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reservoir A reservoir (; ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to water storage, store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation. Reservoirs are created by controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of wa ...

s 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.

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Alabama Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...

Alaska Alaska ( ) is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America. Part of the Western United States region, it is one of the two non-contiguous U.S. states, alongside Hawaii. Alaska is also considered to be the north ...

Arizona Arizona is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States, sharing the Four Corners region of the western United States with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It also borders Nevada to the nort ...

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States. It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma ...

California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas ...

* Aurora Reservoir * Barker Dam –

Barker Reservoir Barker Reservoir is a flood control structure in Houston, Houston, Texas which prevents downstream flooding of Buffalo Bayou, the city's principal river. The reservoir operates in conjunction with Addicks Reservoir to the northeast, which impou ...

Blue Mesa Dam Blue Mesa Dam is a zoned earthfill dam on the Gunnison River in Colorado. It creates Blue Mesa Reservoir, and is within Curecanti National Recreation Area just before the river enters the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. The dam is upstream of the ...

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Blue Mesa Reservoir Blue Mesa Reservoir is an artificial reservoir located on the upper reaches of the Gunnison River in Gunnison County, Colorado. The largest lake located entirely within the state, Blue Mesa Reservoir was created by the construction of Blue Mes ...

* 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 th ...

* Electra Lake *

Elkhead Reservoir Elkhead Reservoir is located in northwest Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyom ...

* Englewood Dam * Green Mountain Reservoir * Gross Dam –

Gross Reservoir Gross Reservoir, located in Boulder County, Colorado, is owned and operated by Denver Water. Completed in 1954, the reservoir has a surface area of , and the spillway sits at elevation. The reservoir is undergoing an expansion project. The rese ...

* Horsetooth Dam –

Horsetooth Reservoir Horsetooth Reservoir (often known locally as Horsetooth) is a large reservoir in southern Larimer County, Colorado, in the foothills just west of the city of Fort Collins, Colorado. The reservoir runs north-south for approximately 6.5 miles (10 ...

, built as part of the Colorado-Big Thompson project *

John Martin Reservoir John Martin Reservoir is a reservoir on the Arkansas River in Bent County in southeastern Colorado. Built and managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, it is used for flood control, irrigation, and recreation. John Martin Reservoir State Par ...

McNulty Reservoir Dam McNulty Reservoir Dam in Eagle County, Colorado, United States, sits above sea level in Colorado's Rocky Mountains between Rifle, Colorado and Vail, Colorado Vail is a Home rule in the United States, home rule municipality in Eagle County, C ...

McPhee Dam McPhee, McPhie, MacPhee or Macphee is a Scottish surname. Like MacFie, it is usually regarded as a shorter version of McDuffie, which is an anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic name ''mac Dhuibhshithe'' ("descendant of the dark fairy") and origin ...

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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 municipal and irrigation ...

Morrow Point Dam Morrow Point Dam is a concrete double-arch dam on the Gunnison River located in Colorado, the first dam of its type built by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Located in the upper Black Canyon of the Gunnison, it creates Morrow Point Reservoir, a ...

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Morrow Point Reservoir Morrow Point Reservoir is an artificial reservoir on the Gunnison River in western Colorado. Located in the upper Black Canyon of the Gunnison, the lake was created in 1968 by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation as part of a larger plan to impound ...

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, ...

* Navajo Reservoir * Olympus Dam in

Estes Park, Colorado Estes Park () is a statutory town in Larimer County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 5,904 at the 2020 United States census. Estes Park is a part of the Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urb ...

, built as part of the Colorado-Big Thompson project * Quincy Reservoir, in

Aurora An aurora ( aurorae or auroras), also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly observed in high-latitude regions (around the Arc ...

* Ralston Dam *

Ridgway Dam Ridgway Dam is an earthen dam on the Uncompahgre River which impounds Ridgway Reservoir, located about 6 miles (10 km) north of the town of Ridgway in Ouray County, Colorado. The dam is high and long, with a capacity of of water. Ridgwa ...

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

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

Connecticut Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. ...

* Beseck Lake Dam *

Candlewood Lake Candlewood Lake is a humanmade 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 in the New York metropolitan area. T ...

* Lake Chamberlain *Leesville Dam – Salmon River * Maltby Lakes * Mansfield Hollow Dam – Mansfield Hollow Lake * Occum Dam * 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 ...

* Samuel P. Senior Dam * Shepaug Dam - Lake Lillinonah * 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 ...

* West Thompson Dam –

Quinebaug River The Quinebaug River ( ) is a river in south-central Massachusetts and eastern Connecticut, with watershed extending into western Rhode Island. The name "Quinebaug" comes from the southern New England Native Americans in the United States, Nati ...

Delaware Delaware ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic states, South Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey ...

Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...

* Allatoona Dam – Lake Allatoona * Bartlett's Ferry Dam –

Lake Harding 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 border between Georgia and Alabama traverses the main channel along the western side of the lak ...

* Blue Ridge Dam – Blue Ridge Reservoir; on the Toccoa River; finished in 1930; acquired by the

TVA The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is a federally owned electric utility corporation in the United States. TVA's service area covers all of Tennessee, portions of Alabama, Mississippi, and Kentucky, and small areas of Georgia, North Carolina ...

in 1939 * Buford Dam –

Lake Lanier Lake Lanier (officially Lake Sidney Lanier) is a reservoir in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created by the completion of Buford Dam on the Chattahoochee River in 1956, and is also fed by the waters of the Chestatee ...

Carters Dam Carters Dam is an earthen embankment dam located south of Chatsworth, Georgia, Chatsworth in Murray County, Georgia, Murray County and west of Ellijay, Georgia, Ellijay in northwestern Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States, that creates ...

– Carter's Lake * Chatuge Dam – Chatuge Reservoir; on the

Hiwassee River The Hiwassee River is a river in the states of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. It originates from a spring on the north slope of Rocky Mountain (Georgia), Rocky Mountain in Towns County, Georgia, Towns County in n ...

; finished in 1942 by the

* Lake Delano * Lake Dorene * Clark Hill Dam (J. Strom Thurmond Dam) –

Lake Strom Thurmond Lake Strom Thurmond, officially designated J. Strom Thurmond Reservoir at the federal level, and Clarks Hill Lake by the state of Georgia, is a man-made reservoir at the border between the U.S. states of Georgia and South Carolina in the Savanna ...

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

Lake Hartwell Lake Hartwell is a man-made reservoir bordering Georgia and South Carolina and encompassing parts of the Savannah, Tugaloo, and Seneca Rivers. Lake Hartwell is one of the largest recreation lakes in the Southeastern United States. It was creat ...

, also in South Carolina * Hickory Log Creek Dam – Hickory Log Creek Reservoir (under construction until Oct 2007) * Jim Woodruff Dam –

Lake Seminole Lake Seminole (, ) is a reservoir located in the southwest corner of Georgia along its border with Florida, maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Chattahoochee and Flint rivers join in the lake, before flowing from the Jim Woodr ...

; on

Apalachicola River The Apalachicola River is a river, approximately long, in the state of Florida. The river's large drainage basin, watershed, known as the ACF River Basin, Apalachicola, Chattahoochee and Flint (ACF) River Basin, drains an area of approximately ...

; built by

USACE The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is the military engineering branch of the United States Army. A direct reporting unit (DRU), it has three primary mission areas: #The Engineer Regiment, Engineer Regiment, military constr ...

* Kelly Barnes Dam – Toccoa Falls, failed in 1977 killing 39 people * Lake Blackshear Dam –

Lake Blackshear Lake Blackshear is a man-made lake on the Flint River in Georgia created by a dam that was constructed from 1925 to 1930. The lake was named after General David Blackshear. The Crisp County Power Dam, also known as the Warwick Dam, was the fir ...

Morgan Falls Dam Morgan Falls Dam is a small hydroelectric dam located along the Chattahoochee River at the northern end of Sandy Springs, Georgia, and crossing the river westwards into eastern Cobb County in north metro Atlanta. Originally constructed in 1904 b ...

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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, t ...

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

* Oliver Dam – Lake Oliver * Richard B. Russell Dam – Richard B. Russell Lake, also in South Carolina * Sinclair Dam –

Lake Sinclair Lake Sinclair is a reservoir, man-made lake in central Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia near Eatonton, Georgia, Eatonton. It is operated by Georgia Power. The lake was named after Benjamin W. Sinclair, a Georgia Power official. Location Located ...

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

Chattahoochee River The Chattahoochee River () is a river in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern United States. It forms the southern half of the Alabama and Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia border, as well as a portion of the Florida and Georgia border. It ...

; built by

* West Point Dam – West Point Lake

Hawaii Hawaii ( ; ) is an island U.S. state, state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland. One of the two Non-contiguous United States, non-contiguous U.S. states (along with Alaska), it is the only sta ...

Idaho Idaho ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain states, Mountain West subregions of the Western United States. It borders Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington (state), ...

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...

* Fordham Dam * Kaskaskia Lock and Dam * Lake Holiday Dam, Lake Holiday * Chain of Rocks Lock * McHenry Dam * Melvin Price Locks and Dam, Alton

Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...

Iowa Iowa ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the upper Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Ill ...

Kansas Kansas ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. Kansas is named a ...

Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...

Louisiana Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of the 50 U.S. states, it ranks 31st in area and 25 ...

* Bailey's Dam * Sibley Lake Dam *

Toledo Bend Reservoir Toledo Bend Reservoir is a reservoir on the Sabine River between Texas and Louisiana. The lake has an area of , the largest man-made body of water partially in both Louisiana and Texas, the largest in the South, and the fifth largest by surfac ...

Maine Maine ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and ...

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It borders the states of Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east ...

Massachusetts Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode ...

* Ashley Reservoir – (Artificial) * Assawompset Pond Dam – Nemasket River * Ballardvale Dam –

Shawsheen River The Shawsheen River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed October 3, 2011 tributary of the Merrimack River in northeast Massachusetts. The name has had various spellings ...

* Barre Falls Dam – Ware River * Barstows Pond Dam – Cotley River * Birch Hill Dam – Millers River * Buffumville Dam –

Little River Little River may refer to several places: Australia Streams New South Wales *Little River (Dubbo), source in the Dubbo region, a tributary of the Macquarie River * Little River (Oberon), source in the Oberon Shire, a tributary of Coxs River (Haw ...

* Cleveland Pond Dam – Beaver Brook * Conant Brook Dam – Conant Brook * Crescent Dam -

Westfield River 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 (measure ...

* Dam 1 above Harodite factory – concrete and granite blocks – Three Mile River * Dam 2 above Harodite factory – concrete – Three Mile River * Dam at 60 Winnetuxet Road – Winnetuxet River * Dam at Draka Factory – Three Mile River * Dam at Furnace Street – Stump Brook * Dam at Robbins Pond/Bog Reservoir Connection – Stump Brook * Dam at Route 106 – Satucket River * East Brimfield Dam – Quinebaug River * Fall Brook Route 28 Dam – Fall Brook * First Unnamed Dam – Segreganset River * Forge Pond Dam – Assonet River * Forge Pond Dam – Meadow Brook * Framingham Reservoir No. 1 Dam and Gatehouse * Framingham Reservoir No. 2 Dam and Gatehouse * Framingham Reservoir No. 3 Dam and Gatehouse * Great Quittacas Pond Dam – Nemasket River * Great Stone Dam –

Merrimack River The Merrimack River (or Merrimac River, an occasional earlier spelling) is a river in the northeastern United States. It rises at the confluence of the Pemigewasset and Winnipesaukee rivers in Franklin, New Hampshire, flows southward into M ...

* Happy Hollow Farm Dam – Fall Brook * High Street Dam – Town River * Hodges Village Dam – French River *

Holyoke Dam The Holyoke Dam, also referred to as the Hadley Falls Dam, or Hadley Falls Station is a granite dam built in tandem with the Holyoke Canal System at Hadley Falls on the Connecticut River, between Holyoke and South Hadley, Massachusetts. The water d ...

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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 into Long Isl ...

* Hunts Pond Dam ( Mill Street Dam) – Beaver Brook *Indian River Power Supply dam -

* Johnson Pond Dam – Forge River * Hewitt Pond Dam – Forge River * King's Pond Dam – Pine Swamp Brook *Knightville Dam – North Branch Westfield River * Lake Rico Dam – Furnace Brook * Littleville Dam – Middle Branch,

* Monument Dam – Assonet River * Morey's Bridge Dam – Mill River * Muddy Cove Brook (Obstruction 1) – gate under railroad tracks just below Route 138 – Muddy Cove Brook * Muddy Cove Brook (Obstruction 2) – dam on Zeneca Inc. Property – Muddy Cove Brook * Muddy Cove Pond Dam – Muddy Cove Brook * Mystic Dam – Upper Mystic Lake * Oliver Mills Dam – Nemasket River * Orchard Street Dam – Dam Lot Brook * Outlet for Bleachery Reservoir (Eastern) – Rattlesnake Brook *

Outlet for Bleachery Reservoir (Western) Outlet may refer to: * Outlet, a river that runs out of a lake * Electrical outlet * Outlet store or outlet mall * Pelvic outlet * News outlet, news media Other

* Outlet (Antigua newspaper), ''Outlet'' (Antigua newspaper) * Outlet (song), "Ou ...

– 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 there it ...

* Richmond Pond Dam – Richmond Pond * Segreganset River Dam – Segreganset River * Stump Brook Dam – Stump Brook * Swansea Dam –

Swansea, Massachusetts Swansea is a town in Bristol County in southeastern Massachusetts, United States. 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 17,14 ...

* Taunton State Hospital Dam – Mill River * Tisdale Dam – Assonet River * Tracy Pond Dam – Forge River * Tully Dam – Millers River * Turners Falls Dam – Connecticut River * Unnamed dam above Berkley Street – Tributary above Berkley Street in Taunton (MA) * Unnamed dam at Raynham Department of Parks & Recreation Office – Forge River * Wachusett Dam –

Wachusett Reservoir The Wachusett Reservoir is the second largest body of water in the state of Massachusetts. It is located in central Massachusetts, northeast of Worcester. It is part of the water supply system for metropolitan Boston maintained by the Massachuse ...

* War Memorial Park Dam – Town River * Wareham Street Dam – Nemasket River * West Brittania Dam – Mill River * West Hill Dam – West River *West Springfield Dam -

* Westville Dam – Quinebaug River * Whittenton Street Dam – Mill River (removed) * Willow Avenue Dam – Meadow Brook * Winnetuxet Road Dam – Winnetuxet River *

Winsor Dam The Winsor Dam and the Goodnough Dike impound the waters of the Swift River and the Ware River Diversion forming the Quabbin Reservoir, the largest body of water in Massachusetts. According to the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Re ...

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Quabbin Reservoir The Quabbin Reservoir is the largest inland body of water in Massachusetts, United States, and was built between 1930 and 1939. Along with the Wachusett Reservoir, it is the primary water supply for Boston, to the east, and 40 other cities and ...

* Woronoco Dam -

* Wrights Complex Lower Dam – concrete and cut stone masonry – Quaboag River

Michigan Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...

Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...

Mississippi Mississippi ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the s ...

Aberdeen Lock and Dam Aberdeen ( ; ; ) is a port city in North East Scotland, and is the List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, third most populous Cities of Scotland, Scottish city. Historically, Aberdeen was within the historic county of Aberdeensh ...

– Aberdeen Lake * Jamie Whitten Lock and Dam *

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 ...

– Columbus Lake *

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 The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is the military engineering branc ...

* Ross Barnett Reservoir and Spillway * Grenada Lake

Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...

* Amarugia Lake * Atkinson Lake * Bean Lake * Big Lake * Bilby Ranch Lake * Binder Lake * Blind Pony Lake *

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 Bull Shoals Lake is an artificial lake or reservoir in the Ozark Mountains of northern Arkansas and southern Missouri, United States. It has hundreds of miles of lake arms and coves, and common activities include boating, water sports, swimming, ...

(extends into

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States. It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma ...

) * Bushwacker Lake * Cameron City Lakes * Che-Ru Lake * Clearwater Lake * Cooley Lake * Cottontail Lake * Fellows Lake * Flight Lake * Forest Lake * Halls Lake * Henry Sever Lake * Hunnewell Lake * Indian Creek Lake * Kendzora Lake * Lake Girardeau *

Lake of the Ozarks Lake of the Ozarks is a reservoir created by impounding the Osage River in the northern part of the Ozarks in central Missouri. Parts of three smaller tributaries to the Osage are included in the impoundment: the Niangua River, Grandglaize Creek ...

* Lake Paho * Lake Springfield * Lake Taneycomo * Little Compton Lake * Little Dixie Lake * 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, and ...

* Lower Taum Sauk Lake * Manito Lake * Maple Leaf Lake * Mark Twain Lake * McDaniel Lake * Miller Community Lake * Montrose Lake * Nodaway County Lake *

Norfork Lake Norfork Dam impounds the North Fork River in the U.S. state of Arkansas, creating Norfork Lake. The large reservoir is maintained by the United States Army Corps of Engineers and spans Baxter County, Arkansas, Fulton County, Arkansas and Ozar ...

(extends into

) * Perry County Community Lake *

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. It ...

* Pony Express Lake * Ray County Community Lake * Rocky Fork Lake * Sears Community Lake * Shawnee Mac Lakes * Sims Valley Community Lake * Smithville Lake *

Stockton Lake Stockton Lake is a reservoir located in southeastern Cedar County, northeastern Dade County, and southwestern Polk County, Missouri. The lake is V-shaped, and covers , with of shoreline. It has three marinas, and 10 public-use areas. It has a ...

Table Rock Lake Table Rock Lake is an artificial lake or reservoir in the Ozarks of southwestern Missouri and northwestern Arkansas in the United States. Designed, built and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the lake is impounded by Table Rock Dam, ...

(extends into

) * Thomas Hill Lake * Tri-City Lake *

Truman Reservoir The Harry S. Truman Dam and Reservoir, also known as Truman Lake, is located in the state of Missouri, United States. It is located between Clinton and Warsaw, on the Osage River and extends south to Osceola. The dam is located in Benton C ...

(largest lake in Missouri) * Upper Big Lake * Vandalia Lake * Wappapello Lake * Weatherby Lake * Williams Creek Lake

Montana Montana ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, Wyoming to the south, an ...

Nebraska Nebraska ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Ka ...

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive, th ...

New Hampshire New Hampshire ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...

New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...

New Mexico New Mexico is a state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States. It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains, sharing the Four Corners region with Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. It also ...

* Abiquiu Lake * Bluewater Lake * Cochiti Dam * Conchas Lake * Elephant Butte Dike *

El Vado Lake El Vado Lake is a reservoir located in Rio Arriba County, in northern New Mexico in the southwestern United States. Water is impounded by the earth-filled El Vado Dam, on the Rio Chama, long and high, completed in 1935. The lake is long ...

* Galisteo Dam * Heron Lake * Jemez Canyon Dam * Navajo Lake * Santa Rosa Dam * Two Rivers Dam * Ute Dam

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

North Carolina North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...

* Lake Adger - Green River (North Carolina); completed in 1925 * Apalachia Dam – Apalachia Reservoir; on the

; finished in 1943 by the

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

Alcoa Alcoa Corporation (an acronym for "Aluminum Company of America") is an American 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 alu ...

Cowans Ford Dam Cowans Ford Hydroelectric Station is a hydroelectric power plant and dam located near Huntersville, North Carolina, approximately 20 miles north of Charlotte on Lake Norman. It is the largest conventional hydro station owned by Duke Energy, gen ...

and

Lake Norman Lake Norman is an man-made lake, artificial fresh water lake in southwest North Carolina. The largest lake in the state, it was created between 1959 and 1964 as part of the construction of the Cowans Ford Hydroelectric Station, Cowans Ford Dam by ...

– Duke Power * Falls Lake –

Fontana Dam Fontana Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Little Tennessee River in Swain County, North Carolina, Swain and Graham County, North Carolina, Graham counties, North Carolina, United States. The dam is operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, whi ...

–

Fontana Lake Fontana Lake is a reservoir impounded by Fontana Dam on the Little Tennessee River, and is located in Graham and Swain counties in North Carolina. The lake forms part of the southern border of Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the nort ...

; on the

Little Tennessee River The Little Tennessee River (known locally as the Little T) is a tributary of the Tennessee River that flows through the Blue Ridge Mountains from Georgia, into North Carolina, and then into Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. It dra ...

; finished in 1944 by the

*Gaston Dam –

Lake Gaston Lake Gaston is a reservoir in the eastern United States. Part of the lake is in the North Carolina counties of Halifax County, North Carolina, Halifax, Northampton County, North Carolina, Northampton, and Warren County, North Carolina, Warren. Th ...

; on the

Roanoke River The Roanoke River ( ) runs long through southern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina in the United States. A major river of the southeastern United States, it drains a largely rural area of the coastal plain from the eastern edge of the ...

; built by the Virginia Electric Power Company (VEPCO) * High Rock Lake – on the

Yadkin River The Yadkin River is one of the longest rivers in the US state of North Carolina, flowing . It rises in the northwestern portion of the state near the Blue Ridge Parkway, Blue Ridge Parkway's Thunder Hill Overlook. Several parts of the river a ...

; built in 1927 by

and operated today by

Hiwassee Dam Hiwassee Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Hiwassee River in Cherokee County, in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is one of three dams on the river owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the late 1930s ...

– Hiwassee Reservoir; on the

; finished in 1940 by the

* B. Everett Jordan Lake – on the

Haw River The Haw River is a tributary of the Cape Fear River, approximately 110 mi (177 km) long, which is entirely contained in north central North Carolina in the United States. It was first documented as the "Hau River" by John Lawson, a ...

; built by

* Little River Reservoir – finished in 1987 * Lake Louise – built in 1927 * Lake Lure – Duke Power * Lake Michie – finished in 1926, on the Flat River * Mountain Island Dam and Mountain Island Lake – Duke Power * Randleman Lake Dam, completed in 2003 * Rocky Mount Mills 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 – 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 North Dakota ( ) is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota people, Dakota and Sioux peoples. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minneso ...

Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...

* Acton Lake * Alum Creek Lake * Atwood Lake * Beach City Lake * 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, Ohio, Green in Summit County, Ohio, Summit County, Ohio, at . The reservoir created is called Comet Lake (Ohio), Comet Lake, and it drains into the upper Tuscarawas River by ...

* Cowan Lake * Deer Creek Lake * Delaware Dam * Dillon Lake * Dover Dam * Englewood Dam * Germantown Dam * 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, Ohio, Cincinnati to Toledo, Ohio, 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 co ...

* Griggs Dam * Hannibal Locks and Dam *

Hoover Dam The Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado, Black Canyon of the Colorado River (U.S.), Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona. Constructed between 1931 and 1936, d ...

* Huffman Dam * LaDue Reservoir * Lake Glacier Dam * Lake Milton * Leesville Lake * Liggett Lake ** Liggett Lake Dam * Lockington Dam * 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 * Providence Dam * Salt Fork Reservoir *

Senecaville Lake Senecaville Lake is a reservoir in Guernsey and Noble Counties, Ohio. It is located approximately southeast of Cambridge near the village of Senecaville, Ohio. The lake is popular among recreation and fishing enthusiasts. It is often referred t ...

Tappan Lake Tappan Lake, also known as Tappan Reservoir, is a reservoir in Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The lake covers of water and of surrounding land, as part of the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District. Normal pool elevation is above s ...

* Taylorsville Dam * Tom Jenkins Dam * William Harsha Lake * Wills Creek Lake

Oklahoma Oklahoma ( ; Choctaw language, Choctaw: , ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Texas to the south and west, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northea ...

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, Arkans ...

* Lake Altus-Lugert * American Horse Lake *

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 to ...

* Arcadia Lake * Ardmore City Lake * Atoka Lake * Bellcow Lake * Birch Lake * Lake Bixhoma * Black Kettle Lake * Bluestem Lake * Boomer Lake *

Broken Bow Lake Broken Bow Lake is a reservoir in southeastern Oklahoma, located on Mountain Fork, Mountain Fork River and northeast of the town of Broken Bow, Oklahoma, Broken Bow in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, McCurtain County. It is one of the largest fr ...

* Brushy Creek Reservoir * Lake Burtschi * Canton Lake * Carl Albert Lake * Carl Blackwell Lake * Lake Carl Etling * Lake Carlton * Carter Lake * Cedar Lake * Chandler Lake * Lake Checotah * Lake Chickasha * Chouteau Lock and Dam * Claremore Lake * Clayton Lake * Clear Creek Lake * Cleveland City Lake * Clinton Lake (Oklahoma), Clinton Lake * Coalgate City Lake * Comanche Lake * Copan Lake * Cordell Reservoir * Crowder Lake * Cushing Municipal Lake * Lake Dahlgren * Dripping Springs Lake * Lake Durant * Lake Ellsworth (Oklahoma), Lake Ellsworth * Lake El Reno * Lake Eucha * Foss Reservoir * Fort Cobb Reservoir * Fort Gibson Lake * Fort Supply Lake * Fuqua Lake * Greenleaf State Park, Greenleaf Lake * Grand Lake O' the Cherokees * Great Salt Plains Lake * Guthrie Lake * Heyburn Lake * Lake Hudson (Oklahoma), Lake Hudson (formerly named Markham Ferry Reservoir) * Hulah Lake (Oklahoma), Hulah Lake * Lake Jean Neustadt * Lake Jed Johnson * Keystone Lake * Konawa Reservoir * Lake Lawtonka * Liberty Lake (Oklahoma), Liberty Lake * Lloyd Church Lake * McGee Creek Reservoir * Nanih Waiya Lake * Lake McMurtry * Mountain Lake (Oklahoma), Mountain Lake * Lake Murray (Oklahoma), Lake Murray * Oklahoma Lake * Okmulgee Lake * Lake Overholser * Ozzie Cobb Lake * Pine Creek Lake * Pauls Valley Lake * Lake R.C. Longmire * Raymond Gary Lake * Rock Creek Reservoir * Shawnee Twin Lakes * Skiatook Lake * Sooner Lake * Spavinaw Water Project, Lake Spavinaw * Sportsman Lake * Lake Stanley Draper * Tom Steed Reservoir * Lake Talequah * Lake Thunderbird * Waurika Lake * Lake Wayne Wallace * W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam * Webbers Falls Lake, Webbers Falls Reservoir * Wes Watkins Reservoir * Wewoka Lake * Lake Wister * Lake W. R. Holway * Lake Yahola (Oklahoma), Lake Yahola

Oregon

*Antelope Reservoir – Jack Creek, a tributary of Jordan Creek (Owyhee River tributary) *Applegate Lake – Applegate River *Blue River Reservoir – Blue River (Oregon), Blue River, a tributary of the McKenzie River (Oregon), McKenzie River *Brownlee Dam – Snake River *Bull Run Lake and Reservoirs 1 and 2 – Bull Run River (Oregon), Bull Run River *Chickahominy Reservoir – Chickahominy Creek, a tributary of Silver Creek (Harney County, Oregon), Silver Creek *Cooper Creek Reservoir – Cooper Creek, an Umpqua River tributary *Cottage Grove Lake – Coast Fork Willamette River *Cougar Reservoir and Cougar Dam – South Fork McKenzie River *Crane Prairie Reservoir – Deschutes River (Oregon), Deschutes River *Detroit Lake and Detroit Dam – North Santiam River *Dexter Reservoir and Dexter Dam – Middle Fork Willamette River *Devils Lake (Lincoln County, Oregon), Devils Lake – D River *Dorena Reservoir - Row River *Emigrant Lake (Oregon), Emigrant Lake – Emigrant Creek, a tributary of Bear Creek (Rogue River) *Fern Ridge Reservoir – Long Tom River *Foster Reservoir 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 – Snake River *Henry Hagg Lake and Scoggins Creek, 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 River (Oregon), Crooked, Deschutes River (Oregon), Deschutes, and Metolius River, Metolius rivers *Lake Bonneville & Bonneville Dam – Columbia River *Lake Celilo & The Dalles Dam – Columbia River *Lake Umatilla & John Day Dam – Columbia River *Lake Wallula & McNary Dam – Columbia River *Lookout Point Lake & Lookout Point Dam – Middle Fork Willamette River *Lost Creek Lake & William L. Jess Dam – Rogue River (Oregon), Rogue River *McGuire Reservoir – Nestucca River *McNulty Reservoir (Malheur County, Oregon) *North Fork Reservoir – Clackamas River *Owyhee Reservoir – Owyhee River *Oxbow Dam – Snake River *Pelton Dam – Deschutes River (Oregon), Deschutes River *Phillips Lake – Powder River (Oregon), Powder River *Prineville Reservoir & Arthur R. Bowman Dam, Bowman Dam a.k.a. Prineville Dam – Crooked River (Oregon), Crooked River *Silverton Reservoir – Silver Creek (Marion County, Oregon), Silver Creek *Thief Valley Reservoir – Powder River (Oregon), Powder River *Upper McNulty Reservoir *Warm Springs Reservoir – Malheur River *Wickiup Reservoir – Deschutes River (Oregon), Deschutes River

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

*Conestee Mill Dam – Conestee Lake (South Carolina), Conestee Lake * Hartwell Dam –

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

, also in the U.S. state of Georgia *Jocassee Dam – Lake Jocassee *Lake Keowee#Power generation, Keowee Dam *Monticello Reservoir – Jenkinsville, South Carolina *Pinopolis Dam – Lake Moultrie * Richard B. Russell Dam – Richard B. Russell Lake, also in the U.S. state of Georgia *Saluda Dam – Lake Murray (South Carolina), Lake Murray

South Dakota

Tennessee

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

*Burgess Falls Dam; on the Falling Water River; built by City of Cookeville, Tennessee, Cookeville for electric generation after the flood of 1928 destroyed a previous earthen dam *Calderwood Dam; on the

; built in 1930 and owned by

*Cedar Dam — Cedar Reservoir; on Haley Creek, tributary of the Beech River; finished in 1963 by the

*Center Hill Dam — Center Hill Lake; on the Caney Fork; finished in 1948 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers *Cheatham Dam — Cheatham Lake; on the Cumberland River; finished in 1952 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers *Cherokee Dam — Cherokee Lake; on the Holston River; finished in 1941 by the

*Chickamauga Dam — Chickamauga Lake; on the Tennessee River; built 1940 by the

*Chilhowee Dam; on the

; built in 1957 and owned by

*Cordell Hull Dam — Cordell Hull Lake; on the Cumberland River; 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 — Dogwood Reservoir; on Big Creek, tributary of the Beech River; finished in 1965 by the

*Douglas Dam — Douglas Lake; on the French Broad River; finished in 1943 by the

*Elk River Dam — Woods Reservoir; on the Elk River (Tennessee), Elk River; finished in 1952 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Corps of Engineers, to provide cooling water for the United States Air Force, U.S. Air Force's Arnold Engineering Development Center *Fall Creek Falls Dam — Fall Creek Falls Reservoir; on Falls Creek; finished in 1970 by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation *Fort Loudoun Dam — Fort Loudoun Lake; on the Tennessee River; finished in 1943 by the

*Fort Patrick Henry Dam — Fort Patrick Henry Lake; on the South Fork Holston River; finished in 1953 by the

*Great Falls Dam (Tennessee), Great Falls Dam — Great Falls Reservoir; on the Caney Fork; finished in 1916 by the Tennessee Electric Power Co.; acquired by the

in 1939 *Hales Bar Dam; on the Tennessee River,

dam mostly demolished in 1968, replaced by Nickajack Dam *Herb Parsons Dam — Herb Parsons Lake; on Mary's Creek *J. Percy Priest Dam — Percy Priest Lake; on the Stones River; finished in 1968 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers *Lost Creek Dam (Tennessee), Lost Creek Dam; flood control dam with no permanent reservoir; on Lost Creek, tributary of the Beech River; finished in 1963 by the

*Melton Hill Dam — Melton Hill Lake; on the Clinch River; finished in 1963 by the

*Nickajack Dam — Nickajack Lake; on the Tennessee River; finished in 1967 by the

*Nolichucky Dam — Davy Crockett Lake (Greene County, Tennessee), Davy Crockett Lake; on the Nolichucky River; finished in 1913 by the Tennessee Eastern Electric Co.; acquired by the

in 1945; taken out of service in 1972 *Normandy Dam — Normandy Reservoir; on the Duck River (Tennessee), Duck River; finished in 1976 by the

*Norris Dam — Norris Dam, Norris Lake; on the Clinch River; finished in 1936 by the

*Ocoee Dam No. 1 — Parksville Reservoir; on the Ocoee River; finished in 1911 by the Eastern Tennessee Power Co.; acquired by the

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

in 1939 *Ocoee Dam No. 3 — Ocoee Reservoir No. 3; on the Ocoee River; finished in 1942 by the

*Old Hickory Lock and Dam — Old Hickory Lake; on the Cumberland River; 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

*Pin Oak Dam — Pin Oak Reservoir; on Browns Creek, tributary of the Beech River; finished in 1964 by the

*Pine Dam — Pine Reservoir; on Piney Creek, tributary of the Beech River; finished in 1964 by the

*Raccoon Mountain Pumped-Storage Plant — Raccoon Mountain Reservoir; on McNabb Branch but discharges into the Tennessee River; finished in 1978 by the

*Radnor Dam — Radnor Lake State Natural Area, Radnor Lake; on Otter Creek (Tennessee), Otter Creek; built by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company in 1914, for watering steam locomotives and supplying water for shipped livestock *Redbud Dam — Redbud Reservoir; on Dry Creek, tributary of the Beech River; finished in 1965 by the

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

*Sycamore Dam — Sycamore Reservoir; on Dry Branch, tributary of the Beech River; finished in 1965 by the

*Tellico Dam — Tellico Lake; on the

; finished in 1979 by the

*Tims Ford Dam — Tims Ford Lake; on the Elk River (Tennessee), Elk River; finished in 1970 by the

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

*Watts Bar Dam — Watts Bar Lake; on the Tennessee River; finished in 1942 by the

* Walterhill Dam — 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

in 1945 *New Shoal Creek Dam; on Shoal Creek (Sycamore River), (Lawrence County, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee)

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

*Beaver Creek Dam – flood control dam with no permanent reservoir; on Beaver Creek (Virginia), Beaver Creek; finished in 1965 by the

*Bosher's Dam (also called Bosher Dam) – on the James River; first built in 1823 *Clear Creek Dam and Clear Creek Reservoir (Virginia), Clear Creek Reservoir – on Clear Creek (Virginia), Clear Creek; finished in 1965 by the

*Claytor Dam (hydroelectric) – on the New River (Kanawha River), New River; home of Claytor Lake State Park; between Dublin, Virginia, Dublin and Radford, Virginia, Radford *John H. Kerr Dam and Kerr Lake, John H. Kerr Lake – on the

; built by

; reservoir covers parts of Virginia/

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border *Lake of The Woods Dam – near Fredericksburg *Lake of the Woods Dam Number Two – near Fredericksburg *Leesville Dam – on the

; 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 Radford, Virginia, Radford *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

near Vinton, Virginia; built in 1904 *Philpott Lake – near Roanoke, Virginia, Roanoke *Smith Mountain Dam (hydroelectric) and Smith Mountain Lake – on the

; 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 *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

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Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington (state), Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Other areas

District of Columbia

Guam

Puerto Rico

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