Recreation Dams in Minnesota

Minnesota has 218 recreation dams, of which 3 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	Pagel-madden	Lyon	40	Low		1978
2	Hayes Lake	Roseau	39	Significant	Fair	1973
3	Pickwick Mill	Winona	36	Significant	Poor	1854
4	Coon Rapids	Anoka	35	Significant	Fair	1913
5	State Hospital Pond	Nicollet	35	Significant	Satisfactory	1970
6	Splitrock Lake	Pipestone	35	Significant	Fair	1937
7	Brawner Lake	Lyon	32	Low	Satisfactory	1952
8	Silver Lake	Olmsted	30	Significant	Satisfactory	1935
9	Pike River	St. Louis	30	Significant	Poor	1912
10	Jorgenson Pond	Otter Tail	29	Low	Satisfactory	1969
11	Rum River	Anoka	28	Low	Satisfactory	1853
12	Trophy Lake	Carver	28	Low	Satisfactory	2008
13	Jordan Falls	Scott	28	Low		1860
14	Jordan Mill Pond	Scott	28	Significant	Satisfactory	2000
15	Spruce Creek	Douglas	27	Significant	Satisfactory	1870
16	Trophy Lake	Pope	27	Low	Satisfactory	2000
17	Kettle Falls		26	Significant	Satisfactory	1914
18	Willow River	Pine	26	Low		1941
19	Chippewa River	Pope	26	Significant	Satisfactory	1870
20	Locke Lake	Anoka	25	Significant	Satisfactory	1956
21	Long Lake	Hubbard	25	Low	Satisfactory	1949
22	Miller F	Red Lake	25	Low	Satisfactory	1976
23	Fairhaven	Stearns	25	Low	Satisfactory	1974
24	Grindstone River	Pine	23	Significant	Poor	1955
25	Elk River	Sherburne	23	High		1916
26	Elm Creek	Hennepin	22	Significant	Satisfactory	2017
27	Knife Lake	Kanabec	22	Significant		1983
28	New London	Kandiyohi	22	High		1864
29	Sauk Centre	Stearns	22	Significant	Satisfactory	1935
30	Fountain Lake	Freeborn	21	Low	Satisfactory	1911
31	Mustinka River	Grant	21	Significant	Satisfactory	1940
32	Tallgrass Wildlife Refuge	Lincoln	21	Low
33	Shelburne 2	Lyon	21	Low
34	Northfield	Rice	21	Significant	Fair	1918
35	Straight Lake	Becker	20	Low	Satisfactory	1942
36	Fish Hook River	Hubbard	20	Significant	Fair	1941
37	Marlu Mill Pond	Pope	20	Low	Fair	1967
38	Little Stone Lake	St. Louis	20	Significant	Fair
39	Sauk River Melrose	Stearns	20	Significant	Fair	1873
40	Lake Clayton	Pine	19	Low	Poor	1940
41	Berscheid Pond	Todd	19	Low	Satisfactory	1978
42	Thunder Lake	Cass	18	Low		1934
43	Sunrise River	Chisago	18	Low	Satisfactory	1885
44	Prestorious F Pond	Freeborn	18	Low	Fair	1971
45	Mound Creek North Pool	Rock	18	Low	Fair	1940
46	Pokegama Dam - Dikes 1, 2 And 3	Itasca	17	Significant	Not Available	1884
47	King's Mill	Rice	17	High	Fair	1862
48	Maxa Pond	Scott	17	Low		1978
49	Balsam Lake	Itasca	16	Low	Satisfactory	1936
50	Christiania 5	Jackson	16	Significant	Satisfactory	1968
51	Pine Lawn Park	Mower	16	Low	Fair	1977
52	Pelican River	Otter Tail	16	Low	Poor	1878
53	Pelican Rapids	Otter Tail	16	Low	Satisfactory	1870
54	Wolf Lake	St. Louis	16	Low	Satisfactory	1941
55	Reservation Dam	Traverse	16	Low	Not Available	1940
56	Marshall Lake	Becker	15	Low	Fair	1972
57	Fox Lake	Beltrami	15	Undetermined	Satisfactory	1939
58	Big Stone Lake	Big Stone	15	Significant	Satisfactory	1937
59	Gull Dam	Cass	15	Low	Not Available	1912
60	Mountain Lake	Cottonwood	15	Significant	Satisfactory	1960
61	Lagoon Park	Fillmore	15	Low	Fair	1871
62	Albert Lea Lake	Freeborn	15	Low		1923
63	Snelling Lake	Hennepin	15	Low	Satisfactory	1965
64	Wilson Lake	Lake	15	Low	Poor	1961
65	Hutchinson	McLeod	15	Significant	Satisfactory	1857
66	Dobbins Creek	Mower	15	Low	Satisfactory	1934
67	Cedar River	Mower	15	Low	Satisfactory	1853
68	Phelps Mill Pond	Otter Tail	15	Significant	Fair	1873
69	Jeffers Fish Pond	Scott	15	Undetermined		1970
70	Swift Falls	Swift	15	Low	Satisfactory	1967
71	Round Lake	Becker	14	Low	Satisfactory	1938
72	George Lake	Martin	14	Significant	Satisfactory	1939
73	Cold Spring	Stearns	14	Low	Satisfactory	1980
74	Prairie Portage		13	Low	Not Rated	1975
75	Peltier Lake	Anoka	13	Low	Satisfactory	1930
76	Lion's Park	Becker	13	Low	Satisfactory	1939
77	Norway Lake	Cass	13	Low	Satisfactory	1909
78	Leech Dam	Cass	13	Significant	Not Available	1885
79	Mantorville	Dodge	13	Low	Fair	1888
80	Ramsey	Mower	13	Low	Poor	1872
81	Cedar Lake Outlet	Scott	13	Low	Satisfactory	1950
82	Mill Creek	Stearns	13	Low	Satisfactory	1870
83	Height Of Land Lake	Becker	12	Low	Satisfactory	1938
84	Many Point Lake	Becker	12	Low	Fair	1938
85	Movil Lake	Beltrami	12	Low		1938
86	Moorhead Lagoon	Clay	12	Low	Satisfactory	1950
87	Devil Track	Cook	12	Low	Not Rated	1987
88	Barrett Lake	Grant	12	Significant	Satisfactory	1937
89	Portage Lake	Hubbard	12	Low	Satisfactory	1938
90	Lake Calhoun Diversion	Kandiyohi	12	Low	Satisfactory	1937
91	Nest Lake	Kandiyohi	12	Low	Poor	1964
92	Fall Lake	Lake	12	Low	Not Rated	1989
93	Lake Louise	Mower	12	Low	Fair	1900
94	Lake Okabena	Nobles	12	Low	Fair	1941
95	Prairie Lake	Otter Tail	12	Low		1936
96	Rose Lake	Otter Tail	12	Low	Satisfactory	1937
97	Keller Lake	Ramsey	12	Low	Satisfactory	1938
98	Cannon River (woolen Mills)	Rice	12	Significant	Fair	1865
99	Esquagama Lake	St. Louis	12	Low	Fair	1937
100	Morehouse Park	Steele	12	Low	Satisfactory	1930

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