Flood Control Dams in Ohio

Ohio has 120 flood control dams, of which 73 carry a high hazard classification. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1	William H. Harsha Dam	Clermont	205	High	Not Available	1973
2	Caesar Creek Dam - Saddle Dike 2	Warren	180	High	Not Available	1976
3	Englewood Dam	Montgomery	121	High	Fair	1922
4	Mohawk Dam	Coshocton	111	High	Not Available	1937
5	Germantown Dam	Montgomery	107	High	Fair	1922
6	West Fork Of Mill Creek Dam	Hamilton	106	High	Not Available	1952
7	Clarence J. Brown Dam	Clark	98	High	Not Available	1973
8	Berlin Dam	Mahoning	96	High	Not Available	1943
9	Alum Creek Dam	Delaware	93	High	Not Available	1974
10	Lakeview Cemetery Flood Control Dam	Cuyahoga	89	High	Fair	1978
11	Wills Creek Dam	Coshocton	87	High	Not Available	1936
12	Tom Jenkins Dam	Athens	84	High	Not Available	1950
13	Michael J. Kirwan Dam	Portage	83	High	Not Available	1966
14	Taylorsville Dam	Montgomery	78	High	Fair	1922
15	Lockington Dam	Shelby	78	High	Fair	1922
16	Hunters Run Structure No. 9	Fairfield	76	High	Fair	1959
17	Wolf Run Lake Dam	Noble	76	High	Satisfactory	1966
18	Caldwell Lake Dam	Noble	75	High	Fair	1969
19	Leesville Dam	Carroll	74	High	Not Available	1937
20	Huffman Dam	Greene	73	High	Fair	1922
21	North Branch Kokosing Dam	Knox	71	High	Not Available	1972
22	Aston Oaks Lake Dam	Hamilton	66	High	Fair	2000
23	Atwood Dam	Tuscarawas	65	High	Not Available	1936
24	Clendening Dam	Harrison	64	High	Not Available	1936
25	Margaret Creek Structure No. 2	Athens	60	High	Fair	1970
26	Rushcreek Structure No. Vi-a	Fairfield	58	High	Fair	1982
27	Hunters Run Structure No. 2	Fairfield	56	Significant	Satisfactory	1955
28	Piedmont Dam	Harrison	56	High	Not Available	1937
29	Chippewa Creek Structure Iii-a	Medina	55	High	Satisfactory	1980
30	Hunters Run Structure No. 8	Fairfield	53	High	Satisfactory	1959
31	Charles Mill Dam	Ashland	52	High	Not Available	1936
32	Rushcreek Structure No. Vi-d	Fairfield	52	High	Satisfactory	1975
33	Tappan Dam	Harrison	52	High	Not Available	1936
34	Hunters Run Structure No. 4	Fairfield	51	High	Fair	1960
35	Chippewa Creek Structure Viii-d	Medina	51	Significant	Satisfactory	1976
36	Dillon Dam - Nashport Dike	Muskingum	48	High	Not Available	1959
37	Mosquito Creek Dam	Trumbull	47	High	Not Available	1944
38	Sharonville Retention Dam	Hamilton	46	High	Fair	1967
39	Senecaville Dam	Guernsey	45	High	Not Available	1937
40	Rush Creek Structure No. 1-b	Perry	45	High	Fair	1975
41	Margaret Creek Structure No. 6	Athens	42	High	Poor	1967
42	Rushcreek Structure No. Iii-e	Perry	42	Significant	Satisfactory	1986
43	Rushcreek Structure No. Vii-a	Fairfield	41	High	Satisfactory	1985
44	Hunters Run Structure No. 1	Fairfield	41	High	Fair	1955
45	Hunters Run Structure No. 5	Fairfield	41	Significant	Fair	1961
46	Chippewa Creek Structure Iv-a	Medina	41	Significant	Satisfactory	1973
47	Kerruish Stormwater Control Facility Dam	Cuyahoga	40	High	Satisfactory	1954
48	Hunters Run Structure No. R-23	Fairfield	40	Significant	Satisfactory	1960
49	Lewis Lake Dam	Scioto	40	Low	Not Rated	1990
50	East Fork Buck Creek Structure Iv-a	Champaign	39	Significant	Fair	1966
51	East Fork Buck Creek Structure I-b	Champaign	38	Significant	Poor	1966
52	Acacia Country Club Lake Dam	Cuyahoga	38	Significant	Poor
53	Rushcreek Structure No. Iii-b	Perry	38	Significant	Satisfactory	1968
54	Forest Hill Park Dam No. 2	Cuyahoga	37	High	Poor	1963
55	Wabash Structure No. 1 Dam	Darke	37	Significant	Satisfactory	1964
56	Big Bear Lake Dam	Scioto	37	High	Poor	1972
57	Rushcreek Structure No. V-c	Fairfield	36	High	Fair	1969
58	Rushcreek Structure No. Vii-c	Fairfield	36	Significant	Satisfactory	1976
59	Kemper Meadow Dam	Hamilton	36	Undetermined	Not Rated	1997
60	Pine Creek Structure No. 8 Dam	Lawrence	36	High	Fair	1972
61	Rushcreek Structure No. Iii-c	Perry	36	High	Satisfactory	1977
62	East Fork Buck Creek Structure Iii-a	Champaign	35	Significant	Fair	1966
63	Chippewa Creek Structure Ii-a	Medina	35	Significant	Fair	1969
64	Margaret Creek Structure No. 4	Athens	34	High	Fair	1971
65	Rushcreek Structure No. Iii-a	Perry	34	High	Fair	1969
66	Rushcreek Structure No. Vi-f	Fairfield	33	Significant	Satisfactory	1987
67	Margaret Creek Structure No. 1	Athens	32	High	Satisfactory	1972
68	Rushcreek Structure No. V-b	Fairfield	32	Significant	Satisfactory	1971
69	Rushcreek Structure No. Vii-d	Fairfield	32	Significant	Fair	1972
70	Chippewa Creek Structure V-d	Wayne	32	Significant	Satisfactory	1971
71	Fairfield Detention "c" Dam	Butler	31	High	Satisfactory	1998
72	Rushcreek Structure No. Ii	Perry	31	High	Fair	1985
73	Tarhe Dry Dam	Fairfield	30	High	Fair	1995
74	Hunters Run Structure No. R-13	Fairfield	30	Low	Fair	1956
75	Hunters Run Structure No. R-63	Fairfield	30	Significant	Poor	1961
76	Delaware Dam - Waldo Levee	Marion	30	High	Not Available	1948
77	Dover Dam - Fairfield Levee	Tuscarawas	30	High	Not Available	1937
78	Margaret Creek Structure No. 5	Athens	29	Significant	Satisfactory	1970
79	Hunters Run Structure No. R-33	Fairfield	29	Undetermined	Not Rated	1960
80	Crossings Of Springdale Lake No. 1 Dam	Hamilton	29	Significant	Fair	1979
81	Rushcreek Structure No. Iv-c	Perry	29	High	Fair	1976
82	Rushcreek Structure No. Iv-e	Perry	29	Significant	Satisfactory	1979
83	Rushcreek Structure No. Vii-e	Fairfield	28	High	Fair	1967
84	Hunters Run Structure No. R-65	Fairfield	28	Low	Fair	1961
85	Hunters Run Structure No. R-21	Fairfield	28	Low	Poor	1961
86	Upper Wabash Structure No. 3 Dam	Mercer	28	High	Satisfactory	1963
87	Chippewa Creek Structure V-c	Wayne	28	Significant	Satisfactory	1971
88	Rushcreek Structure No. V-a	Fairfield	27	Significant	Fair	1970
89	Hunters Run Structure No. 3	Fairfield	27	High	Poor	1960
90	Chippewa Creek Structure Vii-c	Wayne	27	High	Fair	1974
91	East Fork Buck Creek Structure Ii-b	Champaign	26	Significant	Fair	1966
92	Wright Farm West Detention Basin Dam	Hamilton	26	High	Satisfactory	1996
93	Rushcreek Structure No. Iv-a	Perry	26	Significant	Satisfactory	1979
94	Hunters Run Structure No. 6	Fairfield	25	High	Fair	1961
95	Chippewa Creek Structure Viii-c	Medina	25	High	Satisfactory	1976
96	Bolivar Dam - East Sparta Levee	Stark	25	High	Not Available	1938
97	Fairfield Detention "a" Dam	Butler	24	High	Satisfactory	1997
98	Hunters Run Structure R-42	Fairfield	24	High	Poor	1959
99	Four Mile Creek Site 15 Dam	Preble	23	Low	Satisfactory	1997
100	Zf Batavia Retention Basin Dam	Clermont	22	Significant	Poor	1980

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