Debris Control Dams in Ohio

Ohio has 39 debris control dams. The dam is designed to catch sediment, rocks, and debris carried by flowing water — particularly important in areas prone to mudslides or heavy erosion.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1	Winton Woods Sediment Retention Pond	Hamilton	55	Significant	Fair	1995
2	Savannah Wwtp Lagoons	Ashland	44	Significant	Satisfactory	1996
3	Simco Sediment Pond E-55 Dam	Coshocton	34	Low	Satisfactory	1989
4	Kenton Dam	Gallia	30	Low	Not Rated	1967
5	Strimple Creek Dam	Hamilton	30	Low	Satisfactory	1995
6	Four Mile Creek Site 9b Dam	Preble	29	Low	Satisfactory	1995
7	Sedimentation Pond No. 1 Dam	Clermont	28	Significant	Poor	2000
8	Avis Dam	Athens	27	Low	Not Rated	1997
9	Lamping Dam	Monroe	27	Significant	Not Rated	1967
10	Hunters Run Structure R-61	Fairfield	26	Low	Fair	1959
11	Ohio River Collieries Sediment Pond Dam	Guernsey	26	Low	Fair	1979
12	Winchester Wwt Lagoon No. 2	Adams	25	Significant	Satisfactory	2004
13	Sand Run Dam	Hocking	25	Significant	Not Rated	1964
14	South Sedimentation Basin Dam	Perry	22	Low	Fair	1991
15	Four Mile Creek Site 14 Dam	Preble	22	Low	Satisfactory	1998
16	Winchester Wwt Lagoon No. 3	Adams	21	Significant	Satisfactory	2004
17	Somoco Wwt Lagoon	Morrow	19	Significant	Fair	2000
18	Bidwell/porter Wwt Lagoon	Gallia	18	Significant	Satisfactory	1999
19	South Central Wwt Lagoon	Williams	18	Significant	Satisfactory	2011
20	Lake George Dam	Ashtabula	17	Significant	Poor	1964
21	Montezuma Club Island Wwt Lagoon Cell 4	Mercer	17	Significant	Fair	2012
22	Attica Wastewater Treatment Lagoon	Seneca	16	Significant	Fair	2016
23	Rawson Wwt Lagoon	Hancock	15	Significant	Satisfactory	2003
24	Fort Jennings Wwt Lagoon	Putnam	15	Significant	Satisfactory	2002
25	Russellville Wwt Lagoon Basin #1	Brown	13	Significant	Fair	1999
26	New Washington Wwt Lagoon	Crawford	13	Significant	Fair	2000
27	Mt. Victory Sewage Lagoon	Hardin	13	Significant	Satisfactory	1996
28	Wakeman Wwt Lagoon	Huron	13	Significant	Satisfactory	1993
29	Russellville Wwt Lagoon Basin #2	Brown	12	Significant	Fair	1999
30	Auglaize River Wwt Lagoon	Defiance	12	Significant	Satisfactory	2011
31	Jewett Wwt Lagoon	Harrison	12	Significant	Satisfactory	1999
32	Republic Wwt Lagoon	Seneca	12	Significant	Satisfactory	2003
33	Nettle Lake Wwtp Lagoons	Williams	11	Significant	Satisfactory	1996
34	Clinton County Wwt Lagoon	Clinton	10	Significant	Satisfactory	2007
35	West Mansfield Wwt Lagoon	Logan	10	Significant	Fair	1997
36	Mcclure Wwt Lagoon	Henry	9	Significant	Satisfactory	1997
37	Wayne Wwt Lagoon	Wood	9	Significant	Satisfactory	1996
38	Lyons Wwt Lagoon	Fulton	8	Significant	Satisfactory	2003
39	North Broadway Low Head Dam	Franklin	6	Significant	Fair	1969

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