Dams in Muskingum County, Ohio

37Total Dams

6High Hazard

14Significant

Dam Safety in Muskingum County, Ohio

Muskingum County has 37 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 6 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 14 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 18 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.

The average dam in Muskingum County is 75 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is International Animal Preserve Pond Dam #10 at 68 ft.

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Dam	Hazard	Condition	Height (ft)	Purpose	Year
International Animal Preserve Pond Dam #10	High	Fair	68	Water Supply	1976
Dillon Dam - Nashport Dike	High	Not Available	48	Flood Risk Reduction	1959
Zanesville State Nursery Lake Dam	High	Fair	32	Recreation
Blue Rock Lake Dam	High	Satisfactory	31	Recreation	1937
Deer Lake Dam	High	Poor	30	Recreation	1957
Muskingum College Lake Dam	High	Poor	28	Recreation	1935
International Animal Preserve Pond Dam	Significant	Poor	51	Water Supply
International Animal Preserve Pond Dam #2	Significant	Poor	50	Water Supply	1959
Luburgh Lake Dam No. 11	Significant	Satisfactory	48	Recreation	1963
Lake Legendary Dam	Significant	Satisfactory	45	Recreation	1968
Luburgh Lake Dam No. 12	Significant	Fair	43	Recreation	1963
International Animal Preserve Pond Dam #65	Significant	Poor	43	Water Supply
New Concord Village Reservoir Dam	Significant	Fair	42	Water Supply	1955
International Animal Preserve Pond Dam #8	Significant	Poor	41	Water Supply	1962
International Animal Preserve Pond Dam #35	Significant	Poor	38	Water Supply	1975
Simco-peabody Sediment Pond No. 28 Dam	Significant	Poor	26	Other	1984
Muskingum River Lock And Dam No. 9	Significant	Poor	18	Recreation	1841
Lakeview Dam	Significant	Fair	15	Recreation	1959
Muskingum River Lock And Dam No. 11	Significant	Fair	15	Recreation	1841
Muskingum River Lock And Dam No. 10	Significant	Poor	12	Recreation	1841
International Animal Preserve Dam 9715-009	Low	Poor	38	Water Supply	1972
Ohio Power Company Pond Mum-67	Low	Poor	36	Water Supply
International Animal Preserve Pond Dam #7	Low	Poor	34	Water Supply	1961
Hetrick Lake Dam	Low	Satisfactory	29	Recreation
Mcmillan Lake Dam	Low	Satisfactory	27	Recreation	1963
Knowlton's Pond Dam	Low	Poor	25	Recreation	1950
Columbus Southern Power Company Dam Ma-11	Low	Poor	25	Recreation
International Animal Preserve Pond Dam #9	Low	Satisfactory	24	Water Supply	1962
Luburgh Lake Dam No. 5	Low	Fair	23	Recreation	1963
International Animal Preserve Pond Dam #49	Low	Poor	22	Water Supply
Ohio Power Company Pond Dam Mum-100	Low	Fair	15	Water Supply
Monroe Basin Dam	Low	Poor	14	Recreation
International Animal Preserve Pond Dam #37	Low	Poor	13	Water Supply	1976
Dillon Wetland Mitigation Dam	Low	Fair	7	Fish and Wildlife Pond	2000
Simco-peabody Sediment Pond E-1 Dam	Undetermined	Not Rated	32	Tailings	1982
Fuller Lake Dam	Undetermined	Not Rated	31	Recreation	1970
International Animal Preserve Pond Dam #55	Undetermined		18	Water Supply

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