Dams in Blair County, Pennsylvania

18Total Dams
15High Hazard
1Significant

Dam Safety in Blair County, Pennsylvania

Blair County has 18 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 15 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 1 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 2 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.

The average dam in Blair County is 105 years old. The most common purpose is water supply. The tallest dam is Mill Run at 100 ft.

DamHazardConditionHeight (ft)PurposeYear
Mill RunHighPoor100Water Supply1957
TiptonHighFair66Water Supply1924
Hollidaysburg Muleshoe ReservoirHighSatisfactory66Water Supply1957
Lake AltoonaHighFair65Water Supply1913
BellwoodHighPoor61Water Supply1902
William L. Cochran ImpoundingHighSatisfactory60Water Supply1898
KettleHighFair54Water Supply1888
Tyrone Reservoir #2HighFair51Water Supply1912
Plane NineHighFair51Water Supply1907
Blair GapHighFair47Water Supply1907
Upper KittanningHighFair45Water Supply1887
Canoe CreekHighFair35Recreation1971
Allegheny StorageHighFair31Water Supply1905
Homer Gap No 2HighFair29Water Supply1913
Lakemont ParkHighSatisfactory12Recreation1898
Scotch ValleySignificantNot Rated17Irrigation1998
Scotch RunLowNot Rated40Water Supply1916
Biddle Hollow ReservoirLowNot Rated33Water Supply1911