Dams in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania

13Total Dams
5High Hazard
4Significant

Dam Safety in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania

Lebanon County has 13 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 5 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 4 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 3 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.

The average dam in Lebanon County is 109 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Cornwall Tailings at 200 ft.

DamHazardConditionHeight (ft)PurposeYear
Cornwall TailingsHighFair200Tailings1961
Memorial LakeHighPoor37Recreation1946
Marquette LakeHighPoor27Recreation1943
StoeversHighFair25Recreation1820
Stouffer LakeHighFair18Recreation1949
EbenezerSignificantSatisfactory25Recreation1820
Lake ConewagoSignificantSatisfactory18Recreation1919
Lake StrauseSignificantPoor14Recreation1921
Wheatstone Detention BasinSignificantSatisfactory8Flood Risk Reduction
Dutch Country Egg FarmLowNot Rated29Irrigation
Saddlers RunLowNot Rated28Recreation1957
Lake WeissLowNot Rated12Recreation1890
Shuey LakeUndeterminedNot Rated8Other1958