119Total Dams
88High Hazard
2Significant
Dam Safety in Washington County, Missouri
Washington County has 119 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 88 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 2 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 6 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Washington County is 57 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Pea Ridge Tailings Dam at 150 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pea Ridge Tailings Dam | High | Satisfactory | 150 | Tailings | 1980 |
| Eshbaugh-martin Dam | High | Satisfactory | 115 | Tailings | 1968 |
| Dresser No.4 Dam | High | Not assessed | 105 | Tailings | 1975 |
| National Lead Industries Dam | High | Satisfactory | 99 | Tailings | 1959 |
| Cadet Mine Tailings Dam | High | Satisfactory | 97 | Tailings | 1978 |
| Mineral Point #2 | High | Satisfactory | 95 | Tailings | 1963 |
| Blackwell Mine Dam | High | Satisfactory | 85 | Tailings | 1980 |
| Kingston No. 1 Dam | High | Satisfactory | 85 | Tailings | 1967 |
| Gun Club Lake Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 85 | Tailings | 1962 |
| Indian Creek Mine Dam-lower | High | Satisfactory | 84 | Water Supply | 1975 |
| King Arthur's Dam | High | Satisfactory | 80 | Tailings | 1980 |
| Pinson Gravel Company Dam | High | Satisfactory | 79 | Tailings | 1973 |
| Racola Tailings Dam | High | Satisfactory | 78 | Tailings | 1953 |
| Desoto Mine Pit & Plant a Dam | High | Satisfactory | 78 | Tailings | 1980 |
| Cadet No. 2 Dam | High | Satisfactory | 77 | Tailings | 1980 |
| Keyes Branch Mine Dam | High | Satisfactory | 77 | Tailings | 1979 |
| Palmer Mine Dam | High | Satisfactory | 76 | Recreation | 1961 |
| Cadet No. 3 Dam | High | Satisfactory | 74 | Tailings | 1992 |
| Minnetonka Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 74 | Tailings | 1957 |
| Sun Mine Dam | High | Not assessed | 73 | Tailings | 1973 |
| Big Four Mine Dam | High | Satisfactory | 73 | Tailings | 1978 |
| Mineral Point #1 | High | Satisfactory | 72 | Tailings | 1968 |
| Lac Shayne Dam | High | Satisfactory | 72 | Recreation | 1979 |
| Black Tailings Dam | High | Satisfactory | 70 | Tailings | 1943 |
| Lakeview Dam | High | Satisfactory | 68 | Other | 1965 |
| Settle Mine Dam #2 | High | Satisfactory | 68 | Other | 1971 |
| Sayersbrook Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 67 | Recreation | 1971 |
| Crystal Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 65 | Recreation | 1980 |
| Parole Mine Dam | High | Satisfactory | 64 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Flying "s" Bar Ranch Dam | High | Satisfactory | 62 | Tailings | 1977 |
| Old Mines Tailings Dam | High | Satisfactory | 61 | Tailings | 1980 |
| Ditch Creek Dam | High | Satisfactory | 60 | Tailings | 1955 |
| Ashley Branch Dam | High | Satisfactory | 58 | Recreation | 1986 |
| Howell Mine Dam | High | Satisfactory | 58 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Little Indian Creek Dam | High | Satisfactory | 58 | Tailings | 1972 |
| Casey Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 57 | Tailings | 1957 |
| Indian Creek Mine Dam - Upper | High | Not assessed | 56 | Tailings | 1980 |
| Belgrade Dam | High | Satisfactory | 55 | Water Supply | 1958 |
| Desoto Pit & Plant B Dam | High | Satisfactory | 54 | Tailings | 1980 |
| Cadet No. 1 Dam | High | Satisfactory | 53 | Tailings | 1968 |
| Sunnen Dam | High | Satisfactory | 51 | Recreation | 1948 |
| Blue Heron Dam | High | Satisfactory | 51 | Tailings | 1969 |
| Forest Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 50 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Old Wolf Dam | High | Satisfactory | 48 | Tailings | 1979 |
| Richwoods Mine B Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 48 | Tailings | 1943 |
| Emerald Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 46 | Recreation | 1982 |
| Arnault Branch Mine Dam | High | Satisfactory | 46 | Tailings | 1970 |
| Gibson Memorial Dam | High | Satisfactory | 45 | Recreation | 1997 |
| Keuss Dam | High | Satisfactory | 45 | Recreation | 1999 |
| Dorlac Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 45 | Tailings | 1941 |
| Dresser Ind. Old #1 | High | Unsatisfactory | 45 | Tailings | 1968 |
| Wings Lower Lake Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 42 | Recreation | 1996 |
| Bottom Diggins Dam | High | Satisfactory | 41 | Tailings | 1957 |
| Lake Apache Dam | High | Satisfactory | 41 | Recreation | 1973 |
| Wings Lake Upper Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 40 | Recreation | 1998 |
| Heimos Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 37 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 |
| Casey Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 36 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Dresser Minerals #7 Dam South (dry) | High | Not assessed | 35 | Tailings | 1950 |
| Potosi Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 33 | Recreation | 1947 |
| Spring Glen Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 33 | Recreation | 1933 |
| Bell-settle Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 33 | Other | 1950 |
| Pine Tree Lake East Dam | High | Not assessed | 33 | Recreation | 1975 |
| Lower Dresser No. 4 Dam | High | Not assessed | 31 | Other | 1975 |
| Four Winds Way Dam | High | Not assessed | 31 | Recreation | 1972 |
| Davis Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Dresser #1 Dam | High | Not assessed | 30 | Tailings | 1968 |
| Hahn Lake Dam/(dry) | High | Not assessed | 30 | Other | |
| Baha Trail Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | 1976 |
| Dessieux Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Powder Spring Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Pine Tree Lake West Dam | High | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | 1975 |
| Something Green a Dam | High | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | 1974 |
| Spring Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | 1952 |
| Lake Cherokee Dam | High | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | 1972 |
| Podorski Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Artesian Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | 1962 |
| Schnelle Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1977 |
| Gudaitis Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Hoffman Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1977 |
| Henpeck Hollow Dam | High | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | 1976 |
| Something Green B Dam | High | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | 1978 |
| Russel Elsey Dam | High | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Floyd Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | 1947 |
| Kirkpatrick Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1991 |
| Mononame 875 | High | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Rogue Creek Upper Dam (imcompleted) | High | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | |
| The Place Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Dresser Minerals #7 Dam North(dry) | High | Not assessed | 15 | Other | 1950 |
| Luttrell Lake Upper Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 55 | Tailings | 1934 |
| Luttrell Lake Dam Lower | Significant | Satisfactory | 44 | Recreation | 1935 |
| Carter Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 62 | Tailings | 1957 |
| Spring Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 41 | Recreation | 1981 |
| Lake Melissa Dam | Low | Not assessed | 35 | ||
| Jones Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Johns Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | 2000 | |
| Cates Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Recreation | 1961 |
| Del Lago Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Recreation | 1986 |
| Del Vista Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Recreation | 1986 |
| Wing Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Recreation | 1961 |
| Timberlane Lake | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | 1959 |
| Hopkins Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | 1991 |
| Assaf Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Dresser Minerals No 7 Dam (dry) | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Tailings | 1972 |
| Woodland Lake | Low | Not assessed | 29 | ||
| Dresser Minerals Dam Sec 24 (dry) | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Other | 1958 |
| Mononame 558 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | 1961 |
| Sampson Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1977 |
| Hillview Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 |
| Click Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1952 |
| Pioneer Rod&gun Club Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1979 |
| Rieffer Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Recreation | 1957 |
| Bressie Lake(too Small) | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Recreation | 1973 |
| Mononame 588 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Other | 1964 |
| Mononame 563 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Mononame 582 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Other | 1948 |
| Moosehorn Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1973 |
| Hill View Lake Dam South | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Mononame 267 | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Lake 2 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Water Supply | 1968 |