List of tallest dams in the United States facts for kids
This is a list of the tallest dams in the United States. The main list includes all U.S. dams over 300 feet (91 m) tall, and a second list gives the tallest dams in each state. Dimensions given are for foundation height, not hydraulic height or head. Structures such as levees, dikes and tailings dams are not included in the lists. Decommissioned or failed dams, such as Teton Dam in Idaho, are included. Both lists are works in progress and will be updated periodically with new information. There are currently 75 entries on the main list.
Most of the U.S.'s taller dams are located in the west because of the steeper and more rugged topography. The tallest is Oroville Dam in northern California, a 770.5-foot (234.8 m) embankment dam completed in 1968. Five of the ten tallest dams in the U.S. are located in California. The Colorado, Columbia and Sacramento–San Joaquin river systems contain the greatest number of tall dams. In the eastern U.S., tall dams are less common because of the lesser vertical relief. The tallest dam in the eastern U.S. is 480-foot (150 m) Fontana Dam in North Carolina, which ranks 20th in height among all U.S. dams.
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 Dam has been raised since initial construction |
Tallest dams
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Oroville Dam, 1st
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Hoover Dam, 2nd
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Dworshak Dam, 3rd
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Hungry Horse Dam, 10th
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Fontana Dam, 20th
| Name | State(s) | Height | Type | River | Coordinates | Built | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ft | m | ||||||
| Oroville Dam |  CA |
770.5 | 234.8 | Embankment | Feather River | 39°32′20″N 121°29′08″W / 39.53889°N 121.48556°W | 1968 |
| Hoover Dam |  AZ NV |
726 | 221 | Arch-gravity dam | Colorado River | 36°00′56″N 114°44′16″W / 36.01556°N 114.73778°W | 1936 |
| Dworshak Dam |  ID |
717 | 219 | Concrete gravity | N.F. Clearwater River | 46°30′54″N 116°17′49″W / 46.51500°N 116.29694°W | 1973 |
| Glen Canyon Dam | AZ |
710 | 220 | Concrete arch | Colorado River | 36°56′15″N 111°29′04″W / 36.93750°N 111.48444°W | 1966 |
| New Bullards Bar Dam | CA |
645 | 197 | Concrete arch | N. Yuba River | 39°23′36″N 121°08′35″W / 39.39333°N 121.14306°W | 1969 |
| New Melones Dam | CA |
625 | 191 | Embankment | Stanislaus River | 37°56′50″N 120°31′41″W / 37.94722°N 120.52806°W | 1979 |
| Mossyrock Dam |  WA |
606 | 185 | Concrete arch | Cowlitz River | 46°32′04″N 122°25′34″W / 46.53444°N 122.42611°W | 1968 |
| Shasta Dam | CA |
602 | 183 | Concrete gravity | Sacramento River | 40°43′07″N 122°25′08″W / 40.71861°N 122.41889°W | 1945 |
| New Don Pedro Dam | CA |
585 | 178 | Embankment | Tuolumne River | 37°41′58″N 120°25′15″W / 37.69944°N 120.42083°W | 1971 |
| Hungry Horse Dam |  MT |
564 | 172 | Concrete arch | S.F. Flathead River | 48°20′30″N 114°00′51″W / 48.34167°N 114.01417°W | 1953 |
| Grand Coulee Dam | WA |
550 | 170 | Concrete gravity | Columbia River | 47°57′21″N 118°58′54″W / 47.95583°N 118.98167°W | 1942 |
| Seven Oaks Dam | CA |
550 | 170 | Embankment | Santa Ana River | 34°08′45″N 117°03′45″W / 34.14583°N 117.06250°W | 2000 |
| Ross Dam | WA |
540 | 160 | Concrete arch | Skagit River | 48°43′54″N 121°04′02″W / 48.73167°N 121.06722°W | 1949 |
| Trinity Dam | CA |
538 | 164 | Embankment | Trinity River | 40°48′04″N 122°45′48″W / 40.80111°N 122.76333°W | 1962 |
| Yellowtail Dam | MT |
525 | 160 | Concrete arch | Bighorn River | 45°18′24″N 107°57′29″W / 45.30667°N 107.95806°W | 1967 |
| Cougar Dam |  OR |
519 | 158 | Embankment | S.F. McKenzie River | 44°07′44″N 122°14′25″W / 44.12889°N 122.24028°W | 1964 |
| Swift Dam | WA |
512 | 156 | Embankment | Lewis River | 46°04′47″N 122°11′52″W / 46.07972°N 122.19778°W | 1958 |
| Flaming Gorge Dam |  UT |
502 | 153 | Concrete arch | Green River | 40°54′52″N 109°25′17″W / 40.91444°N 109.42139°W | 1964 |
| New Exchequer Dam | CA |
490 | 150 | Concrete-faced rockfill | Merced River | 37°35′10″N 120°16′10″W / 37.58611°N 120.26944°W | 1967 |
| Fontana Dam |  NC |
480 | 150 | Concrete gravity | Little Tennessee River | 35°27′08″N 83°48′17″W / 35.45222°N 83.80472°W | 1944 |
| Morrow Point Dam |  CO |
468 | 143 | Concrete arch | Gunnison River | 36°27′07″N 107°32′17″W / 36.45194°N 107.53806°W | 1968 |
| Detroit Dam | OR |
463 | 141 | Concrete gravity | North Santiam River | 44°43′15″N 122°14′59″W / 44.72083°N 122.24972°W | 1953 |
| Bath County Pumped Storage Station Upper Dam |  VA |
460 | 140 | Embankment | Little Back Creek | 38°13′32″N 79°49′27″W / 38.22556°N 79.82417°W | 1984 |
| Anderson Ranch Dam | ID |
456 | 139 | Embankment | S.F. Boise River | 43°21′27″N 115°26′55″W / 43.35750°N 115.44861°W | 1950 |
| Union Valley Dam | CA |
453 | 138 | Embankment | Silver Creek | 38°51′55″N 120°26′30″W / 38.86528°N 120.44167°W | 1963 |
| Carters Dam |  GA |
445 | 136 | Embankment | Coosawattee River | 34°36′55.4″N 84°40′26″W / 34.615389°N 84.67389°W | 1977 |
| New Waddell Dam | AZ |
440 | 130 | Embankment | Agua Fria River | 33°50′49″N 112°15′58″W / 33.84694°N 112.26611°W | 1994 |
| Pine Flat Dam | CA |
440 | 130 | Concrete gravity | Kings River | 36°49′56″N 119°19′34″W / 36.83222°N 119.32611°W | 1954 |
| Round Butte Dam | OR |
440 | 130 | Embankment | Deschutes River | 44°36′11″N 121°16′40″W / 44.60306°N 121.27778°W | 1964 |
| Mud Mountain Dam | WA |
432 | 132 | Embankment | White River | 47°08′24″N 121°55′55″W / 47.14000°N 121.93194°W | 1948 |
| O'Shaughnessy Dam | CA |
430 | 130 | Concrete arch | Tuolumne River | 37°56′51″N 119°47′17″W / 37.94750°N 119.78806°W | 1923 (1938) |
| Libby Dam | MT |
422 | 129 | Concrete gravity | Kootenai River | 48°24′42″N 115°18′34″W / 48.41167°N 115.30944°W | 1975 |
| Brownlee Dam | ID OR |
420 | 130 | Embankment | Snake River | 44°50′10″N 116°54′00″W / 44.83611°N 116.90000°W | 1958 |
| Owyhee Dam | OR |
417 | 127 | Concrete arch | Owyhee River | 43°38′31″N 117°14′33″W / 43.64194°N 117.24250°W | 1932 |
| Mammoth Pool Dam | CA |
411 | 125 | Embankment | San Joaquin River | 37°19′23″N 119°18′58″W / 37.32306°N 119.31611°W | 1959 |
| Hell Hole Dam | CA |
410 | 120 | Embankment | Rubicon River | 39°03′26″N 120°24′32″W / 39.05722°N 120.40889°W | 1966 |
| Navajo Dam |  NM |
402 | 123 | Embankment | San Juan River | 36°48′01″N 107°36′45″W / 36.80028°N 107.61250°W | 1962 |
| Blue Mesa Dam | CO |
390 | 120 | Embankment | Gunnison River | 38°27′02″N 107°20′06″W / 38.45056°N 107.33500°W | 1966 |
| Summersville Dam |  WV |
390 | 120 | Rockfill | Gauley River | 38°13′18″N 80°53′23″W / 38.22167°N 80.88972°W | 1966 |
| Lewiston Dam |  NY |
389 | 119 | Concrete gravity | Niagara River | 43°08′35″N 79°02′23″W / 43.14306°N 79.03972°W | 1963 |
| Diablo Dam | WA |
389 | 119 | Concrete arch | Skagit River | 48°42′51″N 121°07′52″W / 48.71417°N 121.13111°W | 1930 |
| Pyramid Dam | CA |
386 | 118 | Embankment | Piru Creek | 34°38′39″N 118°45′50″W / 34.64417°N 118.76389°W | 1970 |
| Jocassee Dam |  SC |
385 | 117 | Embankment | Keowee River | 34°57′35″N 82°55′02″W / 34.95972°N 82.91722°W | 1973 |
| Pacoima Dam | CA |
365 | 111 | Variable radius arch | Pacoima Creek | 34°20′05″N 118°23′47″W / 34.33472°N 118.39639°W | 1929 |
| Theodore Roosevelt Dam | AZ |
357 | 109 | Concrete arch | Salt River | 33°40′18″N 111°09′40″W / 33.67167°N 111.16111°W | 1911 (1996) |
| Arrowrock Dam | ID |
350 | 110 | Concrete arch | Boise River | 43°35′44″N 115°55′20″W / 43.59556°N 115.92222°W | 1915 |
| Buffalo Bill Dam |  WY |
350 | 110 | Concrete arch | Shoshone River | 44°30′06″N 109°11′03″W / 44.50167°N 109.18417°W | 1910 |
| Jordanelle Dam | UT |
345 | 105 | Embankment | Provo River | 40°35′52″N 111°25′26″W / 40.59778°N 111.42389°W | 1992 |
| Pardee Dam | CA |
345 | 105 | Gravity | Mokelumne River | 38°15′27″N 120°51′01″W / 38.25750°N 120.85028°W | 1929 |
| William L. Jess Dam | OR |
345 | 105 | Embankment | Rogue River | 42°40′17″N 122°40′30″W / 42.67139°N 122.67500°W | 1976 |
| Abiquiu Dam | NM |
340 | 100 | Embankment | Rio Chama | 36°14′17″N 106°25′33″W / 36.23806°N 106.42583°W | 1963 (1986) |
| Boundary Dam | WA |
340 | 100 | Concrete arch-gravity | Pend Oreille River | 48°59′14″N 117°20′51″W / 48.98722°N 117.34750°W | 1967 |
| Castaic Dam | CA |
340 | 100 | Embankment | Castaic Creek | 34°31′09″N 118°36′25″W / 34.51917°N 118.60694°W | 1973 |
| Folsom Dam | CA |
340 | 100 | Concrete gravity, embankment |
American River | 38°42′28″N 121°09′23″W / 38.70778°N 121.15639°W | 1956 |
| Lucky Peak Dam | ID |
340 | 100 | Embankment | Boise River | 43°31′42″N 116°03′11″W / 43.52833°N 116.05306°W | 1955 |
| San Vicente Dam | CA |
337 | 103 | Roller-Compacted Concrete | Off-stream | 32°54′44″N 116°55′28″W / 32.91222°N 116.92444°W | 1943 (2014) |
| Ridgway Dam | CO |
333 | 101 | Embankment | Uncompahgre River | 38°14′15″N 107°45′33″W / 38.23750°N 107.75917°W | 1987 |
| Salt Springs Dam | CA |
332 | 101 | Rock-fill | North Fork Mokelumne River | 38°29′54″N 120°12′58″W / 38.49833°N 120.21611°W | 1931 |
| Alder Dam | WA |
330 | 100 | Concrete arch | Nisqually River | 46°48′05″N 122°18′37″W / 46.80139°N 122.31028°W | 1945 |
| Hells Canyon Dam | ID OR |
330 | 100 | Concrete gravity | Snake River | 45°14′41″N 116°41′54″W / 45.24472°N 116.69833°W | 1967 |
| Green Peter Dam | OR |
327 | 100 | Concrete gravity | M. Santiam River | 44°27′07″N 122°32′49″W / 44.45194°N 122.54694°W | 1967 |
| Crystal Dam | CO |
323 | 98 | Concrete arch | Gunnison River | 38°30′38″N 107°37′31″W / 38.51056°N 107.62528°W | 1976 |
| Yale Dam | WA |
323 | 98 | Embankment | Lewis River | 45°57′51″N 122°19′57″W / 45.96417°N 122.33250°W | 1953 |
| Parker Dam | AZ CA |
320 | 98 | Concrete arch | Colorado River | 34°17′47″N 114°08′21″W / 34.29639°N 114.13917°W | 1938 |
| Tieton Dam | WA |
319 | 97 | Embankment | Tieton River | 46°39′23″N 121°07′46″W / 46.65639°N 121.12944°W | 1925 |
| Warm Springs Dam | CA |
319 | 97 | Rolled-earth embankment | Dry Creek | 38°43′06″N 123°00′46″W / 38.71833°N 123.01278°W | 1982 |
| Friant Dam | CA |
319 | 97 | Concrete gravity | San Joaquin River | 37°00′02″N 119°42′19″W / 37.00056°N 119.70528°W | 1942 |
| Olivenhain Dam | CA |
318 | 97 | Concrete gravity | off-stream | 33°04′13″N 117°08′17″W / 33.07028°N 117.13806°W | 2003 |
| Watauga Dam |  TN |
318 | 97 | Rockfill | Watauga River | 36°19′25″N 82°07′22″W / 36.32361°N 82.12278°W | 1948 |
| Donnells Dam | CA |
317 | 97 | Concrete arch | Middle Fork Stanislaus River | 38°19′50″N 119°57′38″W / 38.33056°N 119.96056°W | 1958 |
| Cherry Valley Dam | CA |
315 | 96 | Earth and rock | Cherry Creek | 37°58′34″N 119°54′33″W / 37.97611°N 119.90917°W | 1956 |
| Courtright Dam | CA |
315 | 96 | Rock-fill | Helms Creek | 37°04′44″N 118°58′12″W / 37.07889°N 118.97000°W | 1958 |
| San Gabriel Dam | CA |
315 | 96 | Embankment | San Gabriel River | 34°12′20″N 117°52′33″W / 34.20556°N 117.87583°W | 1939 |
| Merwin Dam | WA |
313 | 95 | Concrete arch | Lewis River | 45°57′24″N 122°33′18″W / 45.95667°N 122.55500°W | 1931 |
| Upper Stillwater Dam | UT |
310 | 94 | Concrete gravity | Rock Creek | 40°33′35″N 110°41′59″W / 40.55972°N 110.69972°W | 1987 |
| Bartlett Dam | AZ |
309 | 94 | Multiple arch buttress | Verde River | 33°49′05″N 111°37′54″W / 33.81806°N 111.63167°W | 1939 |
| Green Mountain Dam | CO |
309 | 94 | Embankment | Blue River | 39°52′39″N 106°19′49″W / 39.87750°N 106.33028°W | 1942 |
| Horse Mesa Dam | AZ |
305 | 93 | Concrete arch | Salt River | 33°35′27″N 111°20′38″W / 33.59083°N 111.34389°W | 1927 |
| San Luis Dam | CA |
305 | 93 | Embankment | San Luis Creek | 37°03′33″N 121°04′29″W / 37.05917°N 121.07472°W | 1967 |
| Teton Dam | ID |
305 | 93 | Embankment | Teton River | 43°54′35″N 111°32′31″W / 43.90972°N 111.54194°W | 1976 |
| Monticello Dam | CA |
304 | 93 | Concrete arch | Putah Creek | 38°30′47″N 122°06′15″W / 38.51306°N 122.10417°W | 1957 |
| Elephant Butte Dam | NM |
301 | 92 | Concrete gravity | Rio Grande | 33°09′14″N 107°11′32″W / 33.15389°N 107.19222°W | 1916 |
| Gorge Dam | WA |
300 | 91 | Concrete gravity | Skagit River | 48°41′52″N 121°12′30″W / 48.69778°N 121.20833°W | 1924 |
| Smith Lake Dam |  AL |
300 | 91 | Embankment | Sipsey Fork | 33°56′31″N 87°06′21″W / 33.94194°N 87.10583°W | 1961 |
Tallest dams by state
| State | Name | Height | Type | River | Coordinates | Built | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ft | m | |||||||
| Alabama |
Smith Lake Dam | 300 | 91 | Embankment | Sipsey Fork | 33°56′31″N 87°06′21″W / 33.94194°N 87.10583°W | 1961 | |
 Alaska |
Green Lake Dam | 210 | 64 | Concrete arch | Vodopad River | 56°59′08″N 135°06′48″W / 56.98556°N 135.11333°W | ||
| Arizona |
Hoover Dam | 726 | 221 | Concrete arch | Colorado River | 36°00′56″N 114°44′16″W / 36.01556°N 114.73778°W | 1936 | |
 Arkansas |
Bull Shoals Dam | 256 | 78 | Concrete gravity | White River (Arkansas) | 36°21′58″N 92°34′29″W / 36.36611°N 92.57472°W | 1951 | |
| California |
Oroville Dam | 770 | 230 | Embankment | Feather River | 39°32′20″N 121°29′08″W / 39.53889°N 121.48556°W | 1968 | |
| Colorado |
Morrow Point Dam | 468 | 143 | Concrete arch | Gunnison River | 36°27′07″N 107°32′17″W / 36.45194°N 107.53806°W | 1968 | |
 Connecticut |
Colebrook River Dam | 215 | 66 | Embankment | Farmington River | 42°00′22″N 73°02′12″W / 42.00611°N 73.03667°W | 1969 | |
 Delaware |
Edgar M. Hoopes Dam | 135 | 41 | Concrete gravity | Old Mill Stream | 39°46′27″N 75°38′03″W / 39.77417°N 75.63417°W | 1932 | |
 Florida |
Jim Woodruff Dam | 92 | 28 | Concrete gravity | Apalachicola River | 30°42′30″N 84°51′50″W / 30.70833°N 84.86389°W | 1952 | |
| Georgia |
Carters Dam | 445 | 136 | Embankment | Coosawattee River | 34°36′55″N 84°40′26″W / 34.61528°N 84.67389°W | 1977 | |
 Hawaii |
Alexander Dam | 113 | 34 | Embankment | Wahiawa Stream | 21°57′30″N 159°31′32″W / 21.95833°N 159.52556°W | 1931 | |
| Idaho |
Dworshak Dam | 717 | 219 | Concrete gravity | N.F. Clearwater River | 46°30′54″N 116°17′49″W / 46.51500°N 116.29694°W | 1973 | |
 Illinois |
Lake Shelbyville Dam | 138 | 42 | Embankment | Kaskaskia River | 39°24′33″N 88°46′50″W / 39.40917°N 88.78056°W | 1970 | |
 Indiana |
Brookville Lake Dam | 181 | 55 | Embankment | Whitewater River | 39°26′23″N 84°59′56″W / 39.43972°N 84.99889°W | 1974 | |
 Iowa |
Coralville Dam | 132 | 40 | Embankment | Iowa River | 41°43′28″N 91°31′47″W / 41.72444°N 91.52972°W | 1958 | |
 Kansas |
Cedar Bluff Dam | 202 | 62 | Embankment | Smoky Hill River | 38°47′12″N 99°43′17″W / 38.78667°N 99.72139°W | 1952 | |
 Kentucky |
Dix River Dam | 287 | 87 | Rockfill | Dix River | 37°47′08″N 84°42′14″W / 37.78556°N 84.70389°W | 1925 | |
 Louisiana |
Toledo Bend Dam | 110 | 34 | Embankment | Sabine River | 31°10′25″N 93°33′57″W / 31.17361°N 93.56583°W | 1969 | |
 Maine |
Harris Station Dam | 175 | 53 | Concrete gravity | Kennebec River | 45°27′37″N 69°51′55″W / 45.46028°N 69.86528°W | 1955 | |
 Maryland |
Conowingo Dam | 175 | 53 | Concrete gravity | Susquehanna River | 39°39′36″N 76°10′26″W / 39.66000°N 76.17389°W | 1929 | |
 Massachusetts |
Wachusett Dam | 205 | 62 | Concrete gravity | Nashua River | 42°24′13″N 71°41′16″W / 42.40361°N 71.68778°W | 1905 | |
 Michigan |
Hardy Dam | 120 | 37 | Earthfill | Muskegon River | 43°29′18″N 85°37′56″W / 43.48833°N 85.63222°W | 1931 | |
 Minnesota |
Rapidan Dam | 87 | 27 | Concrete Gravity | Blue Earth River | 44°05′34″N 94°06′31″W / 44.092727°N 94.108662°W | 1908 | |
 Mississippi |
Sardis Dam | 117 | 36 | Earthfill | Little Tallahatchie River | 34°24′31″N 89°47′46″W / 34.40861°N 89.79611°W | 1940 | |
 Missouri |
Table Rock Dam | 220 | 67 | Concrete gravity | White River | 36°34′00″N 93°18′0″W / 36.56667°N 93.30000°W | 1958 | |
| Montana |
Hungry Horse Dam | 564 | 172 | Concrete arch | S.F. Flathead River | 48°20′30″N 114°00′51″W / 48.34167°N 114.01417°W | 1953 | |
 Nebraska |
Medicine Creek Dam | 165 | 50 | Earthfill | Medicine Creek | 40°22′44″N 100°13′08″W / 40.37889°N 100.21889°W | 1949 | |
| Nevada |
Hoover Dam | 726 | 221 | Concrete arch | Colorado River | 36°00′56″N 114°44′16″W / 36.01556°N 114.73778°W | 1936 | |
 New Hampshire |
Moore Dam | 178 | 54 | Embankment | Connecticut River | 34°36′55″N 84°40′26″W / 34.61528°N 84.67389°W | 1957 | |
 New Jersey |
Merrill Creek Dam | 280 | 85 | Embankment | Merrill Creek | 40°43′34″N 75°06′10″W / 40.72611°N 75.10278°W | 1987 | |
| New Mexico |
Navajo Dam | 402 | 123 | Embankment | San Juan River | 36°48′01″N 107°36′45″W / 36.80028°N 107.61250°W | 1962 | |
| New York |
Lewiston Dam | 389 | 119 | Concrete gravity | Niagara River | 43°08′35″N 79°02′23″W / 43.14306°N 79.03972°W | 1963 | |
| North Carolina |
Fontana Dam | 480 | 150 | Concrete gravity | Little Tennessee River | 35°27′08″N 83°48′17″W / 35.45222°N 83.80472°W | 1944 | |
 North Dakota |
Garrison Dam | 210 | 64 | Embankment | Missouri River | 47°29′55″N 101°24′43″W / 47.49861°N 101.41194°W | 1953 | |
 Ohio |
William Harsha Dam | 205 | 62 | Rockfill | East Fork Little Miami River | 39°01′21″N 84°09′01″W / 39.02250°N 84.15028°W | 1973 | |
 Oklahoma |
Broken Bow Dam | 225 | 69 | Embankment | Mountain Fork River | 34°08′44″N 94°41′08″W / 34.14556°N 94.68556°W | 1968 | |
| Oregon |
Cougar Dam | 519 | 158 | Embankment | S.F. McKenzie River | 44°07′44″N 122°14′25″W / 44.12889°N 122.24028°W | 1964 | |
 Pennsylvania |
Raystown Dam | 190 | 58 | Earthfill | Raystown Branch Juniata River | 40°26′01″N 78°00′24″W / 40.43361°N 78.00667°W | 1973 | |
 Rhode Island |
Scituate Reservoir Dam | 100 | 30 | Earthfill | North Branch Pawtuxet River | 41°45′N 71°35′W / 41.750°N 71.583°W | 1921 | |
| South Carolina |
Jocassee Dam | 385 | 117 | Embankment | Keowee River | 34°57′35″N 82°55′02″W / 34.95972°N 82.91722°W | 1973 | |
 South Dakota |
Oahe Dam | 245 | 75 | Embankment | Missouri River | 44°27′04″N 100°24′08″W / 44.45111°N 100.40222°W | 1962 | |
| Tennessee |
Watauga Dam | 318 | 97 | Rockfill | Watauga River | 36°19′25″N 82°07′22″W / 36.32361°N 82.12278°W | 1948 | |
 Texas |
Mansfield Dam | 278 | 85 | Concrete gravity | Colorado River (Texas) | 30°23′30″N 97°54′26″W / 30.39167°N 97.90722°W | 1941 | |
| Utah |
Flaming Gorge Dam | 502 | 153 | Concrete arch | Green River (Colorado River) | 40°54′52″N 109°25′17″W / 40.91444°N 109.42139°W | 1964 | |
 Vermont |
Moore Dam | 178 | 54 | Embankment | Connecticut River | 34°36′55″N 84°40′26″W / 34.61528°N 84.67389°W | 1957 | |
| Virginia |
Bath County Pumped Storage Station Upper Dam | 460 | 140 | Embankment | Little Back Creek | 38°13′32″N 79°49′27″W / 38.22556°N 79.82417°W | 1984 | |
| Washington |
Mossyrock Dam | 606 | 185 | Concrete arch | Cowlitz River | 46°32′04″N 122°25′34″W / 46.53444°N 122.42611°W | 1968 | |
| West Virginia |
Summersville Dam | 390 | 120 | Rockfill | Gauley River | 38°13′18″N 80°53′23″W / 38.22167°N 80.88972°W | 1966 | |
 Wisconsin |
Hatfield Dam | 95 | 29 | Earthfill | Black River (Wisconsin) | 1908 | ||
| Wyoming |
Buffalo Bill Dam | 350 | 110 | Concrete arch | Shoshone River | 44°30′06″N 109°11′03″W / 44.50167°N 109.18417°W | 1910 | |
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See also
- List of largest reservoirs in the United States
- List of world's tallest dams
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