Tallest Dams in Kentucky

Kentucky has 1065 dams with recorded heights. The tallest is Abner Fork Dam at 700 feet. Taller dams impound more water and carry greater potential energy, which is why height is a key factor in hazard classification and inspection requirements.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Type	Purpose	Hazard	Year
1	Abner Fork Dam	Harlan	700	Earth	Water Supply	High
2	Sidney Slurry Impoundment	Pike	665	Earth	Tailings	High
3	Long Fork Slurry Impoundment	Pike	665	Earth	Tailings	High
4	Half Mile Dam	Leslie	545	Earth	Water Supply	High
5	Bloss Branch Slurry Dam	Clay	535	Earth	Tailings	High
6	Oldhouse Branch Slurry Impoundment	Letcher	481	Earth	Tailings	High
7	Adams Fork Slurry Dam	Leslie	480	Earth	Water Supply	High
8	Sukey Branch Slurry Impoundment	Pike	478	Earth	Tailings	High
9	Rob Fork Slurry Impoundment	Pike	450	Earth	Tailings	High
10	Cow Branch Slurry Impoundment	Pike	442	Earth	Tailings	High
11	Turkeypen Branch Slurry Impoundment	Harlan	425	Earth	Tailings	High
12	Razorblade Branch Slurry Impoundment	Letcher	422	Earth	Tailings	High
13	Burke Branch Slurry Impoundment	Pike	421	Earth	Tailings	High
14	Big Groundhog Slurry Impoundment	Pike	412	Earth	Tailings	High
15	Four Seam Slurry Dam	Perry	410	Earth	Tailings	High
16	Clay Hollow Slurry Impoundment	Letcher	375	Earth	Tailings	High
17	Right Fork Dam	Harlan	370	Earth	Water Supply	High
18	Upper Lick Branch Slurry Impoundment	Pike	370	Earth	Tailings	High
19	Stonecoal Branch Slurry Dam	Perry	365	Earth	Tailings	High
20	Lovely Branch Slurry Dam	Leslie	360	Earth	Water Supply	High
21	Big Hollow Slurry Impoundment	Martin	356	Earth	Tailings	High
22	Arjay Slurry Impoundment	Bell	355	Earth	Water Supply	High
23	Four Mile Branch Slurry Dam	Knott	350	Earth	Tailings	High
24	Beartree Branch Slurry Impoundment	Harlan	345	Earth	Water Supply	High
25	Bennetts Branch Slurry Dam	Whitley	340	Earth	Water Supply	High
26	Brushy Fork Slurry Dam	Knott	332	Earth	Water Supply	High
27	Right Fork Slurry Dam	Perry	329	Earth	Tailings	High
28	Little Camp Slurry Impoundment	Bell	320	Earth	Water Supply	High
29	Scotts Branch Slurry Impoundment	Pike	305	Earth	Tailings	High
30	Big Branch Impoundment	Knott	304	Earth	Tailings	High
31	Buckeye Creek Dam	Perry	300	Earth	Water Supply	High
32	Fugate Fork Dam	Breathitt	295	Earth	Tailings	High
33	Left Fork Dam	Leslie	295	Earth	Water Supply	High
34	Peter Cave Fresh Water Impoundment	Martin	290	Earth	Other	High
35	Dix River Dam	Mercer	287	Rockfill	Hydroelectric	High	1925
36	Millstone Branch Slurry Impoundment No. 1	Pike	285	Earth	Tailings	High
37	High Ridge Slurry Impoundment	Pike	285	Earth	Tailings	High
38	Laurel Dam	Laurel	282	Rockfill	Recreation	High	1973
39	Slurry Impoundment 401	Breathitt	280	Earth	Water Supply	High
40	Lackey Branch Slurry Impoundment	Johnson	265	Earth	Tailings	High
41	Stoney Fork Slurry Dam	Bell	264	Earth	Water Supply	High
42	Grants Branch Impoundment	Pike	259	Earth	Recreation	High	1997
43	Bear Branch Slurry Impoundment	Lawrence	258	Earth	Tailings	High
44	Wolf Creek Dam	Russell	258	Gravity	Hydroelectric	High	1951
45	Britton Branch Refuse Dam	Leslie	250	Earth	Water Supply	High
46	Lick Branch Refuse Impoundment	Pike	250	Earth	Tailings	High
47	Ku Ghent Atb 2	Carroll	222	Earth	Other	High	1994
48	King Branch Slurry Dam	Knott	214	Earth	Tailings	High
49	Kentucky Dam	Livingston	206	Concrete	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1944
50	Saddle Fork Dam	Perry	200	Earth	Tailings	High

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