Wood County Dam Report Card

D
Grade
141
Score
19
High Hazard

Wood County has 72 dams in the federal inventory. The county's report-card score is driven by 19 high-hazard dams, 8 poor or unsatisfactory condition records, 4 high-hazard dams without a recorded Emergency Action Plan, and 5 high-hazard dams with blank or older inspection dates.

Interpretation: higher scores identify places where public records deserve closer review. The score does not predict failure probability and should be checked against official state and local dam-safety sources.

Report Card Fields

Total Dams72
High Hazard19
Significant Hazard18
Poor/Unsatisfactory8
High Hazard Missing EAP4
High Hazard Older/Missing Inspection5

Story Kit

  • Ask state dam-safety officials which of the 19 high-hazard dams have current inspections and emergency plans.
  • Check whether poor/unsatisfactory condition records have since been repaired or reclassified.
  • Use the county CSV to identify dams, owners, and inspection fields for follow-up.