Dams in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

56Total Dams

35High Hazard

9Significant

Dam Safety in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Luzerne County has 56 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 35 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 9 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 11 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.

The average dam in Luzerne County is 99 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Mill Creek at 74 ft.

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Dam	Hazard	Condition	Height (ft)	Purpose	Year
Mill Creek	High	Fair	74	Water Supply	1898
Pikes Creek	High	Satisfactory	65	Water Supply	1911
Frances Slocum	High	Fair	51	Recreation	1965
Lake Susquehanna	High	Poor	51	Recreation	1973
Gardner Creek	High	Fair	47	Water Supply	1902
F	High	Fair	43	Water Supply	1916
Pine Run No 1	High	Poor	43	Recreation	1884
Laurel Run No 2	High	Poor	37	Recreation	1885
Penn Lake	High	Poor	34	Recreation	1905
Shickshinny Lake	High	Poor	33	Recreation	1965
Crystal Lake	High	Satisfactory	32	Water Supply	1888
Wadham Creek	High	Satisfactory	30	Debris Control	1959
Francis E. Walter Dam - Saddle Dike	High	Not Available	30	Flood Risk Reduction	1961
Beech Mountain Lake	High	Poor	29	Recreation	1966
Croops	High	Satisfactory	28	Recreation	1958
Lower Mount Pleasant	High	Poor	28	Water Supply	1882
Toby Creek Impoundment Basin	High	Satisfactory	28	Flood Risk Reduction	1940
Huntsville	High	Poor	27	Water Supply	1891
Lake Aleeda	High	Fair	27	Recreation	1965
Lake Jean	High	Fair	26	Recreation	1950
Lake Catalpa	High	Fair	23	Recreation	1860
Brown Creek	High	Fair	20	Debris Control	1958
Upper Mount Pleasant	High	Poor	20	Recreation	1882
Crystal Lake Dam 3	High	Satisfactory	20	Water Supply	1888
Lake Pinecrest	High	Poor	18	Recreation	1959
Meadow Run	High	Satisfactory	17	Recreation	1909
Bear Creek Lake	High	Satisfactory	17	Recreation	1915
Lake Louise	High	Fair	16	Recreation	1927
Mountain Lake	High	Fair	16	Recreation	1910
Duffys Run	High	Fair	14	Debris Control	1966
Harkins Pond	High	Satisfactory	12	Recreation
Crystal Lake Dam 2	High	Satisfactory	12	Water Supply	1888
Harris Pond	High	Fair	10	Recreation	1922
Indian Lake	High	Fair	9	Recreation	1928
Lake Blytheburn	High	Satisfactory	9	Recreation	1912
Falling Springs	Significant	Satisfactory	61	Recreation	1905
Pond # 3	Significant	Not Available	45	Tailings
Humboldt Reservoir	Significant	Fair	41	Water Supply	1911
Campbells Ledge	Significant	Fair	33	Recreation	1906
G	Significant	Fair	25	Water Supply	1916
Lake Irena	Significant	Fair	24	Recreation	1963
Hidden Lake	Significant	Poor	20	Recreation	1967
Ice Pond	Significant	Satisfactory	13	Recreation	1909
Blue Giant Meadow	Significant	Satisfactory	12	Recreation	1912
Mill Creek Intake	Low	Not Rated	35	Recreation	1914
Sunrise Lake	Low	Satisfactory	27	Recreation	1962
Olympus Lake	Low	Satisfactory	24	Recreation	1937
Jeddo Coal Co - Jeddo #8 Prep Plant	Low	Not Available	20	Water Supply
Keilar	Low	Fair	19	Recreation	1911
Pine View	Low	Not Rated	18	Other
Lake Manjo	Low	Fair	15	Recreation	1932
Ray T Mantz	Low	Fair	13	Recreation	1962
Lingertots Pond	Low	Satisfactory	10	Recreation	1957
Bowmans Marsh	Low	Satisfactory	10	Recreation
Lily Lake	Low	Satisfactory	10	Recreation	1973
Water Supply	Low	Fair	8	Recreation	1936

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