26Total Dams
12High Hazard
5Significant
Dam Safety in Lane County, Oregon
Lane County has 26 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 12 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 5 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 1 dam has a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Lane County is 72 years old. The most common purpose is other. The tallest dam is Cougar Dam at 519 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cougar Dam | High | Not assessed | 519 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Hills Creek Dam | High | Not assessed | 341 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Lookout Point Dam | High | Not assessed | 276 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1953 |
| Blue River Dam | High | Not assessed | 270 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Fall Creek Dam | High | Not assessed | 205 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Dorena Dam | High | Not assessed | 154 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1949 |
| Dexter Dam | High | Not assessed | 117 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1955 |
| Cottage Grove Dam | High | Not assessed | 103 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1942 |
| Hult Pond Dam | High | Satisfactory | 37 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Walterville Forebay | High | Poor | 24 | Hydroelectric | 1911 |
| Santa Clara | High | Satisfactory | 17 | Other | 1976 |
| Walterville Storage Pond | High | Satisfactory | 10 | Hydroelectric | 1951 |
| Farnam Creek Reservoir | Significant | Not assessed | 34 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Ford Farms Reservoir | Significant | Not assessed | 25 | Irrigation | 1959 |
| Schwartz Reservoir | Significant | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | 1958 |
| Forcia and Larsen Log Pond | Significant | Not assessed | 19 | Other | 1923 |
| Vaughn Log Pond | Significant | Not assessed | 12 | Other | 1951 |
| Carroll Reservoir | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Irrigation | 1955 |
| Leaburg | Low | Satisfactory | 20 | Hydroelectric | 1930 |
| Metropolitan Sludge Ponds (lagoon) | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Other | 1987 |
| East Basin, Cell 1 and 2 | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Other | 1954 |
| Siltcoos Lake | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Other | 1964 |
| Oakridge Mill Log Pond | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Other | 1947 |
| Fern Ridge Dam - Dike 2 | Low | Not assessed | 14 | 1941 | |
| Booth Kelly Lumber Pond (lagoon) | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Other | 1953 |
| Konyn Dairy Lagoon | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Other |