Flood Control Dams in Tennessee

Tennessee has 59 flood control dams, of which 27 carry a high hazard classification. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1	Watauga Dam	Carter	332	High	Not assessed	1948
2	South Holston Dam	Sullivan	285	High	Not assessed	1950
3	Norris Dam	Campbell	265	High	Not assessed	1936
4	Douglas Dam	Sevier	202	High	Not assessed	1943
5	Dale Hollow Dam	Clay	200	High	Not assessed	1943
6	Tims Ford Dam	Franklin	175	High	Not assessed	1970
7	Cherokee Dam	Jefferson	175	High	Not assessed	1941
8	Boone Dam	Washington	160	High	Not assessed	1952
9	J. Percy Priest Dam	Davidson	147	High	Not assessed	1967
10	Ocoee No. 1 Dam	Polk	135	High	Not assessed	1911
11	Chickamauga Dam	Hamilton	129	High	Not assessed	1940
12	Tellico Dam	Loudon	129	High	Not assessed	1979
13	Center Hill Dam	DeKalb	125	High	Not assessed	1951
14	Fort Loudoun Dam	Loudon	125	High	Not assessed	1943
15	Pickwick Landing Dam	Hardin	113	High	Not assessed	1938
16	Ocoee No. 3 Dam	Polk	110	High	Not assessed	1942
17	Fort Patrick Henry Dam	Sullivan	95	High	Not assessed	1953
18	Elk River Dam	Franklin	82	High	Not assessed
19	Wilbur Dam	Carter	76	High	Not assessed	1912
20	Sequoyah - Diffuser Pond	Hamilton	45	Low	Not assessed	1981
21	Beech Dam	Henderson	44	High	Not assessed	1963
22	Pin Oak Dam	Henderson	44	Significant	Not assessed	1964
23	Thomas Dam	Marion	44	High	Satisfactory	2002
24	Sweetwater Creek #17	McMinn	43	Significant	Satisfactory	1988
25	Pine Dam	Henderson	39	Significant	Not assessed	1964
26	Hurricane Creek #9 Dam	Humphreys	38	High	Satisfactory	2001
27	Oak Leaf Lake Dam	Gibson	37	Low	Satisfactory	2001
28	Davis Mill #4 Dam	Polk	37	Low	Satisfactory	2011
29	Watts Bar Dam - Kingston Backwater Dike	Roane	37	High	Not assessed	1942
30	Dogwood Dam	Henderson	34	Significant	Not assessed	1965
31	Mary's Creek #8 Dam	Shelby	33	Significant	Satisfactory	1954
32	Lewis Creek #2 Dam	Dyer	32	High	Satisfactory	2001
33	Redbud Dam	Henderson	31	Significant	Not assessed	1965
34	Indian Creek #8 Dam	Hardeman	29	Low	Not assessed	1960
35	Lake Site No.3	Montgomery	29	Low	Poor	1966
36	Cypress Creek #8 Dam	Weakley	28	Low	Not assessed	1963
37	North Fork Forked Deer River Dam No. 23	Gibson	27	Low	Satisfactory	1985
38	Cedar Dam	Henderson	27	High	Not assessed	1963
39	Sycamore Dam	Henderson	27	Significant	Not assessed	1965
40	Houser Creek #2 Dam	Obion	27	Significant	Not assessed	1964
41	Sand Creek #1 Dam	Fayette	26	Significant	Not assessed	1958
42	Mary's Creek #10 Dam	Shelby	26	Significant	Satisfactory	1961
43	Cypress Creek #3 Dam	Weakley	26	High	Satisfactory	1964
44	Sand Creek #2 Dam	Fayette	25	Low	Not assessed	1958
45	North Fork Forked Deer River Dam No. 5	Gibson	25	Low	Not assessed	1986
46	North Fork Forked Deer River Dam No. 4	Gibson	25	Low	Not assessed	1990
47	Sequoyah - Yard Drainage Pond	Hamilton	25	Low	Not assessed	1981
48	Porters Creek #9 Dam	Hardeman	24	Low	Satisfactory	1965
49	Mcnairy Cypress Creek #4 Dam	McNairy	24	Low	Satisfactory	1989
50	Cypress Creek #10 Dam	Weakley	24	Low	Satisfactory	1963
51	Cane Creek #22 Dam	Lauderdale	23	Low	Not assessed	1965
52	Mary's Creek #4 Dam	Shelby	23	Significant	Satisfactory	1961
53	Cypress Creek #5 Dam	Weakley	23	Low	Not assessed	1963
54	No. Fork Forked Deer #13a Dam	Gibson	22	Significant	Satisfactory	1999
55	No. Fork Forked Deer #31a Dam	Gibson	20	Low	Satisfactory	2002
56	Watts Bar Nuclear Holding Pond	Rhea	20	Low	Not assessed	1975
57	Lost Creek Dam	Henderson	18	Significant	Not assessed	1963
58	Spinks #3 Dam	Henry	17	Low	Not assessed
59	Nissan Detention Pond Dam	Rutherford	17	High	Satisfactory	1983

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