Dams in Itasca County, Minnesota
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 Available | 17 | Recreation | 1884 |
| Canisteo No. 2 North | Low | 100 | Tailings | ||
| Canisteo Pit | Low | Satisfactory | 75 | Tailings | |
| Essar Steel Reclaim Pond | Low | Not Rated | 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 | 50 | Tailings | 1950 | |
| Plummer Basin East Tailings | Low | 50 | Tailings | 1956 | |
| Holman Clear Water Pond | Low | Satisfactory | 49 | Tailings | 2012 |
| Plummer Basin W Tailings | Low | 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 Rated | 40 | Tailings | 1954 |
| Plummer Basin Sw Clear Water Pond | Low | 40 | Tailings | 1947 | |
| Orwell-danube East Tailings Basin | Low | Not Rated | 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 Rated | 20 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1991 |
| Balsam Lake | Low | Satisfactory | 16 | Recreation | 1936 |
| Clover Leaf | Low | Not Rated | 15 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1990 |
| Pigeon River | Low | 14 | Other | 1975 | |
| Welch Lake | Low | Not Rated | 14 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1973 |
| Sugar Lake Impoundment | Low | 14 | Other | 1980 | |
| Holland Lake | Low | 13 | Other | 1977 | |
| Dishpan Lake | Low | Satisfactory | 13 | 1972 | |
| Little Wolf | Low | Not Rated | 13 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1979 |
| Wabana | Low | Not Rated | 13 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1969 |
| Fiske Lake | Low | Not Rated | 12 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1990 |
| Shogren | Low | Not Rated | 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 | 11 | Other | 1978 | |
| East Lake | Low | 11 | Other | 1972 | |
| Wolf Lake | Low | Satisfactory | 11 | Recreation | 1938 |
| Beaver Lodge | Low | 11 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1973 | |
| Amik Lake | Low | 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 Rated | 9 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1977 |
| Bowstring | Low | 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 Rated | 25 | Tailings | 1969 |