58Total Dams
0High Hazard
8Significant
Dam Safety in Itasca County, Minnesota
Itasca County has 58 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Another 8 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 2 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Itasca County is 62 years old. The most common purpose is tailings. The tallest dam is Essar Steel Tailings Basin at 200 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essar Steel Tailings Basin | Significant | Satisfactory | 200 | Tailings | 2011 |
| Lind Greenway | Significant | Fair | 58 | Tailings | 1976 |
| O'brien North | Significant | Satisfactory | 58 | Tailings | 1972 |
| Clay-boswell | Significant | Satisfactory | 50 | Tailings | |
| Holman Tailings Basin | Significant | Satisfactory | 45 | Tailings | |
| Reservoir No. 2 | Significant | Satisfactory | 40 | Tailings | 1972 |
| Grand Rapids | Significant | Satisfactory | 21 | Hydroelectric | 1916 |
| Pokegama Dam - Dikes 1, 2 and 3 | Significant | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | 1884 |
| Canisteo No. 2 North | Low | Not assessed | 100 | Tailings | |
| Canisteo Pit | Low | Satisfactory | 75 | Tailings | |
| Essar Steel Reclaim Pond | Low | Not assessed | 70 | Tailings | 2011 |
| Hill Annex No. 3 (south) | Low | Satisfactory | 65 | Tailings | 1920 |
| Hill Annex No. 1 (north) | Low | Fair | 63 | Tailings | 1954 |
| Buckeye Tailings No. 2 | Low | Not assessed | 50 | Tailings | 1950 |
| Plummer Basin East Tailings | Low | Not assessed | 50 | Tailings | 1956 |
| Holman Clear Water Pond | Low | Satisfactory | 49 | Tailings | 2012 |
| Plummer Basin W Tailings | Low | Not assessed | 45 | Tailings | 2015 |
| Reservoir No. 6 | Low | Satisfactory | 40 | Tailings | 1966 |
| Mesabi Chief Tailings 2 | Low | Satisfactory | 40 | Tailings | 1952 |
| Orwell-danube West Tailings Basin | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Tailings | 1954 |
| Plummer Basin Sw Clear Water Pond | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Tailings | 1947 |
| Orwell-danube East Tailings Basin | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Tailings | 1954 |
| Perry-wyman Tailings | Low | Poor | 35 | Tailings | 1949 |
| Trout Lake Tailings | Low | Satisfactory | 35 | Tailings | 1954 |
| Prairie River | Low | Satisfactory | 35 | Hydroelectric | 1920 |
| Hunner Tailings | Low | Satisfactory | 25 | Tailings | 1956 |
| Mesabi Chief Clarification | Low | Satisfactory | 24 | Tailings | 1960 |
| Mesabi Chief Tailings 3 | Low | Satisfactory | 24 | Tailings | 1960 |
| Lone Wolf | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1991 |
| Balsam Lake | Low | Satisfactory | 16 | Recreation | 1936 |
| Clover Leaf | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1990 |
| Pigeon River | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Other | 1975 |
| Welch Lake | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1973 |
| Sugar Lake Impoundment | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Other | 1980 |
| Holland Lake | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Other | 1977 |
| Dishpan Lake | Low | Satisfactory | 13 | 1972 | |
| Little Wolf | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1979 |
| Wabana | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1969 |
| Fiske Lake | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1990 |
| Shogren | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1986 |
| Morph Wma | Low | Satisfactory | 12 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1982 |
| Dishpan Wma Impoundment 2 | Low | Satisfactory | 12 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1979 |
| Hartley Lake | Low | Fair | 12 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1938 |
| Bowman Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 12 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1996 |
| Jingo Lake | Low | Not assessed | 11 | Other | 1978 |
| East Lake | Low | Not assessed | 11 | Other | 1972 |
| Wolf Lake | Low | Satisfactory | 11 | Recreation | 1938 |
| Beaver Lodge | Low | Not assessed | 11 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1973 |
| Amik Lake | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Other | 1970 |
| Deer Creek | Low | Satisfactory | 10 | Recreation | 1936 |
| Charter | Low | Satisfactory | 10 | Other | 1967 |
| Pigeon Lake | Low | Satisfactory | 9 | Other | 1937 |
| Eel Lake | Low | Not assessed | 9 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1977 |
| Bowstring | Low | Not assessed | 8 | Other | 1989 |
| Deer Lake | Low | Fair | 8 | Recreation | 1938 |
| Busties Lake | Low | Poor | 7 | Recreation | 1937 |
| Wabana Lake | Low | Satisfactory | 7 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1940 |
| Butler Taconite Initial Tailings | Undetermined | Not assessed | 25 | Tailings | 1969 |