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 assessed | 83 | Irrigation | 1967 |
| Stinking Water Creek | Significant | Not assessed | 75 | Irrigation | 1967 |
| Griffin Creek Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 46 | Irrigation | 1953 |
| Hunter Reservoir (harney) | Significant | Not assessed | 40 | Irrigation | 1968 |
| Corcoran | Significant | Not assessed | 39 | Irrigation | 1949 |
| Chickahominy Reservoir | Significant | Not assessed | 38 | Irrigation | 1951 |
| Moon Reservoir | Significant | Not assessed | 38 | Irrigation | 1969 |
| South Fork Reservoir | Significant | Not assessed | 30 | Irrigation | 1968 |
| Beede South | Significant | Not assessed | 22 | Irrigation | 1916 |
| Beede North | Significant | Not assessed | 12 | Irrigation | 1916 |
| Skull Creek Reservoir | Low | Not assessed | 100 | Irrigation | 1934 |
| Alder Creek | Low | Not assessed | 63 | Irrigation | 1973 |
| Deadman Creek Reservoir | Low | Not assessed | 55 | Irrigation | 1984 |
| Kern Brothers Dam (harney) | Low | Not assessed | 54 | Irrigation | 1949 |
| Miller Reservoir (harney) | Low | Not assessed | 48 | Irrigation | 1947 |
| Rock Creek-upper (harney) | Low | Not assessed | 47 | Irrigation | 1970 |
| Vanderveer Dam | Low | Not assessed | 45 | Irrigation | 1920 |
| Clemens Reservoir | Low | Not assessed | 41 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Krumbo Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 39 | Recreation | 1957 |
| Stallard Dam | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Irrigation | 1950 |
| Brown Reservoir (harney) | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Irrigation | 1923 |
| Mahon Reservoir | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Irrigation | 1904 |
| Mortimer Canyon Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Irrigation | 1951 |
| Rock Quarry Canyon Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Irrigation | 1948 |
| Zoglmann Reservoir | Low | Not assessed | 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 assessed | 25 | Irrigation | 1965 |
| Frazier Seeding Reservoir (BLM) | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |
| Williams-sherman Reservoir | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Irrigation | 1919 |
| Smyth S Creek Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Irrigation | 1955 |
| Swamp Creek Reservoir (harney) | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Irrigation | 1925 |
| Altnow Reservoir | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Irrigation | 1908 |
| Radio Springs | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Water Supply | 1974 |
| Sitz Reservoir | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Irrigation | 1924 |
| Arntz Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Irrigation | 1957 |
| Paiute Reservoir | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Irrigation | 1964 |
| Delintment Lake | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1953 |
| Jones Reservoir | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Irrigation | 1958 |
| Willow-skull Dam | Low | Poor | 21 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Guano Canyon Dam (harney) | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | 1954 |
| Rincon Ranch Reservoir | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Other | |
| Green Spot | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Irrigation | |
| Oregon End Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Irrigation | 1955 |
| Oriana Reservoir | Low | Not assessed | 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 assessed | 14 | Irrigation | 1968 |
| Three Mile Creek Reservoir | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Irrigation | 1946 |
| Rimrock Lake | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Irrigation | 1905 |
| Hay Lake | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Irrigation | 1905 |
| Taft Miller Homestead | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Irrigation | |
| Round Barn Reservoir | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Irrigation | 1943 |
| Oscar Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 12 | Water Supply | 1975 |
| Dry Creek (catlow Valley) | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Other | 1960 |
| Desert Meadows Reservoir Dam | Low | Unsatisfactory | 11 | Irrigation | 1913 |
| Sheep Lake | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Irrigation | |
| Stinking Water Reservoir | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Irrigation | |
| Hl Creek Reservoir | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Irrigation | 1943 |
| Center | Low | Satisfactory | 8 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1981 |