geo.wikisort.org - Reservoir 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 600,000 mi (970,000 km) of river or about 17% of rivers in the nation.[2]
The nearly 8100 major dams in the United States in 2006. The National Inventory of Dams defines a major dam as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3 ) , or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3 ) .[1]
By state
Arizona
For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in Connecticut.
See also: Category:Reservoirs in Connecticut and List of lakes of Connecticut
See also: Category:Reservoirs in Delaware and List of lakes of Delaware
See also: Category:Reservoirs in Florida and List of lakes of Florida
For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in Georgia (U.S. state).
See also: Category:Reservoirs in Georgia (U.S. state) and List of lakes of Georgia (U.S. state)
See also: Category:Reservoirs in Hawaii and List of lakes of Hawaii
See also: Category:Reservoirs in Idaho and List of lakes of Idaho
For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in Illinois.
Fordham Dam
Kaskaskia Lock and Dam
Lake Holiday Dam ,[3] Lake Holiday
Lock and Dam#27
McHenry Dam
Melvin Price Locks and Dam, Alton
See also: Category:Reservoirs in Iowa and List of lakes of Iowa
Kansas
Main listing: List of dams and reservoirs in Kansas
See also: Category:Reservoirs in Kansas and List of lakes of Kansas
Louisiana
For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in Louisiana.
See also: Category:Reservoirs in Louisiana and List of lakes of Louisiana
See also: Category:Reservoirs in Maryland and List of lakes of Maryland
For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in Massachusetts.
See also: Category:Reservoirs in Massachusetts and List of lakes of Massachusetts
For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in Mississippi.
See also: Category:Reservoirs in Mississippi, List of lakes of Mississippi, and Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
See also: Category:Reservoirs in Missouri and List of lakes of Missouri
See also: Category:Reservoirs in Nevada and List of lakes of Nevada
See also: Category:Reservoirs in New Jersey and List of lakes of New Jersey
For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in New Mexico.
See also: Category:Reservoirs in New Mexico and List of lakes of New Mexico
For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in North Carolina.
See also: Category:Reservoirs in North Dakota and List of lakes of North Dakota
For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in Ohio.
For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in Oklahoma.
For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in Oregon.
Antelope Reservoir – Jack Creek, a tributary of Jordan Creek (Owyhee River tributary)
Applegate Lake – Applegate River
Blue River Reservoir – Blue River , a tributary of the McKenzie River
Brownlee Dam – Snake River
Bull Run Lake and Reservoirs 1 and 2 – Bull Run River
Chickahominy Reservoir – Chickahominy Creek, a tributary of 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
Detroit Lake and Detroit Dam – North Santiam River
Dexter Reservoir and Dexter Dam – Middle Fork Willamette River
Devils Lake – D River
Dorena Reservoir - Row River
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 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
Lake Celilo & The Dalles Dam – Columbia River
Lake Umatilla & John Day Dam – Columbia River
Lake Wallula & McNary Dam – Columbia River
Lookout Point Lake – Middle Fork Willamette River
Lost Creek Lake & William L. Jess Dam – 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
Phillips Lake – Powder River
Prineville Reservoir & Bowman Dam a.k.a. Prineville Dam – Crooked River
Silverton Reservoir – Silver Creek
Thief Valley Reservoir – Powder River
Upper McNulty Reservoir
Warm Springs Reservoir – Malheur River
Wickiup Reservoir – Deschutes River
South Carolina
For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in South Carolina.
For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in Tennessee.
Boone Dam — Boone Lake ; on the South Fork Holston River; finished in 1952 by the TVA
Burgess Falls Dam ; on the Falling Water River ; built by City of Cookeville 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 Alcoa
Cedar Dam — Cedar Reservoir ; on Haley Creek , tributary of the Beech River ; finished in 1963 by the TVA
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 TVA
Chickamauga Dam — Chickamauga Lake ; on the Tennessee River ; built 1940 by the TVA
Chilhowee Dam ; on the Little Tennessee River ; built in 1957 and owned by Alcoa
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 TVA
Douglas Dam — 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 — 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 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
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 ; 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 Dam — 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 — 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 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 Reservoir No. 3 ; on the Ocoee River; finished in 1942 by the TVA
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 TVA
Pin Oak Dam — Pin Oak Reservoir ; on Browns Creek, tributary of the Beech River ; finished in 1964 by the TVA
Pine Dam — Pine Reservoir ; on Piney Creek, tributary of the Beech River ; finished in 1964 by the TVA
Raccoon Mountain Pumped-Storage Plant — Raccoon Mountain Reservoir ; on McNabb Branch but discharges into the Tennessee River ; finished in 1978 by the TVA
Radnor Dam — Radnor Lake ; on 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 TVA
South Holston Dam — South Holston Lake ; on the South Fork Holston River; finished in 1950 by the TVA
Sycamore Dam — Sycamore Reservoir ; 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 Lake ; on the Watauga River ; finished in 1948 by the TVA
Watts Bar Dam — Watts Bar Lake ; on the Tennessee River ; finished in 1942 by the TVA
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 TVA in 1945
New Shoal Creek Dam ; on Shoal Creek (Sycamore River), (Lawrence County, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee)
See also: Category:Reservoirs in Utah and List of lakes of Utah
Virginia
For a more comprehensive list, see List of dams and reservoirs in Virginia.
Beaver Creek Dam – 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 ; first built in 1823[5]
Clear Creek Dam and Clear Creek Reservoir – on Clear Creek ; finished in 1965 by the TVA
Claytor Dam (hydroelectric) – on the New River; home of Claytor Lake State Park; between Dublin and Radford
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 – 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; owned by the city of Radford
Martinsville Dam – on the Smith River
Martinsville Fish Dam – NRHP landmark on the Smith River
Niagara Dam (hydroelectric) – on the Roanoke River near Vinton, Virginia ; built in 1904
Philpott Lake – near 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
See also: Category:Reservoirs in Washington (state), List of lakes of Washington, and List of dams in the Columbia River watershed
Blue Gulch Reservoir Dam
Bonneville Dam – Lake Bonneville (between Washington and Oregon )
Boundary Dam – Pend Oreille River
Box Canyon Dam – Pend Oreille River
Casad Dam – 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, 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 , lower Snake River
Lower Granite Lock and Dam, 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 – 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
Other areas
District of Columbia
Main listing: List of dams and reservoirs in Guam
See also: Category:Lakes of Guam
See also
External links
References
"Major Dams of the United States" . National Atlas of the United States . USGS. September 17, 2009. Archived from the original on August 14, 2009. Retrieved October 24, 2009 . "Infrastructure Report Card: Dams" . Retrieved February 21, 2017 . "Lake Holiday Dam" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. May 7, 1996. Retrieved March 28, 2009 . "Randleman Dam" . Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority. Retrieved January 21, 2012 . "VDGIF > Fishing > Bosher's Dam" . Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2012 .
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На других языках [de] Liste von Talsperren in den Vereinigten Staaten Diese Liste von Talsperren in den USA zeigt eine Auswahl der wichtigsten Talsperren bzw. Stauseen und künstlichen Staubecken in den USA. Die Zahl der Stauanlagen in den USA wird auf ca. 75.000 geschätzt. Die 8092 größten sind in der Abbildung markiert. - [en] List of dams and reservoirs in the United States
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