Dams in Washington County, Missouri
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 Rated | 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 Rated | 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 Rated | 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 Rated | 35 | Tailings | 1950 |
| Potosi Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 33 | Recreation | 1947 |
| Spring Glen Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 33 | Recreation | 1933 |
| Bell-settle Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 33 | Other | 1950 |
| Pine Tree Lake East Dam | High | Not Rated | 33 | Recreation | 1975 |
| Lower Dresser No. 4 Dam | High | Not Rated | 31 | Other | 1975 |
| Four Winds Way Dam | High | Not Rated | 31 | Recreation | 1972 |
| Davis Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 30 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Dresser #1 Dam | High | Not Rated | 30 | Tailings | 1968 |
| Hahn Lake Dam/(dry) | High | Not Rated | 30 | Other | |
| Baha Trail Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 30 | Recreation | 1976 |
| Dessieux Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 28 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Powder Spring Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 28 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Pine Tree Lake West Dam | High | Not Rated | 28 | Recreation | 1975 |
| Something Green A Dam | High | Not Rated | 27 | Recreation | 1974 |
| Spring Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 27 | Recreation | 1952 |
| Lake Cherokee Dam | High | Not Rated | 27 | Recreation | 1972 |
| Podorski Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 26 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Artesian Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 26 | Recreation | 1962 |
| Schnelle Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | 1977 |
| Gudaitis Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Hoffman Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | 1977 |
| Henpeck Hollow Dam | High | Not Rated | 24 | Recreation | 1976 |
| Something Green B Dam | High | Not Rated | 22 | Recreation | 1978 |
| Russel Elsey Dam | High | Not Rated | 21 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Floyd Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 21 | Recreation | 1947 |
| Kirkpatrick Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 20 | Recreation | 1991 |
| Mononame 875 | High | Not Rated | 20 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Rogue Creek Upper Dam (imcompleted) | High | Not Rated | 17 | Recreation | |
| The Place Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 16 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Dresser Minerals #7 Dam North(dry) | High | Not Rated | 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 Rated | 35 | ||
| Jones Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 34 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Johns Dam | Low | Not Rated | 33 | 2000 | |
| Cates Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 33 | Recreation | 1961 |
| Del Lago Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 33 | Recreation | 1986 |
| Del Vista Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 33 | Recreation | 1986 |
| Wing Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 32 | Recreation | 1961 |
| Timberlane Lake | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Recreation | 1959 |
| Hopkins Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Recreation | 1991 |
| Assaf Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Dresser Minerals No 7 Dam (dry) | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Tailings | 1972 |
| Woodland Lake | Low | Not Rated | 29 | ||
| Dresser Minerals Dam Sec 24 (dry) | Low | Not Rated | 29 | Other | 1958 |
| Mononame 558 | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Recreation | 1961 |
| Sampson Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | 1977 |
| Hillview Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 |
| Click Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | 1952 |
| Pioneer Rod&gun Club Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | 1979 |
| Rieffer Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Recreation | 1957 |
| Bressie Lake(too Small) | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Recreation | 1973 |
| Mononame 588 | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Other | 1964 |
| Mononame 563 | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Mononame 582 | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Other | 1948 |
| Moosehorn Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Recreation | 1973 |
| Hill View Lake Dam South | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Mononame 267 | Low | Not Rated | 16 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Lake 2 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 15 | Water Supply | 1968 |