Tallest Dams in West Virginia

West Virginia has 477 dams with recorded heights. The tallest is Chess Refuse Disposal Area No. 1 at 780 feet. Taller dams impound more water and carry greater potential energy, which is why height is a key factor in hazard classification and inspection requirements.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Type	Purpose	Hazard	Year
1	Chess Refuse Disposal Area No. 1	Boone	780	Earth	Tailings	High
2	Delbarton Slurry Impoundment	Mingo	760	Earth	Other	High	2004
3	Killarney Slurry Impoundment	Raleigh	657	Earth	Tailings	High
4	Jake Gore Slurry Impoundment	Boone	610	Earth	Tailings	High
5	Brushy Fork Impoundment	Greenbrier	605	Other	Tailings	High	1996
6	Aldrich Branch Slurry Impoundment	Mingo	560	Earth	Tailings	High
7	Rocklick Slurry Impoundment	Boone	540	Earth	Tailings	High
8	Jarrells Branch Slurry Impoundment	Boone	520	Earth	Tailings	High
9	Rock House Branch Slurry Impoundment	Logan	482	Earth	Tailings	High
10	Lotts Branch Slurry Impoundment	Boone	478	Earth	Tailings	High
11	Oldhouse Branch Impoundment No. 3	Logan	440	Earth	Tailings	High
12	Bean Hollow Slurry Impoundment (plant 1 Crdf)	Boone	415	Earth	Tailings	High
13	Tinsley Branch Refuse Impoundment	Logan	405	Earth	Tailings	Undetermined	2005
14	Shumate Creek Slurry Impoundment	Raleigh	390	Earth	Tailings	High
15	Cherry Tree Hollow Refuse Facility	Boone	385	Earth	Tailings	High
16	Amonate Slurry Impoundment	McDowell	384	Earth	Tailings	High
17	Ragland Slurry Impoundment	Mingo	370	Earth	Tailings	High
18	Jacks Branch Slurry Impoundment	Boone	365	Earth	Tailings	High
19	Cunningham Hollow Slurry Impoundment	Marshall	363	Earth	Other	High	2003
20	Ben Creek Slurry Impoundment	Mingo	358	Earth	Tailings	High
21	Holden #22 Slurry Impoundment	Logan	355	Earth	Tailings	High
22	Campbells Creek Slurry Impoundment	Nicholas	355	Other	Tailings	High	1999
23	Trace Branch Slurry Impoundment	Boone	320	Earth	Tailings	High	1992
24	Moccasin Hollow Impoundment	Boone	310	Other	Tailings	High	1999
25	R.d. Bailey Dam	Mingo	310	Rockfill	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1976
26	Harmon Branch Refuse Disposal Facility	McDowell	294	Earth	Tailings	High
27	Little White Oak Slurry Impoundment	Logan	290	Earth	Tailings	High
28	Nile Stone Slurry Impoundment	Mingo	272	Earth	Other	High	1993
29	Conner Run Refuse Impoundment	Marshall	267	Other	Tailings	High	1976
30	Maynard Branch Slurry Impoundment	Wayne	262	Earth	Tailings	High
31	Big Branch Coal Refuse Facility	Clay	260	Earth	Other	High	1997
32	Leer Slurry Cell	Taylor	250	Other	Tailings	High
33	Browns Run Impoundment	Marshall	246	Earth	Tailings	High
34	Mcelroy Run Dam	Pleasants	243	Other	Tailings	High	1978
35	Twelvepole Refuse Impoundment	Mingo	235	Earth	Tailings	High
36	Tygart Dam	Taylor	234	Gravity	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1938
37	John Amos Flyash Dam	Putnam	223	Rockfill	Tailings	High	1978
38	Rockcamp Branch Refuse Disposal Facility	Nicholas	213	Earth	Tailings	High
39	Sutton Dam	Braxton	210	Gravity	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1960
40	Holz Dam	Kanawha	203	Rockfill	Tailings	High	1972
41	Wilson Hollow Slurry Imp	Monongalia	197	Earth	Tailings	High
42	Coal Refuse Disposal Facility No. 1	Upshur	190	Earth	Tailings	High
43	Scott's Run Cinder Barrier	Kanawha	179	Rockfill	Tailings	High	1955
44	Robert C. Byrd Locks And Dam	Mason	167	Concrete	Navigation	Significant	1937
45	Bluestone Dam	Summers	165	Concrete	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1947
46	Hawks Nest	Fayette	163	Concrete	Hydroelectric	High	1936
47	Bragg Fork Slurry Impoundment	Boone	155	Earth	Tailings	High
48	Mt. Storm Lake Dam	Grant	153	Rockfill	Other	High	1964
49	Ward Impoundment (lower) Dam	Kanawha	152	Rockfill	Tailings	Significant
50	Sugar Camp Branch Coal Refuse Impoundment	Nicholas	150	Other	Tailings	High	2006

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