Oldest Dams in Utah

Utah has 642 dams with recorded construction dates. The oldest dates to 1869 — 157 years ago. Utah's earliest dams were built in the 19th century, an era of westward expansion, irrigation development, and early water infrastructure. Older dams require particular attention for safety, as many were built before modern engineering standards.

#	Dam	County	Year Built	Age	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition
1	Fairview Lake	Sanpete	1869	157 yrs	48	High	Satisfactory
2	Panguitch Lake	Garfield	1872	154 yrs	28	High	Satisfactory
3	Farmland Reserve - Lake Hollow No. 2	Rich	1873	153 yrs	11	Low	Not assessed
4	Farmland Reserve Inc - Lake Hollow No. 1	Rich	1873	153 yrs	17	Low	Not assessed
5	Redmond	Sevier	1875	151 yrs	9	Significant	Not assessed
6	Warm Springs	Box Elder	1880	146 yrs	18	Low	Not assessed
7	Carter Reservoir	Morgan	1880	146 yrs	17	Significant	Not assessed
8	Moslander	Summit	1882	144 yrs	14	Low	Not assessed
9	Chester No. 4	Sanpete	1883	143 yrs	10	Low	Not assessed
10	Chester No. 5	Sanpete	1883	143 yrs	14	Low	Not assessed
11	Chester No. 1	Sanpete	1883	143 yrs	12	Low	Not assessed
12	Three Creeks (sevier)	Sevier	1884	142 yrs	22	High	Fair
13	Farnsworth Reservoir Dam	Sevier	1885	141 yrs	15	Significant	Satisfactory
14	Center Creek No. 5	Wasatch	1886	140 yrs	19	Significant	Not assessed
15	Center Creek No. 3	Wasatch	1886	140 yrs	33	High	Fair
16	Center Creek No. 2	Wasatch	1886	140 yrs	38	High	Fair
17	Desert Lake - Old Desert Lake	Emery	1888	138 yrs	28	Low	Not assessed
18	Deer Valley	Wasatch	1888	138 yrs	26	High	Fair
19	Loggers Fork	Sanpete	1889	137 yrs	10	Low	Not assessed
20	Gunnison	Sanpete	1889	137 yrs	42	High	Satisfactory
21	Box Lake (payson City)	Utah	1890	136 yrs	22	High	Fair
22	Mona	Juab	1895	131 yrs	28	High	Satisfactory
23	Gunnison Bend	Millard	1895	131 yrs	19	High	Fair
24	Otter Creek	Piute	1897	129 yrs	43	High	Satisfactory
25	Wales	Sanpete	1898	128 yrs	13	Low	Not assessed
26	Smiths	Utah	1898	128 yrs	12	Low	Not assessed
27	Big East	Utah	1898	128 yrs	29	High	Fair
28	Palisades Lake	Sanpete	1899	127 yrs	24	High	Poor
29	Juab Lake	Juab	1900	126 yrs	11	Significant	Not assessed
30	Pruess Lake	Millard	1900	126 yrs	30	Significant	Not assessed
31	Farmland Reserve, Inc. - Crane	Rich	1900	126 yrs	12	Low	Not assessed
32	Ninemile	Sanpete	1900	126 yrs	55	High	Fair
33	Anderson (kenneth)	Wasatch	1900	126 yrs	30	Significant	Not assessed
34	Barnes	Wasatch	1900	126 yrs	23	Low	Not assessed
35	Neffs	Wayne	1900	126 yrs	12	Low	Not assessed
36	Farmland Reserve, Inc. - Sutton	Rich	1901	125 yrs	12	Low	Not assessed
37	Farmland Reserve, Inc. - Shearing Corral	Rich	1901	125 yrs	7	Low	Not assessed
38	Lindsay (bennett) Lower	Wasatch	1902	124 yrs	32	High	Fair
39	Puffer Lake	Beaver	1903	123 yrs	13	Significant	Not assessed
40	Blue Creek	Box Elder	1904	122 yrs	45	High	Fair
41	Farmland Reserve, Inc. - Saleratus No. 3	Rich	1906	120 yrs	23	Low	Not assessed
42	Rocky Ford (sevier)	Sevier	1906	120 yrs	25	Significant	Not assessed
43	Dog Valley	Garfield	1907	119 yrs	7	Low	Not assessed
44	Farmland Reserve, Inc. - Saleratus No. 1	Rich	1907	119 yrs	28	Low	Not assessed
45	Farmland Reserve, Inc. - Saleratus No. 2	Rich	1907	119 yrs	26	Low	Not assessed
46	Mcclellan Lake	Utah	1907	119 yrs	25	Significant	Not assessed
47	Winward (pete)	Utah	1907	119 yrs	37	High	Fair
48	Silver Lake	Utah	1907	119 yrs	25	Low	Not assessed
49	Cleveland	Emery	1909	117 yrs	61	High	Fair
50	Crouse	Uintah	1909	117 yrs	30	Significant	Not assessed

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