleton	66	High	Poor	1961
15	Lake Elkhorn	Scott	66	Low	Satisfactory	1988
16	Caulk Lake Dam	Taylor	66	Low	Not Rated	1950
17	Camp Ernst Dam	Boone	65	Significant	Fair	1950
18	Shadow Lake Dam	Campbell	63	Low	Poor	1998
19	Mill Creek Mps 4	Monroe	63	High	Poor	1972
20	Trailwood Lake Dam	Shelby	63	Low	Not Rated	1973
21	Boltz Lake Dam	Grant	62	High	Poor	1956
22	Beaver Lake Dam	Anderson	60	High	Fair	1963
23	Lower Alexandria Dam	Campbell	58	High	Poor	1958
24	Maywood Dam	Nelson	58	Low	Fair	2005
25	Campbell County Lake Dam	Campbell	56	High	Poor	1962
26	Schneider Lake Dam	Boone	55	Low	Not Rated
27	Lakeview Farm Dam	Boone	55	Low	Not Rated	1973
28	Mill Creek Lake Dam	Powell	55	High	Fair	1964
29	Deer Lake No 1 (upper)	Scott	55	Significant	Satisfactory	1988
30	London Reservoir Dam	Laurel	54	Low	Not Rated	1955
31	Donald Deel Lake Dam	Shelby	54	Low	Not Rated	2005
32	North Fork Little River Mps 5	Christian	53	High	Fair	1962
33	Lower Douglas Structure No 2	Hardin	53	Low	Fair	1976
34	Wolford Lake Dam	Grayson	52	Low	Not Rated	1962
35	Berryman Lake Dam No 2	Clark	50	Significant	Poor	1985
36	Vance Mills Lake Dam B	Laurel	50	Significant	Poor	1980
37	Eagle Falls Resort & Restaurant	McCreary	50	Significant	Poor	1960
38	Monterra Dam	Nelson	50	Low	Poor	2007
39	Hillerich Dam	Shelby	50	Low	Not Rated	2000
40	Salt Lick Creek Mps 3	Bath	49	High	Poor	1982
41	Devil Harbor Lake Dam	Casey	49	High	Fair	1995
42	Arrowhead Lake Dam	Harrison	48	Low	Not Rated	1969
43	Vance Mills Lake Dam A	Laurel	48	Low	Poor	1971
44	Pendleton Cnty Country Club	Pendleton	48	Low	Not Rated	1994
45	Lake Lewman	Rowan	47	High	Fair	1967
46	Panbowl Lake	Breathitt	46	High	Poor	1961
47	Lee Thomas Lake Dam	Breckinridge	45	Low	Poor	1977
48	Prospect Point Dam	Kenton	45	Significant	Fair	1975
49	Hurricane Lake Dam	Nelson	45	Significant	Fair	1950
50	Dr Ke Lanter Lake Dam	Boone	44	Low	Not Rated	1973
51	Sid Calk Lake Dam	Montgomery	44	Significant	Fair	1940
52	Lake Holiday Dam	Owen	44	Low	Not Rated	1969
53	Clements Lake Dam	Rowan	44	High	Poor	1950
54	Sam Nally Dam	Washington	44	Low	Not Rated	1963
55	William L Shadoan Dam	Ballard	43	Low	Not Rated	1979
56	Chenoa Lake Dam	Bell	43	High	Fair	1953
57	Price Martin Lake Dam	Hopkins	43	Low	Satisfactory	1972
58	Long Run Park Lake Dam	Jefferson	43	Significant	Poor	1968
59	Elk Lake Dam	Owen	43	Significant	Poor	1959
60	Lotus Lake Dam (upper)	Bullitt	42	Significant	Poor	1965
61	Milburn Lake	Campbell	42	Low	Not Rated	1972
62	Hazel Radcliffe Lake	Carter	42	Low	Not Rated	1965
63	Upper Douglas Structure Number 1	Hardin	42	Low	Fair	1966
64	Aaron Lyons Dam	Henry	42	Low	Not Rated
65	Homestead Lake Dam	Hopkins	42	High	Poor	1940
66	Porter Reservoir Dam	Taylor	42	Low	Not Rated	1950
67	Anderson Farm Lake Dam	Mercer	41	Low	Not Rated	1965
68	Eagles Nest Dam (upper)	Pulaski	41	Low	Not Rated	1978
69	Corum Dam	Bell	40	Low	Fair	1969
70	Harold Bennett Dam	Boone	40	Low	Not Rated	1967
71	Hidden Valley Camp Dam	Bullitt	40	High	Fair	1986
72	Orville Miller Lake Dam	Edmonson	40	Low	Not Rated	1975
73	Puckett Lake Dam	Estill	40	Significant	Poor	1908
74	Lexington Reservoir 3 Dam	Fayette	40	High	Poor	1902
75	Jesse James Bluffs Dam	Gallatin	40	Low	Not Rated	1979
76	Ky River Wma Dam 2	Henry	40	Low	Not Rated
77	Sampson Dam	Jefferson	40	Low	Not Rated	1967
78	Ryland Lakes Dam No 3	Kenton	40	Low	Poor	1920
79	Marion County Sportsmans Dam	Marion	40	High	Poor	1953
80	Martin County Lake Dam	Martin	40	Significant	Poor	1964
81	Tk Jessup Lake Dam	Muhlenberg	40	Low	Poor	1976
82	Reynolds Meadows Dam	Oldham	40	Low	Fair	1955
83	Shannon Wells Lake Dam	Boyd	39	Low	Fair	2016
84	Walton Reservoir(kenton) Dam	Kenton	39	Low	Not Rated	1955
85	Lower County Squire Dam	Kenton	39	High	Poor	1996
86	Stanley Reed Dam	Laurel	39	Low	Not Rated	1989
87	Smithland Dam	Livingston	39	Low	Fair	1987
88	Mallard Point Dam	Scott	39	High	Fair	1985
89	Melvin Stinson Lake Dam	Todd	39	High	Unsatisfactory	1958
90	John Thomas Lake Dam	Anderson	38	Low	Not Rated	2008
91	Scuffletown Hollow Dam	Bullitt	38	Low	Not Rated	1950
92	Ryland Lakes Dam No 1	Kenton	38	Low	Poor	1959
93	Callahan Lake Dam	Knox	38	Significant	Satisfactory	1971
94	Borders Lake Dam	Lawrence	38	Low	Satisfactory	1971
95	Glenn Hawkins Lake (upper)	Taylor	38	Low	Not Rated	1955
96	Hugh L Grundy Farm Dam	Washington	38	Low	Not Rated	1963
97	Fauson Lake Dam	Carter	37	High	Fair	1965
98	Smokey Valley Dam	Carter	37	Significant	Poor	1953
99	Red Horse Lake	Edmonson	37	Low	Not Rated	1954
100	Sanders Spring Reservoir	Hardin	37	Low	Fair	1930

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