Dams in Henry County, Tennessee

34Total Dams
1High Hazard
9Significant

Dam Safety in Henry County, Tennessee

Henry County has 34 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 1 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 9 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 1 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.

The average dam in Henry County is 45 years old. The most common purpose is other. The tallest dam is Yoder Dam at 40 ft.

DamHazardConditionHeight (ft)PurposeYear
Green Acres DamHighSatisfactory241965
Caledonia Creek #3 DamSignificantSatisfactory361991
Middle Fork Obion #9 DamSignificantSatisfactory361970
Central Point DamSignificantSatisfactory341990
Middle Fork Obion #6 DamSignificantSatisfactory331970
Middle Fork Obion #5 DamSignificantSatisfactory311973
Middle Fork Obion #1 DamSignificantFair291968
Middle Fork Obion #2 DamSignificantSatisfactory261972
Bethany DamSignificantSatisfactory241987
Hico DamSignificantSatisfactory211987
Yoder DamLow40Other1998
Blake DamLowSatisfactory351990
Shell Branch DamLowSatisfactory321990
Mill Creek DamLowSatisfactory311989
New Boston DamLowSatisfactory311994
Osage DamLowSatisfactory311994
Middle Fork Obion #4 DamLowSatisfactory311968
Rowe Creek DamLowSatisfactory271990
Clear Creek DamLowSatisfactory271990
Walnut Fork DamLowUnsatisfactory271986
Middle Fork Obion #7 DamLowSatisfactory271968
Cloar DamLow26Other1999
Spinks Co. DamLow26
Middle Fork Obion #3 DamLowSatisfactory261968
Thompson DamLow25Other1999
Thompson Creek #5 DamLowSatisfactory241959
Tosh #1 DamLow23Other1994
Weaks Lake DamLow231965
Caledonia Creek #2 DamLowSatisfactory231988
Smith DamLowSatisfactory211936
B & W Lake DamLow20Fish and Wildlife Pond1999
South Fork Pond #1 DamLowSatisfactory20Other1984
Taylor DamLow171971
Spinks #3 DamLow17Flood Risk Reduction