Recreation Dams in West Virginia

West Virginia has 136 recreation dams, of which 95 carry a high hazard classification. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1	Shannondale Club Ltd. Dam	Jefferson	86	Significant	Satisfactory	1965
2	The Summit - Dam B	Fayette	81	High	Satisfactory	2012
3	Chief Logan Dam	Logan	80	High	Satisfactory
4	Lakewood Dam	Mineral	74	High	Satisfactory	1990
5	Lake Stephens Dam	Raleigh	74	High	Satisfactory	1963
6	The Summit - Dam A	Fayette	73	High	Satisfactory	2013
7	Freshwater Dam	Boone	70	High	Not Rated	1977
8	Bee Run Dam	Roane	70	High	Satisfactory	2005
9	Rockcliff	Hardy	66	Low	Not Rated	1968
10	Big Bear Lake	Preston	66	Significant	Satisfactory	1972
11	Don White Dam	Kanawha	65	High	Satisfactory	2006
12	Walker Creek #1	Wood	64	High	Satisfactory	1974
13	Rockhouse Creek Dam	Logan	58	High	Satisfactory
14	Mannington Water Supply Dam	Marion	56	High	Satisfactory	1964
15	Taylor Fork Cr Dam	Clay	52	Undetermined	Not Rated	1973
16	Plum Orchard Lake Dam	Fayette	52	High	Satisfactory	1961
17	Buffalo Lake Dam	Harrison	50	High	Satisfactory	1956
18	Kaliya Ghat Dam	Marshall	49	Significant	Not Rated	1984
19	Upper Smith Dam	Wood	48	High	Poor	1955
20	Sleepy Hollow Creek Dam	Morgan	47	Significant	Satisfactory	1969
21	Horse Creek Dam #1	Wyoming	46	High	Poor	1956
22	Flat Top Lake Dam	Raleigh	45	High	Satisfactory	1950
23	Mod Branch Dam No.5	McDowell	43	Undetermined	Not Rated	1970
24	Lake Buffalo	Pocahontas	43	Low	Not Rated	1968
25	Wallace Dam		41	High	Fair
26	B & O Dam	Preston	41	High	Poor	1904
27	South Sand Branch	Raleigh	41	High	Satisfactory
28	Sherwan Lake	Randolph	41	High	Not Rated	1958
29	Lake Washington	Wood	41	Significant	Satisfactory	1935
30	The Summit - Dam A1	Fayette	40	High	Satisfactory	2013
31	Boley Lake Dam	Fayette	40	High	Satisfactory	1965
32	Conaway Run Public Fishing Area	Tyler	40	High	Satisfactory	1963
33	Sleepy Creek Dam	Berkeley	38	High	Satisfactory	1962
34	Tomlinson Run Dam	Hancock	38	High	Poor	1936
35	New Bramwell Dam	Mercer	37	High	Poor	1970
36	Cherry Run Lake	Berkeley	36	Undetermined	Not Rated	1974
37	Joyce Lake	Harrison	36	Significant	Satisfactory	1963
38	Lake Chaweva Dam	Kanawha	36	High	Satisfactory	2002
39	Lakeview Dam	Cabell	35	High	Satisfactory	1965
40	Murphy Creek Dam	Lewis	35	High	Fair
41	Huffman Dam	Mason	35	High	Poor	2010
42	Bear Rocks Lake No.2	Ohio	35	High	Poor	1948
43	Lake Sam Hill	Pocahontas	35	High	Poor	1958
44	Alpine Lake	Preston	35	High	Fair	1971
45	A & O Farm Pond	Wood	35	High	Fair	1971
46	Castleman's Run Lake No. 1	Brooke	34	High	Satisfactory	1961
47	Melody T Ranch Lake	Cabell	34	Low	Not Rated	1962
48	The Summit - Dam 1.2	Fayette	34	High	Satisfactory	2012
49	Summit Lake	Greenbrier	34	High	Not Rated	1955
50	Anawalt Lake Dam	McDowell	34	High	Satisfactory
51	Chippewa Lake	Preston	34	Significant	Poor	1950
52	Winfield Water Supply Dam	Putnam	34	High	Satisfactory	1973
53	Methodist Church Camp Lake	Roane	34	High	Poor	1963
54	Dawson Dam	Greenbrier	33	High	Satisfactory	2009
55	Sherwood Lake	Greenbrier	33	High	Not Rated	1957
56	Turkey Run Lake	Jackson	33	High	Poor	1964
57	Jimmy Lewis Dam	Mercer	33	High	Satisfactory	1965
58	Teter Creek Lake Dam # 1	Barbour	32	High	Satisfactory	1957
59	Trout Lake	Cabell	32	Low	Satisfactory	1991
60	Wilson Big Hollow Dam	Hampshire	32	Significant	Satisfactory
61	Cedar Lake Dam No.2	Jackson	32	Significant	Poor	1952
62	Cedar Lake Dam No.1	Jackson	32	Significant	Satisfactory	1952
63	Rachel Hunting & Fishing Dam	Marion	32	High	Satisfactory	1955
64	Berwind Lake	McDowell	32	High	Satisfactory	1959
65	Lawsons Farm Lake	Roane	32	Significant	Poor	1970
66	Glade Run Lake	Webster	32	Low	Poor	1960
67	Boone Farms Lake Dam	Hampshire	31	Significant	Not Rated	1971
68	Deegan Lake	Harrison	31	High	Poor	1950
69	Jackson Mill Dam	Lewis	31	High	Poor	1960
70	Mcclintic #23 Dam	Mason	31	High	Satisfactory
71	Cacapon State Park Lake	Morgan	31	High	Satisfactory	1937
72	Warden Lake	Hardy	30	High	Satisfactory	1959
73	Salerno Dam	Harrison	30	High	Unsatisfactory	1965
74	Mc Clintic #16 Dam	Mason	30	Low	Not Available
75	Schenk Lake	Ohio	30	High	Satisfactory	1953
76	Hall's Farm Pond	Upshur	30	High	Poor	1959
77	Tennants Farm Pond	Wood	30	High	Poor	1953
78	Right Fork Dam	Lewis	29	High	Fair
79	Lucey Pond Dam	Marshall	29	Low	Not Rated
80	Wildwood Lake	Monongalia	29	Significant	Poor	1965
81	Un. Lake On Trib. Of Sleepy Cr	Morgan	29	High	Not Rated	1960
82	Hatfield Lake Dam	Cabell	28	High	Poor	1955
83	Maple Lake	Harrison	28	Significant	Satisfactory	1929
84	Lake Riley	Lewis	28	High	Fair	1948
85	Pikewood #3 Dam	Monongalia	27	Low	Satisfactory
86	Lake Dickenson Dam	Putnam	27	High	Satisfactory	1955
87	Pendleton Lake	Tucker	27	High	Fair	1957
88	Woodland Lake Dam	Hancock	26	High	Not Rated	1969
89	Keys Ferry Acres Lake No.1	Jefferson	26	High	Not Rated	1960
90	Lake O' Woods Dam	Preston	26	High	Satisfactory	1938
91	Culloden Water Supply Dam	Cabell	25	High	Poor	1963
92	Lake Of Eden	Cabell	25	High	Poor	1971
93	Crooked Run Lake Dam	Hampshire	25	High	Not Rated	1956
94	Lake Floyd Dam	Harrison	25	Significant	Satisfactory	1923
95	Lynch Lake	Monongalia	25	High	Poor	1947
96	Bear Rocks Lake No.1	Ohio	25	High	Poor	1951
97	Foxtrot Lake Dam	Putnam	25	High	Not Rated
98	Camp Tygart Dam	Randolph	25	High	Not Rated	1950
99	Moses Fork Fishing Lake	Wayne	25	High	Fair	1959
100	Coopers Rock Trout Pond	Monongalia	24	High	Poor	1954

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