Water Supply Dams in Kentucky

Kentucky has 103 water supply dams, of which 55 carry a high hazard classification. The dam stores water for municipal, industrial, or agricultural use, helping ensure a reliable supply for the surrounding area.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1	Abner Fork Dam	Harlan	700	High	Not assessed
2	Half Mile Dam	Leslie	545	High	Not assessed
3	Adams Fork Slurry Dam	Leslie	480	High	Not assessed
4	Right Fork Dam	Harlan	370	High	Not assessed
5	Lovely Branch Slurry Dam	Leslie	360	High	Not assessed
6	Arjay Slurry Impoundment	Bell	355	High	Not assessed
7	Beartree Branch Slurry Impoundment	Harlan	345	High	Not assessed
8	Bennetts Branch Slurry Dam	Whitley	340	High	Not assessed
9	Brushy Fork Slurry Dam	Knott	332	High	Not assessed
10	Little Camp Slurry Impoundment	Bell	320	High	Not assessed
11	Buckeye Creek Dam	Perry	300	High	Not assessed
12	Left Fork Dam	Leslie	295	High	Not assessed
13	Slurry Impoundment 401	Breathitt	280	High	Not assessed
14	Stoney Fork Slurry Dam	Bell	264	High	Not assessed
15	Britton Branch Refuse Dam	Leslie	250	High	Not assessed
16	Wood Creek Lake Dam	Laurel	172	High	Fair	1969
17	Harris Branch Slurry Dam	Perry	150	High	Not assessed
18	Roark Branch Fresh Water Dam	Leslie	130	High	Not assessed
19	Cannon Creek Dam	Bell	125	High	Poor	1972
20	Doe Valley Lake Dam	Meade	97	Significant	Poor	1962
21	Fagan Branch Dam	Marion	78	High	Satisfactory	1991
22	Willisburg Lake Dam	Washington	77	High	Poor	1968
23	Carcass Branch Fresh Water Impoundment	Martin	73	High	Not assessed
24	Lake Sympson Dam	Nelson	73	Significant	Poor	1963
25	James C Harris Dam	Lincoln	72	High	Fair	1989
26	Renfro Dam	Rockcastle	72	High	Poor	1968
27	Winchester Dam	Clark	70	High	Fair	1985
28	MUD River Mps 2a	Logan	68	Significant	Fair	1967
29	Beech Creek Dam	Clay	67	High	Poor	1963
30	Martin County Water District No 1 Dam	Martin	66	High	Poor	1969
31	Liberty Reservoir Dam	Casey	65	High	Poor	1979
32	Slurry Impoundment Cfd-3	Muhlenberg	65	Low	Not assessed
33	Campton Lake Dam	Wolfe	65	High	Poor	1963
34	Tyner Lake Dam	Jackson	64	High	Satisfactory	1969
35	Williamstown Lake Dam	Grant	62	Significant	Fair	1957
36	Mt Sterling Dam	Montgomery	61	Significant	Satisfactory	1960
37	Cowbell Reservoir Dam	Madison	60	Low	Poor	1955
38	Guist Creek Lake Dam	Shelby	60	High	Poor	1961
39	East Fork Pond River Frs No 1a	Todd	58	Significant	Fair	1964
40	Red Lick Creek Mps 1	Madison	55	High	Poor	1974
41	Fern Lake Dam	Bell	53	High	Fair	1890
42	Newport Reservoir	Campbell	52	Significant	Satisfactory	1873
43	North Fork Nolin River Mps 3	Larue	52	High	Satisfactory	1977
44	North Fork Little River Mps 3	Christian	51	High	Fair	1964
45	Beech Fork Branch Dam	Powell	51	High	Fair	1988
46	Bullock Pen Lake Dam	Grant	50	High	Satisfactory	1953
47	Corbin Reservoir Dam	Laurel	50	Significant	Satisfactory	1950
48	Rice Lake Dam	Lincoln	49	High	Unsatisfactory	1953
49	Campbellsville Reservoir Dam	Taylor	49	Significant	Fair	1951
50	Olive Hill Reservoir Dam	Carter	47	High	Poor	1957
51	Logan Hubble Lake	Lincoln	46	Low	Unsatisfactory	1991
52	North Fork Little River Mps 4b	Christian	45	High	Fair	1965
53	Crofton Lake Dam	Christian	44	Low	Not assessed	1965
54	Valley Creek Mps 4	Hardin	44	High	Satisfactory	1966
55	Lower Berea Reservoir Dam	Madison	44	High	Poor	1950
56	Laurel Creek Lake Dam	McCreary	43	Significant	Poor	1987
57	Rob Fork Fresh Water Impoundment	Pike	43	Significant	Not assessed
58	Grassy Gap Branch Fresh Water Impoundment	Martin	42	High	Not assessed
59	Winona Reservoir	Powell	41	High	Not assessed	1959
60	Williamstown Reservoir Dam	Grant	40	Significant	Fair	1947
61	Elkhorn Lake Dam	Letcher	40	High	Unsatisfactory	1912
62	New Flemingsburg Reservoir Dam	Fleming	39	High	Fair	1965
63	Beshear Lake Dam	Caldwell	38	Significant	Poor	1962
64	Lexington Reservoir No 4	Fayette	38	High	Fair	1920
65	Moonbow	Whitley	37	Low	Not assessed	1957
66	Upper Berea Reservoir Dam	Madison	36	Low	Poor	1940
67	Old Springfield Reservoir Dam	Washington	36	High	Satisfactory	1930
68	Fordsville Lake Dam	Ohio	35	High	Poor	1963
69	Ken Brad	Powell	35	Significant	Not assessed	1955
70	Dorthae Dam	Laurel	33	Significant	Satisfactory	1926
71	New Springfield Reservoir Dam	Washington	33	Low	Satisfactory	1950
72	Lake Peewee Dam	Hopkins	32	High	Poor	1953
73	Kentucky River Lock & Dam 14	Lee	32	Significant	Fair	1917
74	Mckee City Reservoir	Jackson	30	High	Unsatisfactory	1964
75	Thomas Lakes (lower) Dam	Owen	30	Low	Poor	1940
76	Providence City Dam (new)	Webster	30	Significant	Poor	1945
77	Thomas Lakes (upper) Dam	Owen	29	Low	Poor	1940
78	Providence City Dam (old)	Webster	29	Low	Fair	1930
79	Marion City Lake Dam	Crittenden	28	Significant	Fair	1964
80	Greenville City Lake Dam	Muhlenberg	28	High	Satisfactory	1930
81	Loch Mary Reservoir Dam	Hopkins	27	High	Unsatisfactory	1950
82	New Drakesboro Lake Dam	Muhlenberg	27	Significant	Fair	1967
83	Green River Lock and Dam 3	Ohio	27	Significant	Satisfactory	1836
84	J. Horton Lake Dam	Fleming	26	Low	Not assessed	1969
85	Sand Ripple Farm Lake Dam	Franklin	25	Low	Not assessed	1961
86	Carlisle Lower Reservoir Dam	Nicholas	25	High	Poor	1950
87	Hydro Flo	Wolfe	25	Low	Not assessed	1958
88	East Lancaster Reservoir Dam	Garrard	24	Low	Fair	1940
89	Covington Dam (north)	Campbell	22	Significant	Fair	1936
90	Covington Dam (south)	Campbell	22	Significant	Fair	1936
91	Morganfield City Lake Dam	Union	21	High	Fair	1935
92	Paris Lower City Dam	Bourbon	20	Significant	Fair	1956
93	Tompkinsville Reservoir	Monroe	20	Low	Not assessed	1940
94	Freshwater Lake	Union	18	Low	Not assessed
95	Mcclellan Pruitt Lake Dam	Pulaski	17	Low	Not assessed	1966
96	West Lancaster Reservoir Dam	Garrard	16	Significant	Poor	1940
97	Franklin Dam	Simpson	15	Significant	Poor	1975
98	Millersburg Dam	Bourbon	14	Significant	Satisfactory
99	Paris Spears Mill Impoundment	Bourbon	14	Low	Satisfactory	1959
100	Old Marion City Lake Dam	Crittenden	13	Significant	Poor	1930

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