Dams in Shelby County, Tennessee
84Total Dams
16High Hazard
33Significant
Dam Safety in Shelby County, Tennessee
Shelby County has 84 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 16 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 33 carry a significant hazard classification.
The average dam in Shelby County is 64 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Lakeland Dam at 68 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Dam | High | Satisfactory | 68 | 1959 | |
| Windemere Dam | High | Satisfactory | 32 | 1947 | |
| Casper Creek Dam | High | Satisfactory | 32 | 1967 | |
| Cordova Dam | High | Satisfactory | 31 | 1986 | |
| Beaver Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 30 | 1956 | |
| North Fork Creek #5 Dam | High | Satisfactory | 30 | 1992 | |
| King-riverside Dam | High | Satisfactory | 29 | 1965 | |
| Thompson Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 28 | Recreation | 1988 |
| Colonial Country Club Dam | High | Satisfactory | 26 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Lake Bennington Dam | High | Satisfactory | 24 | 1981 | |
| Ridgeway Country Club Dam | High | Satisfactory | 22 | 1972 | |
| Arcadia Dam | High | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 | |
| Otter Dam | High | Satisfactory | 20 | 1954 | |
| Sky Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 17 | 1958 | |
| River Oaks Dam | High | Fair | 16 | 1930 | |
| Lochnevin Dam | High | Satisfactory | 9 | 1958 | |
| Pine Lake Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 35 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Mary's Creek #8 Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1954 |
| Lyle Lake Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 32 | 1950 | |
| Walnut Grove Lake Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 29 | Recreation | 1963 |
| Mary's Creek #11 Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 28 | 1959 | |
| White Oaks Lake Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 27 | 1961 | |
| Willoughby Woods Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 26 | Recreation | 1990 |
| Mary's Creek #9 Dam | Significant | Fair | 26 | 1962 | |
| Mary's Creek #10 Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Spring Lake Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 25 | 1940 | |
| James Lake Dam | Significant | Fair | 25 | 1957 | |
| Mary's Creek #7 Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 25 | 1959 | |
| Boyle Investment Lake Dam | Significant | 24 | 1948 | ||
| Mary's Creek #4 Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Allen Fossil Plant - Ash Disposal Area Perimeter Dike (east) | Significant | Not Available | 23 | Other | 1967 |
| Glen Echo Lake Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 22 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Chickasaw Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 21 | 1959 | |
| Too Lazy To Farm Dam | Significant | 19 | 1957 | ||
| Jake's Lake Dam | Significant | 19 | 1962 | ||
| Stotts Lake Dam | Significant | 17 | 1951 | ||
| Coro Lake Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 17 | Recreation | 1951 |
| Lakewood Trails Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 16 | 1980 | |
| Pine Lake Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 16 | 1949 | |
| Hamilton Dam | Significant | 15 | 1952 | ||
| Gill Lake Dam | Significant | 15 | 1946 | ||
| Memphis National Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 15 | 1947 | |
| Carrollwood Lake A-c Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 14 | 1988 | |
| Woodlake Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 13 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Carrollwood Lake D Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 12 | 1982 | |
| Carrollwood Lake B Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 12 | Recreation | 1994 |
| Johnson Dam | Significant | 11 | Recreation | 1950 | |
| Longwood Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 11 | 1965 | |
| Watergrove Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 10 | 1987 | |
| Poplar Tree Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 51 | 1952 | |
| Piersol Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 40 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Chase #1 Dam | Low | 33 | 1938 | ||
| Howard #2 | Low | 30 | Recreation | 1988 | |
| Robco Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 25 | 1962 | |
| Memphis Union Mission Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 25 | 1958 | |
| Drewry Dam | Low | 24 | 1963 | ||
| Chase #4 Dam | Low | 24 | Recreation | 2000 | |
| Macalexander #1 Dam | Low | 23 | 1938 | ||
| Tompkins Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 22 | 1949 | |
| Regency Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 22 | 1967 | |
| Marie Lake Dam | Low | 21 | 1950 | ||
| Mallard Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 21 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Hasen Dam | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Jones Dam | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Howard #1 | Low | 20 | Recreation | 1974 | |
| Rowe Dam | Low | 19 | 1963 | ||
| Williams Dam | Low | 19 | 1965 | ||
| Camp Haiyaka Lake Dam | Low | 19 | 1966 | ||
| Mitchell Lake #1 Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 19 | 1961 | |
| Chase #2 Dam | Low | 18 | 1938 | ||
| Mitchell #3 Dam | Low | 18 | 1946 | ||
| North Shelby Landfill Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 16 | 1990 | |
| Barboro Dam | Low | 15 | 1945 | ||
| Halle Park Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 15 | Recreation | 2003 |
| Beaver Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 15 | 1939 | |
| Shelby Oaks North Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 15 | 1991 | |
| Robertson Dam | Low | 14 | 1919 | ||
| Chase #3 Dam | Low | 14 | 1949 | ||
| Fedex East Campus Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 14 | Other | 1999 |
| Paradise Lake Dam | Low | 13 | 1945 | ||
| Farnsworth-scharding Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 13 | Recreation | 1975 |
| Glynnwood Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 13 | Recreation | 1948 |
| Birnham Woods Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 11 | 1961 | |
| Southwest Tennessee Community College Dam | Low | Fair | 11 | 1941 |