Dams in Baltimore City, Maryland

10Total Dams
6High Hazard
2Significant

Dam Safety in Baltimore City, Maryland

Baltimore City has 10 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 6 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 2 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 1 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.

The average dam in Baltimore City is 110 years old. The most common purpose is water supply. The tallest dam is Druid Hill Lake Reservoir And Storage Tanks at 118 ft.

DamHazardConditionHeight (ft)PurposeYear
Druid Hill Lake Reservoir And Storage TanksHighPoor118Water Supply1871
Pecks Branch Dam (ashburton)HighSatisfactory59Other1956
Lake Ashburton Reservoir And Storage TanksHighNot Rated40Water Supply1910
Hillen Road Water Supply TankHighSatisfactory36Water Supply1920
Guilford Reservoir Storage TanksHighSatisfactory35Water Supply1893
Lake MontebelloHighFair30Other1880
Amtrak Railroad Culvert 100.18SignificantFair24Other1888
Johns Hopkins Bayview Campus Swm PondSignificantFair20Flood Risk Reduction2004
Montebello Waste Water LakeLow46Other1915
Masonville DmcfLowSatisfactory18Tailings