Recreation Dams in Maryland

Maryland has 171 recreation dams, of which 31 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	Cove Point Lng Main Dam	Calvert	78	Significant	Fair	1974
2	Lake Frank	Montgomery	78	High	Fair	1967
3	Lake Needwood	Montgomery	65	High	Fair	1965
4	Seneca State Park Dam (seneca Creek Road)	Montgomery	64	High	Poor	1975
5	Greenbrier State Park Dam & Dike	Washington	64	High	Unsatisfactory	1965
6	Lake Linganore	Frederick	63	High	Unsatisfactory	1972
7	Don Pleasants Dam	Allegany	50	Significant	Satisfactory	1977
8	Lake Marian (woodridge Road)	Frederick	50	Low	Satisfactory	1973
9	Chesapeake Ranch Estates Dam (chisolm Trail)	Calvert	46	High	Fair	1965
10	Little Deer Creek Site 1	Harford	45	Significant	Fair	1958
11	Lake Merle Dam	Frederick	44	Significant	Satisfactory	1971
12	Lake Churchill (wynnfield Drive)	Montgomery	44	Low	Satisfactory	1971
13	Lake Roland Dam	Baltimore	42	High	Fair	1861
14	Centennial Park Dam	Howard	42	High	Satisfactory	1985
15	Lake Anita Louise	Frederick	40	Low	Not Rated	1973
16	Inspiration Lake	Montgomery	40	High	Satisfactory	1950
17	Meadow Run Dam	Garrett	38	High	Fair	1969
18	Umstc Lower Dam (curie Drive)	Prince George's	38	Significant	Fair	2001
19	Lake Arbor (lake Arbor Way)	Prince George's	38	High	Poor	1971
20	St Marys River Watershed Site 1	St. Mary's	38	High	Fair	1975
21	Gilbert Run Dam 2 (wheatley)	Charles	37	Significant	Poor	1968
22	Broad Creek Dam	Harford	36	High	Fair	1948
23	Lake Whetstone Dam (montgomery Village Avenue)	Montgomery	36	High	Poor	1966
24	Greencastle Lakes Dam (ballinger Drive)	Montgomery	36	Low	Satisfactory	1965
25	Lake Walker Dam - Pond 1 (montgomery Village Avenue)	Montgomery	35	High	Satisfactory	1966
26	Lake Jenkins	Washington	35	Low	Poor	1936
27	Heritage Harbour (mastline Drive)	Anne Arundel	34	Low	Fair	1974
28	Great Falls Estate Dam	Montgomery	34	Low	Not Rated	1963
29	Blairs Valley Dam	Washington	34	High	Satisfactory	1968
30	Cohen Pond	Frederick	33	Significant	Poor	1952
31	Boyd Farm Pond	Talbot	31	Low		1958
32	Lake Karylbrook Community Pond (karen Drive)	Calvert	30	Significant	Fair	1990
33	Avenel - Tpc Dam #3	Montgomery	30	Low	Fair	1986
34	Prince George Country Club Dam (pleasant Prospect)	Prince George's	30	High	Poor	1982
35	Waterfront Greens Community Pond	Garrett	29	Low	Fair	1986
36	Lake Serene (edgewater Drive)	Harford	29	High	Fair	1971
37	Lake Nirvana Dam (main Street)	Montgomery	29	Significant	Satisfactory	1967
38	Queensberry Drive Playground Dam	Calvert	28	Significant	Fair	1981
39	Lake Ridge Community Pond Dam (alta Drive)	Calvert	28	Significant	Fair	1969
40	Kemp Farm Pond	Garrett	28	Low	Satisfactory	1971
41	Wilde Lake Dam	Howard	28	Significant	Satisfactory	1967
42	Gunners Lake (wisteria Drive)	Montgomery	28	Significant	Satisfactory	1985
43	Cosca Regional Park Dam	Prince George's	28	High	Fair	1970
44	Kurt Sherman Dam (upper Pond)	Washington	28	High	Fair	1957
45	Daniels Dam	Baltimore	27	Low	Fair	1833
46	Victoria Station Community Lake	Calvert	27	High	Fair	1986
47	Adventure Sports Center Pond	Garrett	27	Low		2007
48	Lake Helene Dam	Montgomery	27	High	Satisfactory	1950
49	Lake Largo Town Center Dam (kings Way)	Prince George's	27	High	Poor	1973
50	Saefern Dam	Anne Arundel	26	Low	Fair	1967
51	Briar Ridge Farm Pond	Harford	26	Low	Not Rated	1966
52	Lake Elkhorn	Howard	26	High	Satisfactory	1974
53	Lakeview Dam/westlake Dam	Montgomery	26	Low	Satisfactory	1960
54	Sunshine Acres Pond	Montgomery	26	Low	Not Rated	1981
55	Clair Peake Dam (md 235)	St. Mary's	26	Low	Fair	1983
56	Sunderland Railroad Embankment Pond	Calvert	25	Low	Poor	1850
57	Shores Of Calvert Upper Dam (rivershore Drive)	Calvert	25	Significant	Poor	1972
58	Elk Neck State Park Dam	Cecil	25	Low	Unsatisfactory	1960
59	Urbana	Frederick	25	Low	Satisfactory	1963
60	Platter Farm Pond	Garrett	25	Low	Fair	1968
61	Poolesville Public Golf Course	Montgomery	25	Low	Satisfactory	1953
62	Long Hollow Dam	Washington	25	Low	Poor	1940
63	Chenoweth Farm Pond	Baltimore	24	Low	Satisfactory	1990
64	Stoneleigh Community Pond (stoneleigh Court)	Calvert	24	Low	Poor	1978
65	Herrington Manor	Garrett	24	Low	Satisfactory	1938
66	Priestford Hills	Harford	24	Low	Fair	1974
67	Riggs Farm Pond	Howard	24	Low		1988
68	North Creek Dam	Montgomery	24	Low	Satisfactory	1977
69	Wheaton Regional Park Dam	Montgomery	24	Significant	Fair	1962
70	Campus Hills Pond	Harford	23	Low	Fair	1969
71	Burnt Mills Dam	Montgomery	23	Significant	Fair	1930
72	Johnsons Pond	Wicomico	23	Significant	Fair	1936
73	Beaglin Park Dam (beaglin Park Drive)	Wicomico	23	High	Poor	1976
74	Lake Of The Pines (tarnans Branch Crossing)	Anne Arundel	22	Significant	Fair	1981
75	Ferry Landing Woods Pond	Calvert	22	Low	Fair	1981
76	Scull Farm Pond	Caroline	22	Low	Fair	1974
77	Damazo Pond	Frederick	22	Low	Satisfactory	1975
78	Western Maryland 4h Center	Garrett	22	Low	Poor	1937
79	Glen Elyn Lower Dam (forest Glen Drive)	Harford	22	Significant	Fair	1975
80	Rolling Green Community Pond	Harford	22	Significant	Satisfactory	1965
81	Grande View Farms Community Pond	Harford	22	Significant	Satisfactory	1969
82	Highland Lake	Howard	22	Low	Satisfactory	1960
83	Ashton Community Pond Dam	Montgomery	22	Significant	Satisfactory	1959
84	Greenbelt Dam	Prince George's	22	High	Satisfactory	1936
85	Lake Louise	Garrett	21	Significant	Poor	1930
86	Laurel Lakes No 1 (lower)	Prince George's	21	High	Poor	1986
87	Old Loch Raven Dam	Baltimore	20	Low	Not Rated	1875
88	Carroll County Farm Museum Dam	Carroll	20	Significant	Fair	1964
89	Panagopulos Farm Pond	Cecil	20	Low	Not Rated	1974
90	Martindale Pond	Harford	20	Significant	Poor	1975
91	Holly House Meadows Dam	Howard	20	High	Satisfactory	1983
92	Fairlee Lake	Kent	20	Low	Poor	1828
93	Goldberg Pond	Montgomery	20	Low	Not Rated	1965
94	Wye Mills Dam	Queen Anne's	20	Significant	Fair	1682
95	Glen Elyn Upper Dam	Harford	19	Significant	Fair	1975
96	High Banks	Talbot	19	Low		1974
97	Lake Waterford Dam	Anne Arundel	18	Significant	Satisfactory	1925
98	Williston Mill Dam (md 617 Old Harmony Road)	Caroline	18	Low	Satisfactory	1936
99	St Clair Farm Pond	Frederick	18	Significant	Satisfactory	1968
100	Eden Mill Dam	Harford	18	Significant	Fair	1917

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