Fish and Wildlife Dams in Minnesota

Minnesota has 224 fish and wildlife dams, of which 1 carry a high hazard classification. The dam creates habitat for fish and wildlife, supporting local ecosystems and potentially serving conservation goals.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1	Peace Twp Road 451	Kanabec	27	Low		2002
2	Steen Wma	Big Stone	26	Low	Satisfactory	1988
3	Stang Lake Dam	Otter Tail	26	Low	Fair	1996
4	Ann Lake	Kanabec	25	Low	Satisfactory	1966
5	Pine River Dam - Dikes 13 And 14	Crow Wing	23	High	Not Available	1886
6	Sterle Pool	Carlton	20	Low	Satisfactory	1990
7	Lone Wolf	Itasca	20	Low	Not Rated	1991
8	Koochiching Wetland	Koochiching	20	Low	Satisfactory	1972
9	Renneberg Lake Wetland Restoration	Le Sueur	20	Low	Satisfactory	2008
10	Thief Lake	Marshall	19	Low	Satisfactory	1931
11	Elm Lake	Marshall	19	Low	Satisfactory	1988
12	Herlein-boote Wma	Nobles	19	Low		2014
13	Johnson	Big Stone	18	Low	Fair	1990
14	Nesvold-tesch Wetland	Carver	18	Low	Satisfactory	1999
15	Sunrise River Pool 3	Chisago	18	Low	Fair	1965
16	Eckvoll Wma	Marshall	17	Low	Satisfactory	1980
17	Moose-willow 1	Aitkin	16	Low	Satisfactory	1960
18	Swenson Wetland	Grant	16	Low	Fair	1999
19	Island Lake Wpa	Grant	16	Low		1990
20	Lory Lake Structure 1	Isanti	16	Low		1962
21	Pool No. 27	Marshall	16	Low		1938
22	Nereson Wma	Roseau	16	Low	Satisfactory	1981
23	Dry Sand Lake Wma	Cass	15	Low	Satisfactory	1964
24	Sunrise River Pool 1	Chisago	15	Low	Fair	1964
25	Big Swamp	Clearwater	15	Low		1965
26	Clover Leaf	Itasca	15	Low	Not Rated	1990
27	Lammi Scs	Lake	15	Low	Satisfactory	1972
28	Eldon Thompson	Otter Tail	15	Low	Poor	1997
29	Sherburne Nat'l Pool 19	Sherburne	15	Low	Satisfactory	1979
30	Sherburne Nat'l Pool 14a	Sherburne	15	Low	Satisfactory	1979
31	Buhl Detention	St. Louis	15	Low		1988
32	Peschel Pond	Todd	15	Low	Fair	1967
33	Moose-willow 2	Aitkin	14	Undetermined	Poor	1966
34	Hubbel Pond	Becker	14	Low	Satisfactory	1933
35	Moose Lake State Park	Carlton	14	Low	Poor	1988
36	Bouchard Wildlife	Isanti	14	Low	Poor	1981
37	Welch Lake	Itasca	14	Low	Not Rated	1973
38	Lost River Pool	Marshall	14	Low	Fair	1988
39	Schweiger Pond	St. Louis	14	Low	Fair	1930
40	Goldmine	St. Louis	14	Low	Not Rated	1993
41	Canosia Wma Angell Pool	St. Louis	14	Low	Satisfactory	1978
42	Warren Lake	Cottonwood	13	Low		1939
43	Geneva Lake	Freeborn	13	Low	Satisfactory	1953
44	Carp	Grant	13	Low	Satisfactory	1951
45	Pelican Creek	Grant	13	Low	Satisfactory	1984
46	Spink Wpa	Grant	13	Low		1988
47	Little Wolf	Itasca	13	Low	Not Rated	1979
48	Wabana	Itasca	13	Low	Not Rated	1969
49	Grass Lake	Kandiyohi	13	Low	Satisfactory
50	Pool No. 8	Marshall	13	Low		1980
51	Roseau River Wma Pool 3	Roseau	13	Low	Fair	1950
52	Sherburne Nat'l Pool 18b	Sherburne	13	Low	Satisfactory	1979
53	Moonan Marsh	Waseca	13	Low	Satisfactory	1967
54	Rice River Pool	Aitkin	12	Low		1949
55	Rice Lake Pool	Aitkin	12	Low		1952
56	Ecklund	Aitkin	12	Low	Poor	1987
57	Chippewa	Becker	12	Low		1930
58	Sawyer Pool	Carlton	12	Low	Satisfactory	1971
59	Little Pine Wma	Clearwater	12	Low	Satisfactory	1987
60	Jennie Lake Flowage	Douglas	12	Low		1978
61	Vandegrift	Freeborn	12	Low
62	Giese Wetland	Grant	12	Low	Fair	1997
63	Morris T Baker Reserve	Hennepin	12	Low	Satisfactory	1976
64	Cranberry Wma South Pool	Isanti	12	Undetermined	Poor	1992
65	Fiske Lake	Itasca	12	Low	Not Rated	1990
66	Shogren	Itasca	12	Low	Not Rated	1986
67	Morph Wma	Itasca	12	Low	Satisfactory	1982
68	Dishpan Wma Impoundment 2	Itasca	12	Low	Satisfactory	1979
69	Hartley Lake	Itasca	12	Low	Fair	1938
70	Beaches Lake	Kittson	12	Low	Satisfactory	1989
71	Unimin Wetland Restoration	Le Sueur	12	Low	Satisfactory	2014
72	Dewitt Pool	Mille Lacs	12	Low	Satisfactory	1957
73	Ernst Pool	Mille Lacs	12	Low	Satisfactory	1958
74	Stanchfield Lake	Morrison	12	Low	Fair	1956
75	Cushing 4	Morrison	12	Low	Fair
76	Frigaard-nelson Wetland	Otter Tail	12	Low	Satisfactory	2000
77	Harth F Pond	Pine	12	Low		1974
78	Roseau River Wma Pool 1	Roseau	12	Low	Fair	1950
79	Roseau Lake	Roseau	12	Low		2023
80	Sherburne Nat'l Pool 7a	Sherburne	12	Low	Satisfactory	1979
81	Sherburne Nat'l Dike 6a	Sherburne	12	Low	Satisfactory	1979
82	Camp 97	St. Louis	12	Low	Not Rated	1994
83	Big Birch Lake	Todd	12	Low	Satisfactory	1992
84	Staples Wma	Todd	12	Low	Satisfactory	1988
85	Janesville Wildlife	Waseca	12	Low	Satisfactory	1973
86	Cornish Flowage	Aitkin	11	Low	Satisfactory	1976
87	Lost Marsh Wma	Blue Earth	11	Low		1990
88	Talcot Lake	Cottonwood	11	Low		1941
89	Urness Lake Wma	Douglas	11	Low	Fair	1980
90	Johnson-ronhovde Wetland	Grant	11	Low	Satisfactory	2001
91	Cranberry Wma North Pool	Isanti	11	Low	Satisfactory	1992
92	Beaver Lodge	Itasca	11	Low		1973
93	Fischer Unit Pond	Kandiyohi	11	Low		1965
94	Anderson Lake	Lincoln	11	Low	Satisfactory	1987
95	Pool No. 19	Marshall	11	Low		1962
96	Pool No. 1	Marshall	11	Low		1967
97	Korsness Pool	Mille Lacs	11	Low	Satisfactory	1959
98	Little Elk Wma South Pool	Morrison	11	Low	Satisfactory	2006
99	Nycklemoe	Otter Tail	11	Low	Satisfactory	2002
100	Nora 33	Pope	11	Low	Satisfactory	1967

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