Oldest Dams in West Virginia

West Virginia has 397 dams with recorded construction dates. The oldest dates to 1820 — 206 years ago. West Virginia'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	Terra Alta Lake	Preston	1820	206 yrs	15	High	Satisfactory
2	No. 1-west Of Cornwallis	Ritchie	1863	163 yrs	31	Low	Poor
3	Bruceton Mills Dam	Preston	1873	153 yrs	20	Low	Satisfactory
4	Glen Ferris	Fayette	1901	125 yrs	25	Low	Satisfactory
5	Old Cacapon Power Dam	Morgan	1904	122 yrs	17	Low	Poor
6	B & O Dam	Preston	1904	122 yrs	41	High	Poor
7	Millville	Jefferson	1905	121 yrs	12	Low	Satisfactory
8	Old Keyser Reservoir	Mineral	1911	115 yrs	25	High	Fair
9	Thomas Dam (concrete)	Tucker	1911	115 yrs	20	High	Satisfactory
10	Twin Branch No.1 Dam	McDowell	1920	106 yrs	52	High	Satisfactory
11	Hinkle Lake	Harrison	1923	103 yrs	20	High	Satisfactory
12	Lake Floyd Dam	Harrison	1923	103 yrs	25	Significant	Satisfactory
13	Crystal Lake	Doddridge	1924	102 yrs	17	Significant	Satisfactory
14	Bendale Dam	Lewis	1924	102 yrs	14	Low	Satisfactory
15	Weston Dam	Lewis	1924	102 yrs	15	Low	Satisfactory
16	Ada Dam	Mercer	1924	102 yrs	62	High	Satisfactory
17	Lake Lynn	Monongalia	1926	100 yrs	125	High	Satisfactory
18	Maple Lake	Harrison	1929	97 yrs	28	Significant	Satisfactory
19	Rock Lake Dam	Marion	1929	97 yrs	17	Significant	Satisfactory
20	Horton Dam	Mercer	1929	97 yrs	76	High	Satisfactory
21	Miletree Run Dam No. 1	Roane	1930	96 yrs	26	High	Poor
22	Hartland Dam	Harrison	1931	95 yrs	14	Low	Satisfactory
23	London Locks And Dam	Kanawha	1934	92 yrs	103	Significant	Not Available
24	Marmet Locks And Dam	Kanawha	1934	92 yrs	101	Significant	Not Available
25	Watoga Lake Dam	Pocahontas	1934	92 yrs	42	High	Satisfactory
26	Lake Washington	Wood	1935	91 yrs	41	Significant	Satisfactory
27	Hawks Nest	Fayette	1936	90 yrs	163	High	Satisfactory
28	Tomlinson Run Dam	Hancock	1936	90 yrs	38	High	Poor
29	Robert C. Byrd Locks And Dam	Mason	1937	89 yrs	167	Significant	Not Available
30	Cacapon State Park Lake	Morgan	1937	89 yrs	31	High	Satisfactory
31	Winfield Locks And Dam	Putnam	1937	89 yrs	110	Significant	Not Available
32	Thomas Reservoir Dam	Tucker	1937	89 yrs	26	High	Satisfactory
33	Lake O' Woods Dam	Preston	1938	88 yrs	26	High	Satisfactory
34	Lake Washington	Putnam	1938	88 yrs	24	High	Poor
35	Tygart Dam	Taylor	1938	88 yrs	234	High	Not Available
36	U. T. Barren Branch Dam	Fayette	1940	86 yrs	50	Undetermined	Not Rated
37	Coal Run No. 2 Dam	Fayette	1940	86 yrs	65	Undetermined	Not Rated
38	Little Beaver Dam	Raleigh	1941	85 yrs	23	High	Satisfactory
39	C & O Dam	Raleigh	1944	82 yrs	9	High	Not Rated
40	Glade Creek Dam No. 1	Calhoun	1945	81 yrs	37	High	Satisfactory
41	Lynch Lake	Monongalia	1947	79 yrs	25	High	Poor
42	Bluestone Dam	Summers	1947	79 yrs	165	High	Not Available
43	Lake Riley	Lewis	1948	78 yrs	28	High	Fair
44	Bear Rocks Lake No.2	Ohio	1948	78 yrs	35	High	Poor
45	Bear Rocks Lake No.3	Ohio	1948	78 yrs	23	High	Poor
46	Union Carbide H & F Club #3	Kanawha	1949	77 yrs	20	Low	Unsatisfactory
47	Scott Lake	Randolph	1949	77 yrs	19	High	Poor
48	Deegan Lake	Harrison	1950	76 yrs	31	High	Poor
49	Lough Lake	Monongalia	1950	76 yrs	25	High	Poor
50	Morgantown Lock And Dam	Monongalia	1950	76 yrs	36	Low	Not Available

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