The following is a partial list of dams and reservoirs in the United States. There are an estimated 84,000 dams in the United States, impounding of river or about 17% of rivers in the nation.

By state

Colorado

* Aurora Reservoir * Barker Dam – Barker Reservoir * Blue Mesa Dam – Blue Mesa Reservoir * Chatfield Reservoir * Cherry Creek Reservoir *

Dillon Reservoir Dillon Reservoir, sometimes referred to as Lake Dillon, is a large fresh water reservoir located in Summit County, Colorado, United States, south of I-70 and bordered by the towns of Frisco, Silverthorne, and Dillon. It is a reservoir for the ...

Electra Lake Electra Lake is a privately owned reservoir in La Plata County Colorado. Owned by Xcel Energy, Electra Lake provides water storage for the Tacoma Hydro Generating Station. The reservoir's maximum capacity is . History Electra Lake Dam, also k ...

* Elkhead Reservoir * Englewood Dam * Green Mountain Reservoir *

Gross Dam Gross Reservoir, located in Boulder County, Colorado, is owned and operated by Denver Water. Completed in 1954, the reservoir has a surface area of 440 acres, and the spillway sits at 7,225 feet elevation. The reservoir receives water from the wes ...

– Gross Reservoir * Horsetooth Dam – Horsetooth Reservoir, built as part of the Colorado-Big Thompson project * John Martin Reservoir * McNulty Reservoir Dam * McPhee Dam –

McPhee Reservoir McPhee Reservoir is located in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States. It was constructed and is operated by the United States Bureau of Reclamation as part of the Dolores Project, and dams the Dolores River to furnish irrigation water for Mon ...

* Morrow Point Dam – Morrow Point Reservoir *

Mount Elbert Forebay Dam Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest. Mount or Mounts may also refer to: Places * Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England * Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, C ...

Navajo Reservoir Navajo Lake is a reservoir located in San Juan County and Rio Arriba County in northwestern New Mexico, in the southwestern United States. Portions of the reservoir extend into Archuleta County in southern Colorado. The lake is part of the C ...

* Olympus Dam in Estes Park, Colorado, built as part of the Colorado-Big Thompson project *

Quincy Reservoir Quincy may refer to: People *Quincy (name), including a list of people with the name Quincy *Quincy political family, including members of the family Places and jurisdictions France * Quincy, Cher, a commune in the Cher département * A hamlet ...

, in Aurora * Ralston Dam * Ridgway Dam –

Ridgway Reservoir Ridgway Reservoir is a lake impounded by Ridgway Dam () on the Uncompahgre River north of the town of Ridgway in Ouray County, Colorado in the western United States. Ridgway Dam was built as part of the Dallas Creek Project. Construction began i ...

, built as part of the Dallas Creek Project * Silver Jack Dam – Silver Jack Reservoir, part of the Bostwick Park Project *

Trinidad Dam Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The island lies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is often referred to as the southernmos ...

Vallecito Reservoir Vallecito Dam (National ID # CO01695) is a dam in La Plata County, Colorado about northeast of Durango. Trees were cleared for the reservoir by the Civilian Conservation Corps. The earthen dam was constructed in 1940 by the United States Bureau o ...

Williams Fork Reservoir Williams Fork Reservoir, located near the town of Parshall in Grand County, Colorado, is owned and operated by Denver Water. The reservoir impounds the Williams Fork of the Colorado River. Geography When the reservoir is full, its elevation is . ...

Wolford Mountain Reservoir Wolford Mountain Reservoir is a reservoir in Grand County, Colorado. The reservoir and associated dam are part of the Wolford Mountain Recreation Area, which is managed by the Colorado River District, headquartered in Glenwood Springs. The reservo ...

Connecticut

* Beseck Lake Dam *

Candlewood Lake Candlewood Lake is a manmade lake located in Fairfield and Litchfield counties of Western Connecticut, in the northeastern United States. At , it is the largest lake in Connecticut and the largest lake within a 60 mile radius of New York City. ...

* Leesville Dam – Salmon River *

Mansfield Hollow Dam Mansfield Hollow Lake is a reservoir resting on the border of Windham County, Connecticut, Windham County and Tolland County, Connecticut. The reservoir provides drinking water for Willimantic, Connecticut, Willimantic and helps control flooding ...

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Mansfield Hollow Lake Mansfield Hollow Lake is a reservoir resting on the border of Windham County and Tolland County, Connecticut. The reservoir provides drinking water for Willimantic and helps control flooding in the 159-square-mile Thames River watershed. It was ...

* Saville Dam –

Barkhamsted Reservoir Barkhamsted ( ) is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. It contains seven villages: West Hill, Mallory, Barkhamsted Center, Center Hill, Washington Hill, Pleasant Valley, and Riverton. The population was 3,647 at the 2020 ...

* Stevenson Dam – Lake Zoar, on the

Housatonic River The Housatonic River ( ) is a river, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed April 1, 2011 in western Massachusetts and western Connecticut in the United S ...

West Thompson Dam West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some R ...

– Quinebaug River

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

* Allatoona Dam – Lake Allatoona *

Bartlett's Ferry Dam Lake Harding, also known as ''Bartlett's Ferry Lake,'' is a reservoir on the Chattahoochee River. The lake is formed by Bartlett's Ferry Dam, and the lake is located in Harris County, Georgia with some portions of the lake going into Alabama. L ...

– Lake Harding * Blue Ridge Dam –

Blue Ridge Reservoir Blue Ridge Reservoir is located in the Mogollon Rim area of the state of Arizona. Clints Well, Arizona. Blue Ridge Reservoir is one of the more scenic reservoirs in the area, with trees going down to the water line. The facilities are maint ...

; on the Toccoa River; finished in 1930; acquired by the TVA in 1939 * Buford Dam – Lake Lanier * Carters Dam –

Carter's Lake Carter's, Inc. is a major American designer and marketer of children's apparel. It was founded in 1865 by William Carter. Carter's sells its products through its own Carter's and OshKosh B'gosh retail stores, its website, and in other retail ...

* Chatuge Dam – Chatuge Reservoir; on the Hiwassee River; finished in 1942 by the TVA * Lake Delano *

Lake Dorene Lake Dorene is a reservoir in Polk County, in the U.S. state of Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may ...

* Clark Hill Dam (J. Strom Thurmond Dam) – Lake Strom Thurmond, also in South Carolina *

Goat Rock Dam The goat or domestic goat (''Capra hircus'') is a domesticated species of goat-antelope typically kept as livestock. It was domesticated from the wild goat (''C. aegagrus'') of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the a ...

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Goat Rock Lake Goat Rock Lake is a reservoir on the Chattahoochee River, which lies directly south of Bartlett's Ferry Dam ( Lake Harding) and north of Lake Oliver. The lake is created by the Goat Rock Dam and Generating Plant. The name of the dam and la ...

* Hartwell Dam – Lake Hartwell, also in South Carolina *

Hickory Log Creek Dam Hickory Log Creek Dam is a gravity dam on the Hickory Log Creek which runs from northeast and north-central Cherokee County, Georgia, United States, south-southwest to the northeastern part of Canton, the county seat. It is a tributary of the E ...

– Hickory Log Creek Reservoir (under construction until Oct 2007) * Jim Woodruff Dam – Lake Seminole; on

Apalachicola River The Apalachicola River is a river, approximately 160 mi (180 km) long in the state of Florida. The river's large watershed, known as the ACF River Basin, drains an area of approximately into the Gulf of Mexico. The distance to its fa ...

; built by USACE * Kelly Barnes Dam – Toccoa Falls, failed in 1977 killing 39 people *

Lake Blackshear Dam A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...

– Lake Blackshear * Morgan Falls Dam –

Bull Sluice Lake Bull Sluice Lake is a small reservoir located along the Chattahoochee River in northern Georgia, in the northern suburbs of metro Atlanta. It is , and is impounded by the Morgan Falls Dam. Besides the hydroelectric power produced by the dam, ...

* Nottely Dam – Nottely Reservoir; on the Nottely River; finished in 1942 by the TVA *

Oliver Dam Oliver may refer to: Arts, entertainment and literature Books * ''Oliver the Western Engine'', List of books in The Railway Series#Oliver the Western Engine, volume 24 in ''The Railway Series'' by Rev. W. Awdry * ''Oliver Twist'', a nove ...

– Lake Oliver *

Richard B. Russell Dam Richard B. Russell Dam is a concrete-gravity and embankment dam located on the Savannah River at the border of South Carolina and Georgia, creating Richard B. Russell Lake. The dam was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers between 1974 and ...

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Richard B. Russell Lake Richard B. Russell Lake (known to locals as simply "Lake Russell") is a reservoir created by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers by construction of Richard B. Russell Dam on the Savannah River bordering Elbert County, Georgia and Abbeville County, ...

, also in South Carolina *

Sinclair Dam Lake Sinclair is a man-made lake in central Georgia near Milledgeville. It is operated by Georgia Power. The lake was named after Benjamin W. Sinclair, a Georgia Power official. Location Located in the central region of Georgia, on the Oconee ...

– Lake Sinclair *

Wallace Dam Wallace may refer to: People * Clan Wallace in Scotland * Wallace (given name) * Wallace (surname) * Wallace (footballer, born 1986), full name Wallace Fernando Pereira, Brazilian football left-back * Wallace (footballer, born 1987), full name Wa ...

– Lake Oconee * Walter F. George Lake – on the

Chattahoochee River The Chattahoochee River forms the southern half of the Alabama and Georgia border, as well as a portion of the Florida - Georgia border. It is a tributary of the Apalachicola River, a relatively short river formed by the confluence of the Chatta ...

; built by USACE * West Point Dam – West Point Lake

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Fordham Dam Fordham may refer to: Education * Fordham Preparatory School, an all-male, Jesuit high school in New York City * Fordham University, a Jesuit university in New York City ** Fordham Rams, athletic teams of the above university ** Fordham University ...

Kaskaskia Lock and Dam The Kaskaskia were one of the indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands. They were one of about a dozen cognate tribes that made up the Illiniwek, Illiniwek Confederation, also called the Illinois Confederation. Their longstanding homeland ...

Lake Holiday Dam A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...

, Lake Holiday * Lock and Dam#27 *

McHenry Dam The Stratton Lock and Dam (known until 1991 as the McHenry Dam, officially named the William G. Stratton - Thomas A. Bolger Lock and Dam) is a dam in Nunda Township, McHenry County, Illinois, Nunda Township, McHenry County, Illinois. It is named aft ...

Melvin Price Locks and Dam, Alton Melvin is a masculine given name and surname, likely a variant of Melville and a descendant of the French surname de Maleuin and the later Melwin. It may alternatively be spelled as Melvyn or, in Welsh, Melfyn and the name Melivinia or Melva may b ...

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Bailey's Dam Bailey's Dam was a timber dam on the Red River in Alexandria, Louisiana. It was built in 1864 during the Red River Campaign in the American Civil War. It was planned by Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Bailey to afford passage over the Alexandria rapi ...

* Sibley Lake Dam * Toledo Bend Reservoir

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

* Ashley Reservoir – (Artificial) * Assawompset Pond Dam –

Nemasket River The Nemasket or Namasket River is a small river in southeastern Massachusetts. It flows north U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 from Assawompset Pond in Lake ...

Ballardvale Dam Ballardvale (sometimes written archaically as ''BallardVale'' or ''Ballard Vale'') is a village located within the boundaries of the town of Andover, Massachusetts, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. ...

– Shawsheen River * Barre Falls Dam – Ware River * Barstows Pond Dam – Cotley River *

Birch Hill Dam The Millers River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 river in northern Massachusetts, originating in Ashburnham, Massachusetts, Ashburnham and joining t ...

– Millers River * Buffumville Dam – Little River *

Cleveland Pond Dam Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. m ...

– Beaver Brook * Conant Brook Dam – Conant Brook *

Dam 1 above Harodite factory A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, a ...

– concrete and granite blocks – Three Mile River *

Dam 2 above Harodite factory A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, a ...

– concrete – Three Mile River * Dam at 60 Winnetuxet Road – Winnetuxet River * Dam at Draka Factory – Three Mile River *

Dam at Furnace Street A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, a ...

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Stump Brook Stump may refer to: *Stump (band), a band from Cork, Ireland and London, England *Stump (cricket), one of three small wooden posts which the fielding team attempt to hit with the ball *Stump (dog): Clussexx Three D Grinchy Glee (born 1998), 2009 " ...

* Dam at Robbins Pond/Bog Reservoir Connection –

* Dam at Route 106 – Satucket River *

East Brimfield Dam The East Brimfield Dam is located on the Quinebaug River in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, approximately southwest of Worcester, Massachusetts. Designed and constructed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, this dam substantially reduces floo ...

– Quinebaug River * Fall Brook Route 28 Dam – Fall Brook *

First Unnamed Dam First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one (#1). First or 1st may also refer to: * World record, specifically the first instance of a particular achievement Arts and media Music * 1$T, American rapper, singer-songwriter, DJ, and rec ...

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Segreganset River The Segreganset River is a small river in Bristol County, Massachusetts that flows U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 in a southeasterly direction through Taunt ...

* Forge Pond Dam –

Assonet River The Assonet River is located in Bristol County, Massachusetts. It flows U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 in a westerly direction through Freetown, Massachu ...

* Forge Pond Dam – Meadow Brook *

Framingham Reservoir No. 1 Dam and Gatehouse The Framingham Reservoir No. 1 Dam and Gatehouse is a historic water works facility in Framingham, Massachusetts. This complex is located at the end of Framingham Reservoir No. 1, which is also known as the Stearns Reservoir, off Winter Street a ...

Framingham Reservoir No. 2 Dam and Gatehouse The Framingham Reservoir No. 2 Dam and Gatehouse is a historic water works facility in Framingham, Massachusetts. The dam and gatehouse (waterworks), gatehouse are located west of the junction of Winter and Fountain Streets, and impound a branch ...

Framingham Reservoir No. 3 Dam and Gatehouse The Framingham Reservoir No. 3 Dam and Gatehouse is a historic waterworks facility in Framingham, Massachusetts. The dam and gatehouse are located at the southeastern end of Framingham Reservoir No. 3, off Massachusetts Route 9. They were built ...

Great Quittacas Pond Dam Great may refer to: Descriptions or measurements * Great, a relative measurement in physical space, see Size * Greatness, being divine, majestic, superior, majestic, or transcendent People * List of people known as "the Great" *Artel Great (born ...

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* Great Stone Dam – Merrimack River *

Happy Hollow Farm Dam Happiness, in the context of Mental health, mental or emotional states, is positive or Pleasure, pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. Other forms include life satisfaction, well-being, subjective well-being, flourishin ...

– Fall Brook * High Street Dam –

Town River The Town River is a river in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. It flows U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 from the northeast end of Lake Nippe ...

Hodges Village Dam Hodges Village Dam, a United States Army Corps of Engineers flood control project on the French River (Massachusetts) in Oxford, Massachusetts was built in 1959 as a response to the 1936 floods which took lives and caused tremendous property damage ...

– French River * Holyoke Dam –

Connecticut River The Connecticut River is the longest river in the New England region of the United States, flowing roughly southward for through four states. It rises 300 yards (270 m) south of the U.S. border with Quebec, Canada, and discharges at Long Island ...

Hunts Pond Dam Hunt's is the name of a brand of preserved tomato products owned by Conagra Brands. The company was founded in 1888, in Sebastopol, California, as the Hunt Bros. Fruit Packing Co., by Joseph and William Hunt. The brothers relocated to nearby San ...

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Mill Street Dam Mill may refer to: Science and technology * * Mill (grinding) * Milling (machining) * Millwork * Textile mill * Steel mill, a factory for the manufacture of steel * List of types of mill * Mill, the arithmetic unit of the Analytical Engine early ...

) – Beaver Brook *

Johnson Pond Dam Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...

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Forge River The Forge River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 river in the town of Raynham in southeastern Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett: ''Muhsa ...

Hewitt Pond Dam Hewitt may refer to: Places ;United Kingdom * Hewitt (hill), Hills in England, Wales and Ireland over two thousand feet with a relative height of at least 30 metres ;United States * Hewitt, Minnesota, a city * Hewitt, Texas, a city * Hewitt, M ...

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King's Pond Dam Kings or King's may refer to: *Monarchs: The sovereign heads of states and/or nations, with the male being kings *One of several works known as the "Book of Kings": **The Books of Kings part of the Bible, divided into two parts **The ''Shahnameh'' ...

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Pine Swamp Brook Pine Swamp Brook is a river in Delaware County, New York. It flows into Sands Creek north-northwest of Hancock Hancock may refer to: Places in the United States * Hancock, Iowa * Hancock, Maine * Hancock, Maryland * Hancock, Massachusetts * Hanc ...

Knightville Dam The Westfield River is a major tributary of the Connecticut River located in the Berkshires and Pioneer Valley regions of western Massachusetts. With four major tributary branches that converge west of the city of Westfield, it flows (measured ...

– Westfield River *

Lake Rico Dam A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a Depression (geology), basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the World Ocean, oce ...

– Furnace Brook *

Littleville Dam Littleville is a town located on the southern border of Colbert County, Alabama, United States, and extends into Franklin County. It is part of the Florence - Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Statistical Area known as "The Shoals". As of the 2010 census ...

– Middle Branch, Westfield River *

Monument Dam A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, hist ...

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* Morey's Bridge Dam – Mill River *

Muddy Cove Brook (Obstruction 1) Muddy most commonly means covered in mud. Muddy may also refer to: Places Canada * Muddy Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador * Muddy Brook, Maberly, Newfoundland and Labrador United States * Muddy, Illinois, a village * Muddy, Montana, a census-desi ...

– gate under railroad tracks just below Route 138 –

Muddy Cove Brook Muddy most commonly means covered in mud. Muddy may also refer to: Places Canada * Muddy Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador * Muddy Brook, Maberly, Newfoundland and Labrador United States * Muddy, Illinois, a village * Muddy, Montana, a census-des ...

Muddy Cove Brook (Obstruction 2) Muddy most commonly means covered in mud. Muddy may also refer to: Places Canada * Muddy Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador * Muddy Brook, Maberly, Newfoundland and Labrador United States * Muddy, Illinois, a village * Muddy, Montana, a census-des ...

– dam on Zeneca Inc. Property –

* Muddy Cove Pond Dam –

* Mystic Dam –

Upper Mystic Lake The Mystic Lakes, consisting of Upper Mystic Lake and Lower Mystic Lake, are closely linked bodies of water in the northwestern suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts. The lakes lie at an elevation of 1 meter above sea level, within the towns of Winch ...

Oliver Mills Dam Oliver may refer to: Arts, entertainment and literature Books * ''Oliver the Western Engine'', volume 24 in ''The Railway Series'' by Rev. W. Awdry * ''Oliver Twist'', a novel by Charles Dickens Fictional characters * Ariadne Oliver, ...

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Orchard Street Dam An orchard is an intentional plantation of trees or shrubs that is maintained for food production. Orchards comprise fruit tree, fruit- or nut (fruit), nut-producing trees which are generally grown for commercial production. Orchards are also so ...

– Dam Lot Brook * Outlet for Bleachery Reservoir (Eastern) – Rattlesnake Brook * Outlet for Bleachery Reservoir (Western) – Rattlesnake Brook * Plymouth Street Dam –

Taunton River The Taunton River (historically also called the "Taunton Great River"), is a river in southeastern Massachusetts in the United States. It arises from the confluence of the Town River and Matfield River, in the town of Bridgewater. From the ...

Richmond Pond Dam Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, a ...

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Richmond Pond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, a ...

* Segreganset River Dam –

* Stump Brook Dam –

* Swansea Dam –

Swansea, Massachusetts Swansea is a town in Bristol County in southeastern Massachusetts. It is located at the mouth of the Taunton River, just west of Fall River, south of Boston, and southeast of Providence, Rhode Island. The population was 17,144 at the 2020 cens ...

* Taunton State Hospital Dam – Mill River * Tisdale Dam –

Tracy Pond Dam Tracy, Tracey, or Tracie may refer to: People and fictional characters * Tracy (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname, also encompassing spelling variations Places United States * Tracy, C ...

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* Tully Dam – Millers River *

Turners Falls Dam Turners (german: Turner) are members of German-American gymnastic clubs called Turnvereine. They promoted German culture, physical culture, and liberal politics. Turners, especially Francis Lieber, 1798–1872, were the leading sponsors of gy ...

– Connecticut River *

Unnamed dam above Berkley Street Anonymity describes situations where the acting person's identity is unknown. Some writers have argued that namelessness, though technically correct, does not capture what is more centrally at stake in contexts of anonymity. The important idea he ...

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Tributary above Berkley Street A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding draina ...

in Taunton (MA) * Unnamed dam at Raynham Department of Parks & Recreation Office –

* Wachusett Dam – Wachusett Reservoir *

War Memorial Park Dam War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular o ...

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Wareham Street Dam Wareham may refer to: Places * Wareham, Dorset, England * Wareham, Massachusetts, United States, a town * Wareham, Minnesota, United States, an abandoned townsite * Wareham, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada * Wareham, Ontario, Canada * Wareham Is ...

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West Brittania Dam West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sunset, Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic languages, German ...

– Mill River * West Hill Dam – West River *

Westville Dam The Westville Dam is located on the Quinebaug River between Southbridge and Sturbridge, about west of the Southbridge town center and southwest of Worcester, Massachusetts. Designed and constructed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, ...

– Quinebaug River *

Whittenton Street Dam Whittenton Pond Dam or Whittenton Street Dam was a private earthen dam across the Mill River in Taunton, Massachusetts. Built in 1832, the original dam was a half-mile upstream from downtown Taunton. It was 12 feet high and constructed of timber. ...

– Mill River (removed) *

Willow Avenue Dam Willows, also called sallows and osiers, from the genus ''Salix'', comprise around 400 speciesMabberley, D.J. 1997. The Plant Book, Cambridge University Press #2: Cambridge. of typically deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist so ...

– Meadow Brook * Winnetuxet Road Dam – Winnetuxet River * Winsor Dam – Quabbin Reservoir *

Wrights Complex Lower Dam The Wrights Complex Lower Dam spans the Quaboag River in West Warren, Massachusetts. It is a gravity dam constructed of concrete and cut stone masonry. The dam is 80 ft (24.4 m) in length and 16 ft (4.88 m) in height. This dam is part of ...

– concrete and cut stone masonry – Quaboag River

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

* Aberdeen Lock and Dam – Aberdeen Lake *

Jamie Whitten Lock and Dam The Jamie Whitten Lock and Dam (formerly named Bay Springs Lock and Dam) is part of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway (popularly called the Tenn-Tom). It is located in south Tishomingo County, Mississippi, United States, close to the Prentiss C ...

John C. Stennis Lock and Dam The John C. Stennis Lock and Dam, formerly named Columbus Lock and Dam, is one of four lock and dam structures on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway that generally lie along the original course of the Tombigbee River. It is located near Columbus, M ...

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Columbus Lake Columbus is a Latinized version of the Italian surname "'' Colombo''". It most commonly refers to: * Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), the Italian explorer * Columbus, Ohio, capital of the U.S. state of Ohio Columbus may also refer to: Places ...

Okatibbee Dam Okatibbee Dam is a dam in Lauderdale County, Mississippi. The earthen gravity dam was constructed in 1968 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers with a height of 72 feet and a length of 6620 at its crest. It impounds Okatibbee Creek for fl ...

* Ross Barnett Reservoir and Spillway * Grenada Lake

Missouri

* Amarugia Lake *

Atkinson Lake Atkinson Lake is a lake in Meeker County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Atkinson Lake was named for John Atkinson, a pioneer who settled there. See also *List of lakes in Minnesota This is a list of lakes of Minnesota. Although promoted as ...

* Bean Lake * Big Lake * Bilby Ranch Lake *

Binder Lake Binder may refer to: Businesses * Binder FBM, a former German jewelry manufactory * Binder Dijker Otte & Co., the expansion of "BDO" in BDO International Computing * Binder Project, package and share interactive, reproducible environments * Fi ...

Blind Pony Lake Blind may refer to: * The state of blindness, being unable to see * A window blind, a covering for a window Blind may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Blind'' (2007 film), a Dutch drama by Tamar van den Dop * ''Blind' ...

Blue Springs Lake Blue Springs Lake is a freshwater reservoir located near Blue Springs in Jackson County, Missouri. The lake is located in the Fleming Park, which is managed by Jackson County Parks and Recreation. Recreational Activities Activities at the ...

* Bull Shoals Lake (extends into Arkansas) *

Bushwacker Lake Bushwhacking was a form of guerrilla warfare common during the American Revolutionary War, War of 1812, American Civil War and other conflicts in which there were large areas of contested land and few governmental resources to control these tra ...

* Cameron City Lakes * Che-Ru Lake * Clearwater Lake * Cooley Lake * Cottontail Lake *

Fellows Lake Fellows Lake is an source of water for the city of Springfield, Missouri. The lake was created by the impoundment of the Little Sac River behind the Fellows Lake Dam. The dam was originally constructed in 1955 and modified in 1991. The earthen and ...

Flight Lake Flight or flying is the process by which an object moves through a space without contacting any planetary surface, either within an atmosphere (i.e. air flight or aviation) or through the vacuum of outer space (i.e. spaceflight). This can be a ...

* Forest Lake * Halls Lake *

Henry Sever Lake Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) *Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal, ...

* Hunnewell Lake *

Indian Creek Lake Indian or Indians may refer to: Peoples South Asia * Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor ** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country * South Asia ...

* Kendzora Lake * Lake Girardeau * Lake of the Ozarks * Lake Paho * Lake Springfield * Lake Taneycomo *

Little Compton Lake Little is a synonym for small size and may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Little'' (album), 1990 debut album of Vic Chesnutt * ''Little'' (film), 2019 American comedy film * The Littles, a series of children's novels by American author John ...

Little Dixie Lake Little is a synonym for small size and may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Little'' (album), 1990 debut album of Vic Chesnutt * ''Little'' (film), 2019 American comedy film *The Littles, a series of children's novels by American author John P ...

* Little Prairie Community Lake *

Longview Lake Longview Lake is a freshwater reservoir in parts of Kansas City, Lee's Summit, and Grandview, all in Jackson County, Missouri. The reservoir is part of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Little Blue River Project for flood control, recreation, ...

* Lower Taum Sauk Lake * Manito Lake *

Maple Leaf Lake ''Acer'' () is a genus of trees and shrubs commonly known as maples. The genus is placed in the family Sapindaceae.Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008 nd more or less continuously updated since http ...

* Mark Twain Lake *

McDaniel Lake McDaniel Lake is a source of water for the city of Springfield, Missouri currently owned and operated by City Utilities of Springfield as their public water source. Despite being north of the city limits, the Springfield Police Department has p ...

Miller Community Lake A miller is a person who operates a mill, a machine to grind a grain (for example corn or wheat) to make flour. Milling is among the oldest of human occupations. "Miller", "Milne" and other variants are common surnames, as are their equivalents ...

Montrose Lake Montrose may refer to: Places Scotland * Montrose, Angus (the original after which all others ultimately named or derived) ** Montrose Academy, the secondary school in Montrose Australia * Montrose, Queensland (Southern Downs Region), a locality ...

Nodaway County Lake Nodaway can refer to some places in the United States: * Nodaway County, Missouri * Nodaway, Iowa * The Nodaway River The Nodaway River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, acc ...

* Norfork Lake (extends into Arkansas) *

Perry County Community Lake Perry, also known as pear cider, is an alcoholic beverage made from fermentation (food), fermented pears, traditionally the perry pear. It has been common for centuries in England, particularly in Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, and Worcesters ...

Pomme de Terre Lake Pomme de Terre Lake is located in southwest Missouri at the confluence of Lindley Creek and the Pomme de Terre River (for which it is named). The lake is located in southern Hickory and northern Polk counties, about north of Springfield. Its ...

Pony Express Lake A pony is a type of small horse ('' Equus ferus caballus''). Depending on the context, a pony may be a horse that is under an approximate or exact height at the withers, or a small horse with a specific conformation and temperament. Compared ...

Ray County Community Lake Ray may refer to: Fish * Ray (fish), any cartilaginous fish of the superorder Batoidea * Ray (fish fin anatomy), a bony or horny spine on a fin Science and mathematics * Ray (geometry), half of a line proceeding from an initial point * Ray (gra ...

Rocky Fork Lake ''Rocky'' is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the first installment in the ''Rocky'' franchise and stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burgess ...

* Sears Community Lake *

Shawnee Mac Lakes The Shawnee are an Algonquian-speaking indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands. In the 17th century they lived in Pennsylvania, and in the 18th century they were in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, with some bands in Kentu ...

Sims Valley Community Lake Sims, sims or SIMS may refer to: Games * ''The Sims'', a life simulation video game series ** ''The Sims'' (video game), the first installment, released in 2000 ** ''The Sims 2'', the second installment, released in 2004 ** '' The Sims 3'', th ...

Smithville Lake Smithville Lake is a reservoir on the Little Platte branch of the Platte River in Clay County, Missouri near Smithville. It provides the water supply for Smithville, Missouri and Plattsburg, Missouri. Kansas City, Missouri has reserved a por ...

Stockton Lake Stockton Lake is a reservoir located in southeastern Cedar County, Missouri, Cedar County, northeastern Dade County, Missouri, Dade County, and southwestern Polk County, Missouri. The lake is 'V' shaped, and covers , with of shoreline. It has th ...

* Table Rock Lake (extends into Arkansas) *

Thomas Hill Lake Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Ap ...

* Tri-City Lake * Truman Reservoir (largest lake in Missouri) *

Upper Big Lake Upper may refer to: * Shoe upper or ''vamp'', the part of a shoe on the top of the foot * Stimulant, drugs which induce temporary improvements in either mental or physical function or both * ''Upper'', the original film title for the 2013 found fo ...

* Vandalia Lake * Wappapello Lake *

Weatherby Lake Weatherby Lake is a city in Platte County, Missouri and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area within the United States, which borders Kansas City. The population was 1,723 as of the 2010 census. Geography Weatherby Lake is located at (3 ...

* Williams Creek Lake

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

Abiquiu Lake Abiquiu Lake is a reservoir located in Rio Arriba County, in northern New Mexico in the southwestern United States. Water of the Rio Chama is impounded by the earth-filled Abiquiu Dam, 1,800 feet (550 m) long and 340 feet (104 m) high, com ...

* Bluewater Lake * Cochiti Dam *

Conchas Lake Conchas Lake is a long reservoir in northeastern New Mexico, behind Conchas Dam on the Canadian River. The lake has an elevation of and a surface area of 9,600 acres. Conchas Dam was completed in 1939 by the United States Army Corps of Engin ...

* Elephant Butte Dike * El Vado Lake *

Galisteo Dam Galisteo Dam (National ID # NM00002) is a dam in Santa Fe County, New Mexico. The earthen dam was constructed in 1970 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers with a height of 164 feet and 2820 feet long at its crest. Built solely for flood ...

* Heron Lake *

Jemez Canyon Dam Jemez Canyon Dam (National ID # NM00003) is a dam in Sandoval County, New Mexico, a few miles north of Albuquerque. The earthen dam was constructed in 1953 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, with a height of 150 feet and a length at ...

* Navajo Lake * Santa Rosa Dam * Two Rivers Dam * Ute Dam

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

North Carolina

Lake Adger Lake Adger is a mountain lake in Polk County, North Carolina, north of Tryon and south of Lake Lure, North Carolina. Overview The lake was formed in 1925 when Blue Ridge Power built a dam on the Green River Green River may refer to: Rivers Can ...

- Green River (North Carolina); completed in 1925 *

Apalachia Dam Apalachia Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Hiwassee River in Cherokee County, in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The dam is the lowermost of three dams on the river owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in th ...

– Apalachia Reservoir; on the Hiwassee River; finished in 1943 by the TVA *

Lake Blue Devil A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...

– Duke Power * Cheoah Dam – built in 1919 and owned by

Alcoa Alcoa Corporation (an acronym for Aluminum Company of America) is a Pittsburgh-based industrial corporation. It is the world's eighth-largest producer of aluminum. Alcoa conducts operations in 10 countries. Alcoa is a major producer of primary ...

* Cowans Ford Dam and

Lake Norman Lake Norman is the largest man-made body of fresh water in North Carolina. It was created between 1959 and 1964 as part of the construction of the Cowans Ford Dam by Duke Energy. Geography Lake Norman is fed by the Catawba River, and drains i ...

– Duke Power * Falls Lake – USACE * Fontana Dam – Fontana Reservoir; on the Little Tennessee River; finished in 1944 by the TVA *Gaston Dam – Lake Gaston; on the Roanoke River; built by the Virginia Electric Power Company (VEPCO) * High Rock Lake – on the Yadkin River; built in 1927 by USACE and operated today by

* Hiwassee Dam –

Hiwassee Reservoir The name Hiwassee is derived from the Cherokee word ''Ayuhwasi'', meaning "savanna" or "large meadow". The name has been applied to several entities past and present in the U.S. states of Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee: Bodies of water * ...

; on the Hiwassee River; finished in 1940 by the TVA *

B. Everett Jordan Lake B. Everett Jordan Lake is a reservoir in New Hope Valley, west of Cary and south of Durham in Chatham County, North Carolina, in the United States; the northernmost end of the lake extends into southwestern Durham County. Part of the Jordan ...

– on the Haw River; built by USACE * Little River Reservoir – finished in 1987 * Lake Lure – Duke Power *

Lake Michie Lake Michie is a reservoir in central North Carolina, within the Neuse River watershed. The lake is located in northern Durham County near the town of Bahama. Fed principally by the Flat River, Lake Michie is the primary reservoir for the city o ...

– finished in 1926, on the Flat River * Mountain Island Dam and Mountain Island Lake – Duke Power * Lake Nottely – on the Nottely River; built 1941–1942; operated by the TVA * Randleman Lake Dam, completed in 2003 *

Rocky Mount Mills Rocky Mount Mills, located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, was the second cotton mill constructed in the state of North Carolina, dating back to 1816. Capitol Broadcasting Company bought the mills in the 2007 and has since redeveloped it into a ...

Dam - built in the early 1800s at a rocky outcrop for which the city is named; designed to accommodate the needs of the cotton mill *

Santeetlah Dam Santeetlah Dam is a hydroelectric development on the Cheoah River (river mile 9) in Graham County, North Carolina. The dam together with a pipeline/tunnel facility, and a powerhouse form the Santeetlah Development. The Santeetlah powerhouse is l ...

– built in 1928 and owned by Alcoa * Tar River Reservoir - Owned by the City of Rocky Mount and used for the city's water supply * Tuxedo Dam - Lake Summit on the Green River (North Carolina); completed in 1920

North Dakota

Ohio

Acton Lake Hueston Woods State Park is a state park located in Butler and Preble counties of the U.S. state of Ohio, about five miles (8 km) northeast of Oxford in the southwestern part of the state. The park lies in Oxford Township, Butler County, ...

* Alum Creek Lake *

Atwood Lake Atwood Lake is a reservoir located in Tuscarawas and Carroll counties in east central Ohio. The lake is formed by Atwood Dam across Indian Fork, a tributary of Conotton Creek. The lake is named for the community of Atwood which was purchas ...

Beach City Lake A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles. The particles composing a beach are typically made from rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles, etc., or biological sources, such as mollusc shells ...

* Bolivar Dam * Caesar Creek Lake * Charles Mill Lake * Choctaw Lake * Clarence J. Brown Reservoir * Clearfork Reservoir * Clendening Lake * Comet Lake **

Comet Lake Dam Comet Lake Dam is a dam located on Nimissila Creek in the city of Green in Summit County, Ohio, at . The reservoir created is called Comet Lake, and it drains into the upper Tuscarawas River The Tuscarawas River is a principal tributary of th ...

* Cowan Lake *

Deer Creek Lake Deer or true deer are hoofed ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. The two main groups of deer are the Cervinae, including the muntjac, the elk (wapiti), the red deer, and the fallow deer; and the Capreolinae, including the reindeer ...

* Delaware Dam * Dillon Lake *

Dover Dam Dover () is a town and major ferry port in Kent, South East England. It faces France across the Strait of Dover, the narrowest part of the English Channel at from Cap Gris Nez in France. It lies south-east of Canterbury and east of Maidstone ...

* Englewood Dam *

Germantown Dam The Miami Conservancy District is a river management agency operating in Southwest Ohio to control flooding of the Great Miami River and its tributaries. It was organized in 1915 following the catastrophic Great Dayton Flood of the Great Miami R ...

* Grand Lake St. Marys – Reservoir for the now defunct

Miami and Erie Canal The Miami and Erie Canal was a canal that ran from Cincinnati to Toledo, Ohio, creating a water route between the Ohio River and Lake Erie. Construction on the canal began in 1825 and was completed in 1845 at a cost to the state government of $ ...

* Griggs Dam * Hannibal Locks and Dam *

Hoover Dam Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona. It was constructed between 1931 and 1936 during the Great Depression and was dedicated on Se ...

* Huffman Dam *

LaDue Reservoir LaDue Reservoir is a reservoir located near Ohio State Route 44 and U.S. Route 422 in Auburn and Troy Townships in Geauga County, Ohio. Originally called the “Akron City Reservoir”, it was dedicated as the LaDue Reservoir on October 11, 19 ...

Lake Glacier Dam A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...

Lake Milton A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...

Leesville Lake Leesville Lake is a reservoir in Virginia used for hydroelectric power generation in conjunction with Smith Mountain Lake as a pump storage project. It is located southeast of Roanoke, and southwest of Lynchburg. Smaller and lower than Smi ...

* Liggett Lake ** Liggett Lake Dam *

Lockington Dam The Miami Conservancy District is a river management agency operating in Southwest Ohio to control flooding of the Great Miami River and its tributaries. It was organized in 1915 following the catastrophic Great Dayton Flood of the Great Miami R ...

* Madison Lake ** Madison Lake Dam * Michael J. Kirwan Reservoir * Mohawk Dam * Mohicanville Dam * North Branch of Kokosing River Lake * O'Shaughnessy Dam * Paint Creek Lake * Piedmont Lake *

Pleasant Hill Lake Pleasant Hill Lake is a 783-acre man made lake located near Perrysville and between Ashland and Richland counties in Ohio. Completed in 1936, Pleasant Hill Dam was built on the Clear Fork of the Mohican River The Mohican River is a principal ...

Providence Dam Providence often refers to: * Providentia, the divine personification of foresight in ancient Roman religion * Divine providence, divinely ordained events and outcomes in Christianity * Providence, Rhode Island, the capital of Rhode Island in the ...

* Salt Fork Reservoir * Senecaville Lake * Tappan Lake * Taylorsville Dam *

Tom Jenkins Dam Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name) Characters * Tom Anderson, a character in ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' * Tom Beck, a character ...

William Harsha Lake William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conques ...

Wills Creek Lake Wills Creek is a tributary of the Muskingum River, 92.2 mi (148.4 km) long, in eastern Ohio in the United States. Via the Muskingum and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. It drains an area of 853 mi� ...

Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...

Altus City Reservoir Altus or ALTUS may refer to: Music *Alto, a musical term meaning second highest musical or vocal type * Altus (voice type), a vocal type also known as countertenor Places * Altus, Arkansas, US ** Altus AVA, a wine-growing region near Altus, Arka ...

* Lake Altus-Lugert *

American Horse Lake American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the " United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, ...

Lake of the Arbuckles The Lake of the Arbuckles is a reservoir located in southern Oklahoma, southwest of Sulphur in Murray County. The lake covers and is a principal water supply reservoir for the city of Ardmore, some to the southwest. It also supplies water t ...

* Arcadia Lake * Ardmore City Lake *

Atoka Lake Lake Atoka Reservoir (also called Atoka Lake) is a reservoir in southeastern Oklahoma, north of Atoka, Oklahoma, county seat of Atoka County, Oklahoma. It was built in 1959 to expand the water supply for Lake Stanley Draper in Oklahoma City and At ...

* Bellcow Lake * Birch Lake * Lake Bixhoma *

Black Kettle Lake Black is a color which results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without hue, like white and grey. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness. Black and white have of ...

Bluestem Lake Bluestem Lake is a reservoir in Osage County, Oklahoma, and is home to the world famous Plan B Yacht Club, it's about northwest of Pawhuska. Alternate names are City of Pawhuska Lake and Pawhuska Lake. It covers the convergence of Middle Bird Cre ...

* Boomer Lake * Broken Bow Lake * Brushy Creek Reservoir *

Lake Burtschi A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...

* Canton Lake *

Carl Albert Lake Lake Carl Albert is a reservoir in Latimer County, Oklahoma, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It cons ...

* Carl Blackwell Lake * Lake Carl Etling *

Lake Carlton A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...

* Carter Lake * Cedar Lake * Chandler Lake *

Lake Checotah A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...

* Lake Chickasha *

Chouteau Lock and Dam Chouteau was the name of a highly successful, ethnically French fur-trading family based in St. Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri, which they helped found. Their ancestors Chouteau and Laclède initially settled in New Orleans. They then moved-up the ...

* Claremore Lake * Clayton Lake *

Clear Creek Lake Clear Creek Lake is a reservoir located in Stephens County, Oklahoma, approximately northeast of Duncan, Oklahoma.

Cleveland City Lake Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...

* Clinton Lake *

Coalgate City Lake Several settlements have been named Coalgate: * Commerce, Alberta, Canada, originally named Coalgate * Coalgate, New Zealand * Coalgate, Oklahoma, USA * Coalgate, West Virginia, USA Coalgate may also refer to: * Indian coal mining controversy, a c ...

Comanche Lake The Comanche or Nʉmʉnʉʉ ( com, Nʉmʉnʉʉ, "the people") are a Native American tribe from the Southern Plains of the present-day United States. Comanche people today belong to the federally recognized Comanche Nation, headquartered in Law ...

* Copan Lake * Cordell Reservoir * Crowder Lake * Cushing Municipal Lake * Lake Dahlgren *

Dripping Springs Lake Dripping, also known usually as beef dripping or, more rarely, as pork dripping, is an animal fat produced from the fatty or otherwise unusable parts of cow or pig carcasses. It is similar to lard, tallow and schmaltz. History It is used for c ...

* Lake Durant * Lake Ellsworth * Lake El Reno *

Lake Eucha In 1952, Lake Eucha in Delaware County, Oklahoma, was created by completion of the Eucha dam on Spavinaw Creek. The nearest town is Jay, Oklahoma Jay is a city and county seat of Delaware County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2 ...

* Foss Reservoir * Fort Cobb Reservoir * Fort Gibson Lake * Fort Supply Lake * Fuqua Lake * Greenleaf Lake *

Grand Lake O' the Cherokees Grand Lake o' the Cherokees is situated in Northeast Oklahoma in the foothills of the Ozark Mountain Range. It is often simply called Grand Lake. It is administered by the Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA). History The ''Encyclopedia of Oklahom ...

* Great Salt Plains Lake *

Guthrie Lake Guthrie may refer to: People * Guthrie (surname), a family name originating in Scotland * Guthrie baronets in the United Kingdom * Clan Guthrie, a Scottish clan * Guthrie Govan (born 1971), British guitar virtuoso and guitar teacher Places * Hun ...

Heyburn Lake Heyburn Lake is a reservoir on Polecat Creek in Creek County, Oklahoma. It is about southwest of Sapulpa, Oklahoma. Tiger and Brown Creeks also drain into the lake. The nearest town is Kellyville, Oklahoma Kellyville is a town in Creek County, ...

* Lake Hudson (formerly named Markham Ferry Reservoir) *

Hulah Lake The Hula Valley ( he, עמק החולה, translit. ''Emek Ha-Ḥula''; also transliterated as Huleh Valley, ar, سهل الحولة) is an agricultural region in northern Israel with abundant fresh water, which used to be Lake Hula, prior to ...

* Lake Jean Neustadt * Lake Jed Johnson * Keystone Lake * Konawa Reservoir * Lake Lawtonka * Liberty Lake *

Lloyd Church Lake Lloyd Church Lake is a reservoir located south of the city of Wilburton, Oklahoma on a tributary of the Fourche Maline river. The lake is supported by an earthen dam An embankment dam is a large artificial dam. It is typically created by the pl ...

McGee Creek Reservoir McGee Creek Reservoir is a reservoir in Atoka County, Oklahoma. It impounds the waters of McGee Creek and several smaller streams, including Potapo, Panther, Little Bugaboo, Bear, Blue, Mill, and Crooked creeks, all of which are tributaries of M ...

Nanih Waiyah Lake Nanih Waiya Lake is a small recreational lake in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma. It is in the Ouachita Mountains, northeast of Tuskahoma, Oklahoma, and from Talihina, Oklahoma. The lake, which was built in 1958, impounds the waters of several sma ...

Lake McMurtry Lake McMurty is a reservoir in Noble County. The lake is located to the north-west of Stillwater, and north of Lake Carl Blackwell Lake Carl Blackwell a/k/a Carl Blackwell Lake is west of Stillwater, Oklahoma. Primarily a recreational area, ...

* Mountain Lake * Lake Murray *

Oklahoma Lake Oklahoma Lake is located in north east Oklahoma City in the Canadian river valley and borders the North Canadian River The North Canadian River is a river, long, in Oklahoma in the United States. It is a tributary of the Canadian River, draini ...

Okmulgee Lake Okmulgee Park is a city park in Okmulgee, Oklahoma in the United States. The park contains and sits at an elevation of . The park is adjacent to Dripping Springs Park and is located on Okmulgee Lake. Okmulgee Park, a municipal park establishe ...

Lake Overholser Lake Overholser is a reservoir within the city limits of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central reg ...

Ozzie Cobb Lake Ozzie Cobb Lake is a small recreational lake in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma. It is located northeast of Rattan, Oklahoma Rattan is a town in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 276 at the 2020 census. Geography Ra ...

* Pine Creek Lake *

Pauls Valley Lake Pauls may refer to: * Pauls (given name) * Pauls (surname) * Pauls (dairy), Australian dairy brand name * Paüls, municipality in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain See also * Paul (disambiguation) * Pauls Agriculture * Pauls Valley * Paul's Pau ...

* Lake R.C. Longmire * Raymond Gary Lake * Rock Creek Reservoir *

Shawnee Twin Lakes The Shawnee are an Algonquian-speaking indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands. In the 17th century they lived in Pennsylvania, and in the 18th century they were in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, with some bands in Kentu ...

Skiatook Lake Skiatook Lake is a federally-owned and operated reservoir located in Osage County, Oklahoma, west of the town of Skiatook, east of Hominy, Oklahoma and about from Tulsa. The Skiatook Dam is located on Hominy Creek, upstream of the confluence ...

* Sooner Lake * Lake Spavinaw * Sportsman Lake *

Lake Stanley Draper Lake Stanley Draper is a reservoir in southeast Oklahoma City, United States. It is one of three municipal reservoirs in the city. It was constructed in 1962-1963, and named for the long-time director of the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce.

Tom Steed Reservoir Created in 1975, Tom Steed Reservoir is a reservoir in Kiowa County, Oklahoma, northwest of the city of Snyder, Oklahoma. The reservoir area was created by damming West Otter Creek and diverting flows of Elk Creek through the Bretch Diversion Ca ...

Lake Talequah A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...

Lake Thunderbird Lake Thunderbird is a reservoir located in Norman, Oklahoma. The lake was constructed between 1962 and 1965 for the purpose of providing municipal water to the nearby communities of Del City, Midwest City and Norman. It is formed by an earthfil ...

* Waurika Lake *

Lake Wayne Wallace A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...

* W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam * Webbers Falls Reservoir *

Wes Watkins Reservoir Wes Watkins Reservoir is a reservoir located in Pottawatomie County in central Oklahoma, United States, between Oklahoma City and Shawnee (in the center of McLoud). Its primary use is recreation, especially camping and fishing. Wes Watkins Res ...

Wewoka Lake Wewoka Lake, sometimes called Lake Wewoka, is a 500-surface-acre reservoir in Oklahoma, with 10 miles of shoreline. It is located just northwest of the City of Wewoka, Oklahoma Wewoka is a city in Seminole County, Oklahoma, United States. The popu ...

Lake Wister Lake Wister is a reservoir in Le Flore County, in southeast Oklahoma.Crain, Harold. ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''. "Wister The lake is created by the Poteau River and the Fourche Maline creek. Wister Lake was authorized for flood ...

Lake W. R. Holway Lake W. R. Holway, or Chimney Rock Lake is a reservoir in Mayes County, Oklahoma on the Saline Creek arm of Lake Hudson (Oklahoma). It was created in 1968 by the Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) as an integral part of the Salina Pumped Storage Proj ...

* Lake Yahola

Oregon

Antelope Reservoir Antelope Reservoir is a large body of water impounded for irrigation in a semi-arid region of southeastern Oregon in the United States. Located near the small city of Jordan Valley in Malheur County, it is about west of Oregon's border with I ...

– Jack Creek, a tributary of

Jordan Creek (Owyhee River tributary) Jordan Creek is a tributary of the Owyhee River in the northwestern United States. It generally flows west from near Silver City, Idaho, in the Owyhee Mountains to near Rome in the Oregon High Desert. Major tributaries are Big Boulder, Soda, Lou ...

Applegate Lake Applegate Lake is a reservoir located in the Rogue River–Siskiyou National Forest about southwest of Medford in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is south of Oregon Route 238 along Applegate River Road and slightly north of the Oregon–Califo ...

–

Applegate River The Applegate River is a -long tributary of the Rogue River in the U.S. state of Oregon. It drains approximately . Rising in northern California, it soon crosses the border and flows northeast then northwest to meet the Rogue about west of ...

* Blue River Reservoir – Blue River, a tributary of the McKenzie River * Brownlee Dam –

Snake River The Snake River is a major river of the greater Pacific Northwest region in the United States. At long, it is the largest tributary of the Columbia River, in turn, the largest North American river that empties into the Pacific Ocean. The Snake ...

Bull Run Lake Bull Run Lake is a reservoir, an impoundment of the Bull Run River in the U.S. state of Oregon. Providing part of the primary drinking water supply for Portland, Oregon, it rates highly as an oligotrophic lake, a very clean source of water. As ...

and Reservoirs 1 and 2 – Bull Run River * Chickahominy Reservoir – Chickahominy Creek, a tributary of Silver Creek *

Cooper Creek Reservoir Cooper Creek Reservoir is a body of water behind an earthen dam across Cooper Creek in the Umpqua River basin of the U.S. state of Oregon. The reservoir is in Douglas County, about east of Sutherlin and about north of Roseburg. The impoundment ...

– Cooper Creek, an Umpqua River tributary *

Cottage Grove Lake Cottage Grove Lake is a reservoir on the Coast Fork Willamette River in Lane County, Oregon, United States. The lake is about long. Cottage Grove Dam, which impounds the lake, is long and high. It was completed in 1942 as one of the 13 dams b ...

– Coast Fork Willamette River *

Cougar Reservoir Cougar Reservoir (also known as Cougar Lake) is a reservoir on the South Fork McKenzie River in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is in Lane County, east of Eugene and about south of the community of Rainbow in the Willamette National Forest. In 196 ...

and Cougar Dam – South Fork McKenzie River * Crane Prairie Reservoir –

Deschutes River Deschutes River may refer to: * Deschutes River (Oregon) **Little Deschutes River (Oregon) The Little Deschutes River is a tributary of the Deschutes River (Oregon), Deschutes River in the central part of the U.S. state of Oregon. It is about lon ...

* Detroit Lake and Detroit Dam –

North Santiam River The North Santiam River is a tributary of the Santiam River in western Oregon in the United States. It drains of the Cascade Range on the eastern side of the Willamette Valley east of Salem. It rises in the high Cascades in eastern Linn county, ...

* Dexter Reservoir and Dexter Dam – Middle Fork Willamette River * Devils Lake – D River *

Dorena Reservoir Dorena Reservoir (also Dorena Lake) is a reservoir on the Row River in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located east of Cottage Grove. The Dorena Dam in front of the reservoir was completed in 1949 as one of the 13 dams of the United S ...

Row River The Row River is a river, approximately long, in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It rises in the Cascade Range and flows into the Coast Fork Willamette River near Cottage Grove. The stream was originally known as the "East Fork Coast Fork", ...

* Emigrant Lake – Emigrant Creek, a tributary of

Bear Creek (Rogue River) Bear Creek is the name of a stream located entirely within Jackson County, Oregon. The stream drains approximately of the Rogue Valley and discharges an annual average of into the Rogue River. It begins near Emigrant Lake and travels thr ...

* Fern Ridge Reservoir –

Long Tom River The Long Tom River is a tributary of the Willamette River in western Oregon in the United States. It drains an area at the south end of the Willamette Valley between Eugene and Corvallis. It rises in the Central Oregon Coast Range in western ...

Foster Reservoir Foster Reservoir is a reservoir created by Foster Dam on the South Santiam River in the city of Foster, Oregon, United States. The reservoir is approximately long and covers approximately when full. Primary use of the reservoir is recreation i ...

and Foster Dam – South Santiam River * Gatehouse, Portland City Reservoir No. 2 * Green Peter Reservoir and Green Peter Dam– Middle Santiam River * Hells Canyon Reservoir and Hells Canyon Dam –

* Henry Hagg Lake and Scoggins Dam – Scoggins Creek, a tributary of the Tualatin River * Hills Creek Reservoir & Hills Creek Dam – Middle Fork Willamette River * John C. Boyle Dam – Klamath River * Lake Billy Chinook & Round Butte Dam – Crooked, Deschutes, and Metolius rivers * Lake Bonneville & Bonneville Dam –

Columbia River The Columbia River (Upper Chinook: ' or '; Sahaptin: ''Nch’i-Wàna'' or ''Nchi wana''; Sinixt dialect'' '') is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, C ...

* Lake Celilo & The Dalles Dam –

* Lake Umatilla & John Day Dam –

* Lake Wallula & McNary Dam –

Lookout Point Lake Lookout Point Lake (also Lookout Point Reservoir) is a large reservoir on the Middle Fork Willamette River in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It was created in 1953 with the construction of Lookout Point Dam. The downstream end of the reserv ...

– Middle Fork Willamette River *

Lost Creek Lake Lost Creek Lake is a reservoir located on the Rogue River in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. The lake is impounded by William L. Jess Dam which was constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1977 for flood control and fisheries e ...

William L. Jess Dam Lost Creek Lake is a reservoir located on the Rogue River (Oregon), Rogue River in Jackson County, Oregon, Jackson County, Oregon, United States. The lake is impounded by William L. Jess Dam which was constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Enginee ...

– Rogue River *

McGuire Reservoir McGuire Reservoir is an reservoir, impoundment of the upper Nestucca River in Yamhill County, Oregon, Yamhill County in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is the primary raw water source for McMinnville Water and Light, which supplies drinking water to ...

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Nestucca River The Nestucca River flows for about through forests near the Pacific coast of northwest Oregon in the United States. It drains a timber-producing area of the Northern Oregon Coast Range west of Portland. Rising in the mountains of western Yam ...

* McNulty Reservoir (Malheur County, Oregon) * North Fork Reservoir – Clackamas River *

Owyhee Reservoir Owyhee Reservoir or Owyhee Lake is a reservoir on the Owyhee River in Malheur County, Oregon, Malheur County, Oregon, United States. Located in far Eastern Oregon near the Idaho border, the reservoir is Oregon's longest at . The lake is home to s ...

– Owyhee River * Oxbow Dam –

Pelton Dam Pelton Dam is a major dam on the Deschutes River in Jefferson County, Oregon, owned and operated as a hydroelectric facility by Portland General Electric, one element of its Pelton Round Butte Project on the Deschutes. The concrete arch dam at Pe ...

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* Phillips Lake –

Powder River Powder River may refer to: Places * Powder River (Wyoming and Montana), in Wyoming and Montana in the United States * Powder River Country, the area around the above river * Powder River (Oregon), in Oregon in the United States * Powder River Ba ...

* Prineville Reservoir & Bowman Dam a.k.a. Prineville Dam – Crooked River * Silverton Reservoir – Silver Creek *

Thief Valley Reservoir Thief Valley Reservoir is a large reservoir on the Powder River in Eastern Oregon, United States. Primarily used for irrigation purposes, it lies at an elevation of approximately 3,000 feet, covers an area of 740 acres, and impounds 17,600 acre-fe ...

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* Upper McNulty Reservoir * Warm Springs Reservoir – Malheur River * Wickiup Reservoir –

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Conestee Mill Dam Conestee is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 904. Conestee's main attraction is Lake Conestee N ...

– Conestee Lake * Hartwell Dam – Lake Hartwell, also in the U.S. state of Georgia * Clark Hill Dam (J. Strom Thurmond Dam) – Lake Strom Thurmond, also in the U.S. state of Georgia * Jocassee Dam – Lake Jocassee *

Keowee Dam Keowee ( chr, ᎫᏩᎯᏱ, translit=Guwahiyi) was a Cherokee town in the far northwest corner of present-day South Carolina. It was the principal town of what were called the seven Lower Towns, located along the Keowee River (Colonists referr ...

Monticello Reservoir Monticello is a reservoir in the U.S. state of South Carolina, built to provide water for the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Generating Station.Jenkinsville, South Carolina Jenkinsville is an incorporated town in western Fairfield County, South Carolina, Fairfield County, South Carolina, United States, between the Broad River (Carolinas), Broad and the Little River (Broad River), Little rivers. It is located east of ...

* Pinopolis Dam – Lake Moultrie *

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, also in the U.S. state of Georgia * Saluda Dam – Lake Murray

South Dakota

Tennessee

* Boone Dam — Boone Lake; on the South Fork Holston River; finished in 1952 by the TVA *

Burgess Falls Dam __NOTOC__ Burgess may refer to: People and fictional characters * Burgess (surname), a list of people and fictional characters * Burgess (given name), a list of people Places * Burgess, Michigan, an unincorporated community *Burgess, Missouri, Un ...

; on the Falling Water River; built by City of

Cookeville Cookeville is the county seat and largest city of Putnam County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was reported to be 34,842. It is recognized as one of the country's micropolitan areas, or smaller ...

for electric generation after the flood of 1928 destroyed a previous earthen dam * Calderwood Dam; on the Little Tennessee River; built in 1930 and owned by

Cedar Dam Cedar may refer to: Trees and plants *''Cedrus'', common English name cedar, an Old-World genus of coniferous trees in the plant family Pinaceae * Cedar (plant), a list of trees and plants known as cedar Places United States * Cedar, Arizona * ...

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Cedar Reservoir Cedar may refer to: Trees and plants *''Cedrus'', common English name cedar, an Old-World genus of coniferous trees in the plant family Pinaceae *Cedar (plant), a list of trees and plants known as cedar Places United States * Cedar, Arizona * ...

; on Haley Creek, tributary of the Beech River; finished in 1963 by the TVA *

Center Hill Dam Center Hill Lake is a reservoir in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is located in Middle Tennessee near Smithville. Created by means of a dam constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1948, the lake has a dual purpose: electricity produc ...

— Center Hill Lake; on the Caney Fork; finished in 1948 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers *

Cheatham Dam The Cheatham Lock and Dam is a dam in Ashland City, Tennessee, USA. It was built on the Cumberland River from 1949 to 1951. Electricity from the dam is marketed by the Southeastern Power Administration The Southeastern Power Administration is a Uni ...

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Cheatham Lake Cheatham may refer to: ;Places * Cheatham County, Tennessee, a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee * Cheatham House (disambiguation) * Cheatham Lock and Dam, a dam in Ashland City, Tennessee, USA. * Cheatham Middle School Clarksville I ...

; on the

Cumberland River The Cumberland River is a major waterway of the Southern United States. The U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed June 8, 2011 river drains almost of southern Kentucky and ...

; finished in 1952 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers * Cherokee Dam —

Cherokee Lake Cherokee Lake, also known as Cherokee Reservoir, is an artificial reservoir in the U.S. state of Tennessee formed by the impoundment of the Holston River behind Cherokee Dam. Hydrology The reservoir has a surface area of about , a flood-st ...

; on the Holston River; finished in 1941 by the TVA * Chickamauga Dam —

Chickamauga Lake Chickamauga Lake is a reservoir in the United States along the Tennessee River created when the Chickamauga Dam, as part of the Tennessee Valley Authority, was completed in 1940. The lake stretches from Watts Bar Dam at mile 529.9 (853 ...

; on the Tennessee River; built 1940 by the TVA * Chilhowee Dam; on the Little Tennessee River; built in 1957 and owned by

Cordell Hull Dam "Cordell" as a surname * Alexander Cordell, pen name of George Graber, Sri Lankan-Welsh novelist * LaDoris Hazzard Cordell, American retired judge of the Supreme Court of California "Cordell" as a given name * Cordell Annesley (d. 1636) English c ...

— Cordell Hull Lake; on the

; finished in 1973 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers * Dale Hollow Dam — Dale Hollow Reservoir on the Obey River completed in 1943 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers *

Dogwood Dam ''Cornus'' is a genus of about 30–60 species of woody plants in the family (biology), family Cornaceae, commonly known as dogwoods, which can generally be distinguished by their blossoms, berries, and distinctive bark. Most are decidu ...

— Dogwood Reservoir; on Big Creek, tributary of the Beech River; finished in 1965 by the TVA *

Douglas Dam Douglas Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the French Broad River in Sevier County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. The dam is operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), which built the dam in record time in the early 1940s to mee ...

— Douglas Lake; on the French Broad River; finished in 1943 by the TVA * Elk River Dam — Woods Reservoir; on the Elk River; finished in 1952 by the Corps of Engineers, to provide cooling water for the U.S. Air Force's Arnold Engineering Development Center *

Fall Creek Falls Dam Autumn, also known as fall in American English and Canadian English, is one of the four temperate seasons on Earth. Outside the tropics, autumn marks the transition from summer to winter, in September (Northern Hemisphere) or March ( Southe ...

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Fall Creek Falls Reservoir Autumn, also known as fall in American English and Canadian English, is one of the four temperate seasons on Earth. Outside the tropics, autumn marks the transition from summer to winter, in September (Northern Hemisphere) or March (Souther ...

; on Falls Creek; finished in 1970 by the

Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) is a Cabinet-level agency within the government of the U.S. state of Tennessee, headed by the Tennessee Commissioner of Environment and Conservation. The Department of Conservation ...

* Fort Loudoun Dam — Fort Loudoun Lake; on the Tennessee River; finished in 1943 by the TVA * Fort Patrick Henry Dam — Fort Patrick Henry Lake; on the South Fork Holston River; finished in 1953 by the TVA * Great Falls Dam — Great Falls Reservoir; on the Caney Fork; finished in 1916 by the Tennessee Electric Power Co.; acquired by the TVA in 1939 * Hales Bar Dam; on the Tennessee River, TVA dam mostly demolished in 1968, replaced by

Nickajack Dam Nickajack Dam is a hydroelectric dam in Marion County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is one of nine dams on the Tennessee River owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the mid-1960s to replace the outdated ...

Herb Parsons Dam In general use, herbs are a widely distributed and widespread group of plants, excluding vegetables and other plants consumed for macronutrients, with savory or aromatic properties that are used for flavoring and garnishing food, for medicinal ...

— Herb Parsons Lake; on Mary's Creek *

J. Percy Priest Dam J. Percy Priest Dam is a dam in north central Tennessee at river mile 6.8 of the Stones River, a tributary of the Cumberland River, Cumberland. It is located about ten miles (16 km) east of downtown Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville. The rese ...

— Percy Priest Lake; on the Stones River; finished in 1968 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers * Lost Creek Dam; flood control dam with no permanent reservoir; on Lost Creek, tributary of the Beech River; finished in 1963 by the TVA * Melton Hill Dam — Melton Hill Lake; on the Clinch River; finished in 1963 by the TVA *

— Nickajack Lake; on the Tennessee River; finished in 1967 by the TVA * Nolichucky Dam — Davy Crockett Lake; on the Nolichucky River; finished in 1913 by the Tennessee Eastern Electric Co.; acquired by the TVA in 1945; taken out of service in 1972 * Normandy Dam — Normandy Reservoir; on the Duck River; finished in 1976 by the TVA * Norris Dam — Norris Lake; on the Clinch River; finished in 1936 by the TVA *

Ocoee Dam No. 1 Ocoee Dam Number 1 is a hydroelectric dam on the Ocoee River in Polk County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The dam impounds the Parksville Reservoir (often called Ocoee Lake), and is the farthest downstream of four dams on the Toccoa/Ocoee River ...

— Parksville Reservoir; on the Ocoee River; finished in 1911 by the Eastern Tennessee Power Co.; acquired by the TVA in 1939 *

Ocoee Dam No. 2 Ocoee Dam Number 2 is a hydroelectric dam on the Ocoee River in Polk County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The dam impounds the Ocoee No. 2 Reservoir and is one of three dams on the Toccoa/Ocoee River owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Au ...

— Ocoee Reservoir No. 2; on the Ocoee River; finished in 1913 by the Eastern Tennessee Power Co.; acquired by the TVA in 1939 *

Ocoee Dam No. 3 Ocoee Dam No. 3 is a hydroelectric dam on the Ocoee River in Polk County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is one of four dams on the Toccoa/Ocoee River owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the early 1940s ...

— Ocoee Reservoir No. 3; on the Ocoee River; finished in 1942 by the TVA * Old Hickory Lock and Dam — Old Hickory Lake; on the

; finished in 1957 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers * Pickwick Landing Dam — Pickwick Lake; on the Tennessee River; finished in 1938 by the TVA *

Pin Oak Dam A pin is a device used for fastening objects or material together. Pin or PIN may also refer to: Computers and technology * Personal identification number (PIN), to access a secured system ** PIN pad, a PIN entry device * PIN, a former Dutch ...

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Pin Oak Reservoir A pin is a device used for fastening objects or material together. Pin or PIN may also refer to: Computers and technology * Personal identification number (PIN), to access a secured system ** PIN pad, a PIN entry device * PIN, a former Dutch de ...

; on Browns Creek, tributary of the Beech River; finished in 1964 by the TVA *

Pine Dam A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus ''Pinus'' () of the family Pinaceae. ''Pinus'' is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. The World Flora Online created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden a ...

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Pine Reservoir A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus ''Pinus'' () of the family Pinaceae. ''Pinus'' is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. The World Flora Online created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden accepts ...

; on Piney Creek, tributary of the Beech River; finished in 1964 by the TVA * Raccoon Mountain Pumped-Storage Plant —

Raccoon Mountain Reservoir The raccoon ( or , ''Procyon lotor''), sometimes called the common raccoon to distinguish it from other species, is a mammal native to North America. It is the largest of the procyonid family, having a body length of , and a body weight of . ...

; on McNabb Branch but discharges into the Tennessee River; finished in 1978 by the TVA *Radnor Dam —

Radnor Lake Radnor Lake State Natural Area, also known as Radnor Lake State Park, is a popular state natural area and state park in Oak Hill, Tennessee within Nashville. The nature preserve lies just outside Nashville. Five miles of unpaved trails wander ...

; on Otter Creek; built by the

Louisville and Nashville Railroad The Louisville and Nashville Railroad , commonly called the L&N, was a Class I railroad that operated freight and passenger services in the southeast United States. Chartered by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1850, the road grew into one of the ...

Company in 1914, for watering steam locomotives and supplying water for shipped livestock * Redbud Dam —

Redbud Reservoir ''Cercis'' is a genus of about 10 species in the subfamily Cercidoideae of the pea family Fabaceae, native to warm temperate regions. It contains small deciduous trees or large shrubs commonly known as redbuds. They are characterised by simpl ...

; on Dry Creek, tributary of the Beech River; finished in 1965 by the TVA *

South Holston Dam South Holston Dam is a hydroelectric and flood control dam on the South Fork Holston River in Sullivan County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the uppermost of three dams on the South Fork Holston owned and operated by the Tennessee Val ...

— South Holston Lake; on the South Fork Holston River; finished in 1950 by the TVA *

Sycamore Dam Sycamore is a name which has been applied to several types of trees, but with somewhat similar leaf forms. The name derives from the ancient Greek ' (''sūkomoros'') meaning "fig-mulberry". Species of trees known as sycamore: * ''Acer pseudoplata ...

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Sycamore Reservoir Sycamore is a name which has been applied to several types of trees, but with somewhat similar leaf forms. The name derives from the ancient Greek ' (''sūkomoros'') meaning "fig-mulberry". Species of trees known as sycamore: * ''Acer pseudoplata ...

; on Dry Branch, tributary of the Beech River; finished in 1965 by the TVA * Tellico Dam — Tellico Lake; on the Little Tennessee River; finished in 1979 by the TVA * Tims Ford Dam — Tims Ford Lake; on the Elk River; finished in 1970 by the TVA *

Watauga Dam Watauga Dam is a hydroelectric and flood control dam on the Watauga River in Carter County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the 1940s as part of efforts to con ...

— Watauga Lake; on the Watauga River; finished in 1948 by the TVA * Watts Bar Dam —

Watts Bar Lake Watts Bar Lake is a reservoir on the Tennessee River created by Watts Bar Dam as part of the Tennessee Valley Authority system. Geography Located in the U.S. state of Tennessee about midway between the cities of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chattanoo ...

; on the Tennessee River; finished in 1942 by the TVA *

Walterhill Dam Walterhill, also known as Walter Hill, is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rutherford County, Tennessee, Rutherford County, Tennessee. The population was 401 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. Walterhill is the site of the Walterhil ...

— Walterhill Floodplain State Natural Area; on Stones River; finished in early 1900s. * Wilbur Dam — Wilbur Lake (tennessee); on the Watauga River; finished in 1912 by the Watauga Power Co.; acquired by the TVA in 1945 *

New Shoal Creek Dam New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created. New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz Albums and EPs * ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013 * ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator ...

; on Shoal Creek (Sycamore River), (Lawrence County, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee)

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Beaver Creek Dam Beavers are large, semiaquatic rodents in the genus ''Castor'' native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere. There are two extant species: the North American beaver (''Castor canadensis'') and the Eurasian beaver (''C. fiber''). Beavers a ...

– flood control dam with no permanent reservoir; on Beaver Creek; finished in 1965 by the TVA * Bosher's Dam (also called Bosher Dam) – on the

James River The James River is a river in the U.S. state of Virginia that begins in the Appalachian Mountains and flows U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed April 1, 2011 to Chesapea ...

; first built in 1823 *

Clear Creek Dam Clear may refer to: *Transparency and translucency, the physical property of allowing light to pass through Arts and entertainment Music Groups * Clear (Christian band), an American CCM group from Cambridge, Minnesota * Clear (hardcore band), a ...

and Clear Creek Reservoir – on Clear Creek; finished in 1965 by the TVA *

Claytor Dam The Claytor Dam is a gravity dam on the New River in Pulaski County, Virginia, United States. It is also located about south of Radford. It is named after William Graham Claytor, then vice president of Appalachian Power Company (APC), who was in ...

(hydroelectric) – on the New River; home of Claytor Lake State Park; between Dublin and

Radford Radford may refer to: Places England * Radford, Coventry, West Midlands * Radford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire * Radford, Plymstock, Devon *Radford, Oxfordshire * Radford, Somerset *Radford, Worcestershire *Radford Cave in Devon *Radford Semele, ...

* John H. Kerr Dam and John H. Kerr Lake – on the Roanoke River; built by USACE; reservoir covers parts of Virginia/ North Carolina border *

Lake of The Woods Dam The Veterans Memorial Dam (National ID # VA137001), also known as the Lake of the Woods Main Dam, is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Flat Run located west of Fredericksburg, Virginia. The dam was constructed in 1968 with the primary purpose o ...

– near Fredericksburg * Lake of the Woods Dam Number Two – near Fredericksburg * Leesville Dam – on the Roanoke River; operated by Appalachian Power as part of the Smith Mountain pumped storage project *Little River Dam (hydroelectric) – on the Little River (New River), Little River; owned by the city of

*Martinsville Dam – on the Smith River (Virginia), Smith River *Martinsville Fish Dam – NRHP landmark on the Smith River (Virginia), Smith River *Niagara Dam (hydroelectric) – on the Roanoke River near Vinton, Virginia; built in 1904 *Philpott Lake – near Roanoke, Virginia, Roanoke *Smith Mountain Dam (hydroelectric) and Smith Mountain Lake – on the Roanoke River; operated by Appalachian Power (American Electric Power) *Walker's Dam – on the Chickahominy River; forms Chickahominy Lake; operated by Newport News Waterworks

Washington (state), Washington

*Blue Gulch Reservoir Dam * Bonneville Dam – Lake Bonneville (Oregon), Lake Bonneville (between Washington and Oregon) *Boundary Dam – Pend Oreille River *Box Canyon Dam (Washington), Box Canyon Dam – Pend Oreille River *Casad Dam – Union River (Washington), Union River *Chief Joseph Dam – Rufus Woods Lake *Culmback Dam – Spada Lake, Jackson Hydro Project *Dry Falls Dam – Banks Lake *Diablo Dam and Diablo Lake – Skagit River, Seattle City Light *Elwha Dam – Lake Aldwell *Glines Canyon Dam – Lake Mills *Gorge Dam – Skagit River, Seattle City Light *Grand Coulee Dam, largest hydroelectricity plant in the U.S. – Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake *Howard A. Hanson Dam – Green River (Duwamish River), Green River, Howard A. Hanson Reservoir *Ice Harbor Lock and Dam, Lake Sacajawea, lower Snake River * John Day Dam – Lake Umatilla (between Washington and Oregon) *Lake Lawrence Dam – Lake Lawrence *Little Goose Lock and Dam, Lake Bryan (Washington), Lake Bryan, lower Snake River *Lower Granite Lock and Dam, Lower Granite Lake (Washington), Lower Granite Lake, lower Snake River *Lower Monumental Lock and Dam, Lake Herbert G. West, lower Snake River *Masonry Dam, Chester Morse Lake, Cedar River * McNary Dam – Lake Wallula (between Washington and Oregon) *Merwin Dam – Lake Merwin *Mossyrock Dam – Riffe Lake *Priest Rapids Dam – Priest Rapids Lake *Rock Island Dam – Rock Island Pool *Rocky Reach Dam – Lake Entiat *Ross Dam and Ross Lake (Washington), Ross Lake – Skagit River, Seattle City Light *Roza Dam – Yakima River *Swift Dam – Swift Reservoir * The Dalles Dam – Lake Celilo (between Washington and Oregon) *Tieton Dam – Rimrock Lake *Wanapum Dam – Lake Wanapum *Wells Dam – Lake Pateros *Wynoochee Dam – Lake Wynoochee *Yale Dam – Yale Lake

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Other areas

District of Columbia

*Dalecarlia Reservoir *Georgetown Reservoir *McMillan Reservoir

Guam

Puerto Rico

External links

Interactive map of major dams in the United States

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dams And Reservoirs In The United States, List Of Dams in the United States, * Reservoirs in the United States, * Lists of dams in the United States, Lists of dams and reservoirs by country, United States