Dams in Harney County, Oregon
60Total Dams
0High Hazard
10Significant
Dam Safety in Harney County, Oregon
Harney County has 60 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Another 10 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 4 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Harney County is 74 years old. The most common purpose is irrigation. The tallest dam is Skull Creek Reservoir at 100 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood (drewsey) | Significant | Not Rated | 83 | Irrigation | 1967 |
| Stinking Water Creek | Significant | Not Rated | 75 | Irrigation | 1967 |
| Griffin Creek Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 46 | Irrigation | 1953 |
| Hunter Reservoir (harney) | Significant | Not Rated | 40 | Irrigation | 1968 |
| Corcoran | Significant | Not Rated | 39 | Irrigation | 1949 |
| Chickahominy Reservoir | Significant | Not Rated | 38 | Irrigation | 1951 |
| Moon Reservoir | Significant | Not Rated | 38 | Irrigation | 1969 |
| South Fork Reservoir | Significant | Not Rated | 30 | Irrigation | 1968 |
| Beede South | Significant | Not Rated | 22 | Irrigation | 1916 |
| Beede North | Significant | Not Rated | 12 | Irrigation | 1916 |
| Skull Creek Reservoir | Low | Not Rated | 100 | Irrigation | 1934 |
| Alder Creek | Low | Not Rated | 63 | Irrigation | 1973 |
| Deadman Creek Reservoir | Low | Not Rated | 55 | Irrigation | 1984 |
| Kern Brothers Dam (harney) | Low | Not Rated | 54 | Irrigation | 1949 |
| Miller Reservoir (harney) | Low | Not Rated | 48 | Irrigation | 1947 |
| Rock Creek-upper (harney) | Low | Not Rated | 47 | Irrigation | 1970 |
| Vanderveer Dam | Low | Not Rated | 45 | Irrigation | 1920 |
| Clemens Reservoir | Low | Not Rated | 41 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Krumbo Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 39 | Recreation | 1957 |
| Stallard Dam | Low | Not Rated | 37 | Irrigation | 1950 |
| Brown Reservoir (harney) | Low | Not Rated | 35 | Irrigation | 1923 |
| Mahon Reservoir | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Irrigation | 1904 |
| Mortimer Canyon Dam | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Irrigation | 1951 |
| Rock Quarry Canyon Dam | Low | Not Rated | 29 | Irrigation | 1948 |
| Zoglmann Reservoir | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Irrigation | 1963 |
| Twin Springs Dam | Low | Poor | 27 | Water Supply | 1982 |
| Willow Butte | Low | Fair | 25 | Water Supply | 2004 |
| Campbell, John Reservoir | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Irrigation | 1965 |
| Frazier Seeding Reservoir (blm) | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |
| Williams-sherman Reservoir | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Irrigation | 1919 |
| Smyth S Creek Dam | Low | Not Rated | 24 | Irrigation | 1955 |
| Swamp Creek Reservoir (harney) | Low | Not Rated | 24 | Irrigation | 1925 |
| Altnow Reservoir | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Irrigation | 1908 |
| Radio Springs | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Water Supply | 1974 |
| Sitz Reservoir | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Irrigation | 1924 |
| Arntz Dam | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Irrigation | 1957 |
| Paiute Reservoir | Low | Not Rated | 21 | Irrigation | 1964 |
| Delintment Lake | Low | Not Rated | 21 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1953 |
| Jones Reservoir | Low | Not Rated | 21 | Irrigation | 1958 |
| Willow-skull Dam | Low | Poor | 21 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Guano Canyon Dam (harney) | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Irrigation | 1954 |
| Rincon Ranch Reservoir | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Other | |
| Green Spot | Low | Not Rated | 16 | Irrigation | |
| Oregon End Dam | Low | Not Rated | 16 | Irrigation | 1955 |
| Oriana Reservoir | Low | Not Rated | 16 | Irrigation | 1931 |
| Walls Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 16 | Water Supply | 2004 |
| Big Foot Dam | Low | Poor | 16 | Water Supply | 1953 |
| Faye Canyon Reservoir | Low | Not Rated | 14 | Irrigation | 1968 |
| Three Mile Creek Reservoir | Low | Not Rated | 14 | Irrigation | 1946 |
| Rimrock Lake | Low | Not Rated | 13 | Irrigation | 1905 |
| Hay Lake | Low | Not Rated | 13 | Irrigation | 1905 |
| Taft Miller Homestead | Low | Not Rated | 12 | Irrigation | |
| Round Barn Reservoir | Low | Not Rated | 12 | Irrigation | 1943 |
| Oscar Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 12 | Water Supply | 1975 |
| Dry Creek (catlow Valley) | Low | Not Rated | 12 | Other | 1960 |
| Desert Meadows Reservoir Dam | Low | Unsatisfactory | 11 | Irrigation | 1913 |
| Sheep Lake | Low | Not Rated | 10 | Irrigation | |
| Stinking Water Reservoir | Low | Not Rated | 10 | Irrigation | |
| Hl Creek Reservoir | Low | Not Rated | 10 | Irrigation | 1943 |
| Center | Low | Satisfactory | 8 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1981 |