List of tallest dams in the United States

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.

Key
†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 [1]	CA	770.5	234.8	Embankment	Feather River	39°32′20″N121°29′08″W / 39.53889°N 121.48556°W / 39.53889; -121.48556 (Oroville)	1968
Hoover Dam [2]	AZ NV	726	221	Arch-gravity dam	Colorado River	36°00′56″N114°44′16″W / 36.01556°N 114.73778°W / 36.01556; -114.73778 (Hoover)	1936
Dworshak Dam [3]	ID	717	219	Concrete gravity	N.F. Clearwater River	46°30′54″N116°17′49″W / 46.51500°N 116.29694°W / 46.51500; -116.29694 (Dworshak)	1973
Glen Canyon Dam [4]	AZ	710	220	Concrete arch	Colorado River	36°56′15″N111°29′04″W / 36.93750°N 111.48444°W / 36.93750; -111.48444 (Glen Canyon)	1966
New Bullards Bar Dam	CA	645	197	Concrete arch	N. Yuba River	39°23′36″N121°08′35″W / 39.39333°N 121.14306°W / 39.39333; -121.14306 (New Bullards Bar)	1969
New Melones Dam	CA	625	191	Embankment	Stanislaus River	37°56′50″N120°31′41″W / 37.94722°N 120.52806°W / 37.94722; -120.52806 (New Melones)	1979
Mossyrock Dam	WA	606	185	Concrete arch	Cowlitz River	46°32′04″N122°25′34″W / 46.53444°N 122.42611°W / 46.53444; -122.42611 (Mossyrock)	1968
Shasta Dam	CA	602	183	Concrete gravity	Sacramento River	40°43′07″N122°25′08″W / 40.71861°N 122.41889°W / 40.71861; -122.41889 (Shasta)	1945
New Don Pedro Dam	CA	585	178	Embankment	Tuolumne River	37°41′58″N120°25′15″W / 37.69944°N 120.42083°W / 37.69944; -120.42083 (New Don Pedro)	1971
Hungry Horse Dam	MT	564	172	Concrete arch	S.F. Flathead River	48°20′30″N114°00′51″W / 48.34167°N 114.01417°W / 48.34167; -114.01417 (Hungry Horse)	1953
Grand Coulee Dam	WA	550	170	Concrete gravity	Columbia River	47°57′21″N118°58′54″W / 47.95583°N 118.98167°W / 47.95583; -118.98167 (Grand Coulee)	1942
Seven Oaks Dam	CA	550	170	Embankment	Santa Ana River	34°08′45″N117°03′45″W / 34.14583°N 117.06250°W / 34.14583; -117.06250 (Seven Oaks)	2000
Ross Dam	WA	540	160	Concrete arch	Skagit River	48°43′54″N121°04′02″W / 48.73167°N 121.06722°W / 48.73167; -121.06722 (Ross)	1949
Trinity Dam	CA	538	164	Embankment	Trinity River	40°48′04″N122°45′48″W / 40.80111°N 122.76333°W / 40.80111; -122.76333 (Trinity)	1962
Yellowtail Dam	MT	525	160	Concrete arch	Bighorn River	45°18′24″N107°57′29″W / 45.30667°N 107.95806°W / 45.30667; -107.95806 (Yellowtail Dam)	1967
Cougar Dam	OR	519	158	Embankment	S.F. McKenzie River	44°07′44″N122°14′25″W / 44.12889°N 122.24028°W / 44.12889; -122.24028 (Cougar Dam)	1964
Swift Dam	WA	512	156	Embankment	Lewis River	46°04′47″N122°11′52″W / 46.07972°N 122.19778°W / 46.07972; -122.19778 (Swift Dam)	1958
Flaming Gorge Dam	UT	502	153	Concrete arch	Green River	40°54′52″N109°25′17″W / 40.91444°N 109.42139°W / 40.91444; -109.42139 (Flaming Gorge)	1964
New Exchequer Dam	CA	490	150	Concrete-faced rockfill	Merced River	37°35′10″N120°16′10″W / 37.58611°N 120.26944°W / 37.58611; -120.26944 (New Exchequer)	1967
Fontana Dam	NC	480	150	Concrete gravity	Little Tennessee River	35°27′08″N83°48′17″W / 35.45222°N 83.80472°W / 35.45222; -83.80472 (Fontana Dam)	1944
Morrow Point Dam	CO	468	143	Concrete arch	Gunnison River	36°27′07″N107°32′17″W / 36.45194°N 107.53806°W / 36.45194; -107.53806 (Morrow Point)	1968
Detroit Dam	OR	463	141	Concrete gravity	North Santiam River	44°43′15″N122°14′59″W / 44.72083°N 122.24972°W / 44.72083; -122.24972 (Detroit Dam)	1953
Bath County Pumped Storage Station Upper Dam	VA	460	140	Embankment	Little Back Creek	38°13′32″N79°49′27″W / 38.22556°N 79.82417°W / 38.22556; -79.82417 (Bath County Pumped Storage Station)	1984
Anderson Ranch Dam	ID	456	139	Embankment	S.F. Boise River	43°21′27″N115°26′55″W / 43.35750°N 115.44861°W / 43.35750; -115.44861 (Anderson Ranch)	1950
Union Valley Dam	CA	453	138	Embankment	Silver Creek	38°51′55″N120°26′30″W / 38.86528°N 120.44167°W / 38.86528; -120.44167 (Union Valley Dam)	1963
Carters Dam	GA	445	136	Embankment	Coosawattee River	34°36′55.4″N84°40′26″W / 34.615389°N 84.67389°W / 34.615389; -84.67389 (Carters Dam)	1977
New Waddell Dam	AZ	440	130	Embankment	Agua Fria River	33°50′49″N112°15′58″W / 33.84694°N 112.26611°W / 33.84694; -112.26611 (New Waddell Dam)	1994
Pine Flat Dam	CA	440	130	Concrete gravity	Kings River	36°49′56″N119°19′34″W / 36.83222°N 119.32611°W / 36.83222; -119.32611 (Pine Flat Dam)	1954
Round Butte Dam	OR	440	130	Embankment	Deschutes River	44°36′11″N121°16′40″W / 44.60306°N 121.27778°W / 44.60306; -121.27778 (Round Butte Dam)	1964
Mud Mountain Dam	WA	432	132	Embankment	White River	47°08′24″N121°55′55″W / 47.14000°N 121.93194°W / 47.14000; -121.93194 (Mud Mountain Dam)	1948
O'Shaughnessy Dam	CA	430	130	Concrete arch	Tuolumne River	37°56′51″N119°47′17″W / 37.94750°N 119.78806°W / 37.94750; -119.78806 (O'Shaughnessy Dam)	1923 (1938)
Libby Dam	MT	422	129	Concrete gravity	Kootenai River	48°24′42″N115°18′34″W / 48.41167°N 115.30944°W / 48.41167; -115.30944 (Libby Dam)	1975
Brownlee Dam	ID OR	420	130	Embankment	Snake River	44°50′10″N116°54′00″W / 44.83611°N 116.90000°W / 44.83611; -116.90000 (Brownlee Dam)	1958
Owyhee Dam	OR	417	127	Concrete arch	Owyhee River	43°38′31″N117°14′33″W / 43.64194°N 117.24250°W / 43.64194; -117.24250 (Owyhee Dam)	1932
Mammoth Pool Dam	CA	411	125	Embankment	San Joaquin River	37°19′23″N119°18′58″W / 37.32306°N 119.31611°W / 37.32306; -119.31611 (Mammoth Pool Dam)	1959
Hell Hole Dam	CA	410	120	Embankment	Rubicon River	39°03′26″N120°24′32″W / 39.05722°N 120.40889°W / 39.05722; -120.40889 (Hell Hole Dam)	1966
Navajo Dam	NM	402	123	Embankment	San Juan River	36°48′01″N107°36′45″W / 36.80028°N 107.61250°W / 36.80028; -107.61250 (Navajo Dam)	1962
Blue Mesa Dam	CO	390	120	Embankment	Gunnison River	38°27′02″N107°20′06″W / 38.45056°N 107.33500°W / 38.45056; -107.33500 (Blue Mesa Dam)	1966
Summersville Dam	WV	390	120	Rockfill	Gauley River	38°13′18″N80°53′23″W / 38.22167°N 80.88972°W / 38.22167; -80.88972 (Summersville Dam)	1966
Lewiston Dam	NY	389	119	Concrete gravity	Niagara River	43°08′35″N79°02′23″W / 43.14306°N 79.03972°W / 43.14306; -79.03972 (Lewiston Dam)	1963
Diablo Dam	WA	389	119	Concrete arch	Skagit River	48°42′51″N121°07′52″W / 48.71417°N 121.13111°W / 48.71417; -121.13111 (Diablo Dam)	1930
Pyramid Dam	CA	386	118	Embankment	Piru Creek	34°38′39″N118°45′50″W / 34.64417°N 118.76389°W / 34.64417; -118.76389 (Pyramid Dam)	1970
Jocassee Dam	SC	385	117	Embankment	Keowee River	34°57′35″N82°55′02″W / 34.95972°N 82.91722°W / 34.95972; -82.91722 (Jocassee Dam)	1973
Pacoima Dam	CA	365	111	Variable radius arch	Pacoima Creek	34°20′05″N118°23′47″W / 34.33472°N 118.39639°W / 34.33472; -118.39639 (Pacoima)	1929
Theodore Roosevelt Dam	AZ	357	109	Concrete arch	Salt River	33°40′18″N111°09′40″W / 33.67167°N 111.16111°W / 33.67167; -111.16111 (Theodore Roosevelt Dam)	1911 (1996)
Arrowrock Dam	ID	350	110	Concrete arch	Boise River	43°35′44″N115°55′20″W / 43.59556°N 115.92222°W / 43.59556; -115.92222 (Arrowrock Dam)	1915
Buffalo Bill Dam	WY	350	110	Concrete arch	Shoshone River	44°30′06″N109°11′03″W / 44.50167°N 109.18417°W / 44.50167; -109.18417 (Buffalo Bill Dam)	1910
Jordanelle Dam	UT	345	105	Embankment	Provo River	40°35′52″N111°25′26″W / 40.59778°N 111.42389°W / 40.59778; -111.42389 (Jordanelle Dam)	1992
Pardee Dam	CA	345	105	Gravity	Mokelumne River	38°15′27″N120°51′01″W / 38.25750°N 120.85028°W / 38.25750; -120.85028 (Pardee)	1929
William L. Jess Dam	OR	345	105	Embankment	Rogue River	42°40′17″N122°40′30″W / 42.67139°N 122.67500°W / 42.67139; -122.67500 (William L. Jess Dam)	1976
Abiquiu Dam	NM	340	100	Embankment	Rio Chama	36°14′17″N106°25′33″W / 36.23806°N 106.42583°W / 36.23806; -106.42583 (Abiquiu Dam)	1963 (1986)
Boundary Dam	WA	340	100	Concrete arch-gravity	Pend Oreille River	48°59′14″N117°20′51″W / 48.98722°N 117.34750°W / 48.98722; -117.34750 (Boundary Dam)	1967
Castaic Dam	CA	340	100	Embankment	Castaic Creek	34°31′09″N118°36′25″W / 34.51917°N 118.60694°W / 34.51917; -118.60694 (Castaic Dam)	1973
Folsom Dam	CA	340	100	Concrete gravity, embankment	American River	38°42′28″N121°09′23″W / 38.70778°N 121.15639°W / 38.70778; -121.15639 (Folsom Dam)	1956
Lucky Peak Dam	ID	340	100	Embankment	Boise River	43°31′42″N116°03′11″W / 43.52833°N 116.05306°W / 43.52833; -116.05306 (Lucky Peak Dam)	1955
San Vicente Dam	CA	337	103	Roller-Compacted Concrete	Off-stream	32°54′44″N116°55′28″W / 32.91222°N 116.92444°W / 32.91222; -116.92444 (San Vicente Dam)	1943 (2014)
Ridgway Dam	CO	333	101	Embankment	Uncompahgre River	38°14′15″N107°45′33″W / 38.23750°N 107.75917°W / 38.23750; -107.75917 (Ridgway Dam)	1987
Salt Springs Dam	CA	332	101	Rock-fill	North Fork Mokelumne River	38°29′54″N120°12′58″W / 38.49833°N 120.21611°W / 38.49833; -120.21611 (Salt Springs)	1931
Alder Dam	WA	330	100	Concrete arch	Nisqually River	46°48′05″N122°18′37″W / 46.80139°N 122.31028°W / 46.80139; -122.31028 (Alder Dam)	1945
Hells Canyon Dam	ID OR	330	100	Concrete gravity	Snake River	45°14′41″N116°41′54″W / 45.24472°N 116.69833°W / 45.24472; -116.69833 (Hells Canyon Dam)	1967
Green Peter Dam	OR	327	100	Concrete gravity	M. Santiam River	44°27′07″N122°32′49″W / 44.45194°N 122.54694°W / 44.45194; -122.54694 (Green Peter Dam)	1967
Crystal Dam	CO	323	98	Concrete arch	Gunnison River	38°30′38″N107°37′31″W / 38.51056°N 107.62528°W / 38.51056; -107.62528 (Crystal Dam)	1976
Yale Dam	WA	323	98	Embankment	Lewis River	45°57′51″N122°19′57″W / 45.96417°N 122.33250°W / 45.96417; -122.33250 (Yale Dam)	1953
Parker Dam	AZ CA	320	98	Concrete arch	Colorado River	34°17′47″N114°08′21″W / 34.29639°N 114.13917°W / 34.29639; -114.13917 (Parker Dam)	1938
Tieton Dam	WA	319	97	Embankment	Tieton River	46°39′23″N121°07′46″W / 46.65639°N 121.12944°W / 46.65639; -121.12944 (Tieton Dam)	1925
Warm Springs Dam	CA	319	97	Rolled-earth embankment	Dry Creek	38°43′06″N123°00′46″W / 38.71833°N 123.01278°W / 38.71833; -123.01278 (Warm Springs)	1982
Friant Dam	CA	319	97	Concrete gravity	San Joaquin River	37°00′02″N119°42′19″W / 37.00056°N 119.70528°W / 37.00056; -119.70528 (Friant Dam)	1942
Olivenhain Dam	CA	318	97	Concrete gravity	off-stream	33°04′13″N117°08′17″W / 33.07028°N 117.13806°W / 33.07028; -117.13806 (Olivenhain)	2003
Watauga Dam	TN	318	97	Rockfill	Watauga River	36°19′25″N82°07′22″W / 36.32361°N 82.12278°W / 36.32361; -82.12278 (Watauga Dam)	1948
Donnells Dam	CA	317	97	Concrete arch	Middle Fork Stanislaus River	38°19′50″N119°57′38″W / 38.33056°N 119.96056°W / 38.33056; -119.96056 (Donnells Dam)	1958
Cherry Valley Dam	CA	315	96	Earth and rock	Cherry Creek	37°58′34″N119°54′33″W / 37.97611°N 119.90917°W / 37.97611; -119.90917 (Cherry Valley)	1956
Courtright Dam	CA	315	96	Rock-fill	Helms Creek	37°04′44″N118°58′12″W / 37.07889°N 118.97000°W / 37.07889; -118.97000 (Courtright)	1958
San Gabriel Dam	CA	315	96	Embankment	San Gabriel River	34°12′20″N117°52′33″W / 34.20556°N 117.87583°W / 34.20556; -117.87583 (San Gabriel Dam)	1939
Merwin Dam	WA	313	95	Concrete arch	Lewis River	45°57′24″N122°33′18″W / 45.95667°N 122.55500°W / 45.95667; -122.55500 (Merwin Dam)	1931
Upper Stillwater Dam	UT	310	94	Concrete gravity	Rock Creek	40°33′35″N110°41′59″W / 40.55972°N 110.69972°W / 40.55972; -110.69972 (Upper Stillwater Dam)	1987
Bartlett Dam	AZ	309	94	Multiple arch buttress	Verde River	33°49′05″N111°37′54″W / 33.81806°N 111.63167°W / 33.81806; -111.63167 (Bartlett Dam)	1939
Green Mountain Dam	CO	309	94	Embankment	Blue River	39°52′39″N106°19′49″W / 39.87750°N 106.33028°W / 39.87750; -106.33028 (Green Mountain Dam)	1942
Horse Mesa Dam	AZ	305	93	Concrete arch	Salt River	33°35′27″N111°20′38″W / 33.59083°N 111.34389°W / 33.59083; -111.34389 (Horse Mesa Dam)	1927
San Luis Dam	CA	305	93	Embankment	San Luis Creek	37°03′33″N121°04′29″W / 37.05917°N 121.07472°W / 37.05917; -121.07472 (San Luis Dam)	1967
Teton Dam [n 1]	ID	305	93	Embankment	Teton River	43°54′35″N111°32′31″W / 43.90972°N 111.54194°W / 43.90972; -111.54194 (Teton Dam)	1976
Monticello Dam	CA	304	93	Concrete arch	Putah Creek	38°30′47″N122°06′15″W / 38.51306°N 122.10417°W / 38.51306; -122.10417 (Monticello Dam)	1957
Elephant Butte Dam	NM	301	92	Concrete gravity	Rio Grande	33°09′14″N107°11′32″W / 33.15389°N 107.19222°W / 33.15389; -107.19222 (Elephant Butte Dam)	1916
Gorge Dam	WA	300	91	Concrete gravity	Skagit River	48°41′52″N121°12′30″W / 48.69778°N 121.20833°W / 48.69778; -121.20833 (Gorge Dam)	1924
Smith Lake Dam	AL	300	91	Embankment	Sipsey Fork	33°56′31″N87°06′21″W / 33.94194°N 87.10583°W / 33.94194; -87.10583 (Smith Lake Dam)	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″N87°06′21″W / 33.94194°N 87.10583°W / 33.94194; -87.10583 (Smith Lake Dam)	1961
Alaska [5]	Green Lake Dam	210	64	Concrete arch	Vodopad River	56°59′08″N135°06′48″W / 56.98556°N 135.11333°W / 56.98556; -135.11333 (Green Lake Dam)
Arizona	Hoover Dam	726	221	Concrete arch	Colorado River	36°00′56″N114°44′16″W / 36.01556°N 114.73778°W / 36.01556; -114.73778 (Hoover Dam)	1936
Arkansas [5]	Bull Shoals Dam	256	78	Concrete gravity	White River (Arkansas)	36°21′58″N92°34′29″W / 36.36611°N 92.57472°W / 36.36611; -92.57472 (Bull Shoals Dam)	1951
California	Oroville Dam	770	230	Embankment	Feather River	39°32′20″N121°29′08″W / 39.53889°N 121.48556°W / 39.53889; -121.48556 (Oroville Dam)	1968
Colorado	Morrow Point Dam	468	143	Concrete arch	Gunnison River	36°27′07″N107°32′17″W / 36.45194°N 107.53806°W / 36.45194; -107.53806 (Morrow Point Dam)	1968
Connecticut [5]	Colebrook River Dam	215	66	Embankment	Farmington River	42°00′22″N73°02′12″W / 42.00611°N 73.03667°W / 42.00611; -73.03667 (Colebrook River Dam)	1969
Delaware [5]	Edgar M. Hoopes Dam	135	41	Concrete gravity	Old Mill Stream	39°46′27″N75°38′03″W / 39.77417°N 75.63417°W / 39.77417; -75.63417 (Edgar M. Hoopes Dam)	1932
Florida	Jim Woodruff Dam	92	28	Concrete gravity	Apalachicola River	30°42′30″N84°51′50″W / 30.70833°N 84.86389°W / 30.70833; -84.86389 (Jim Woodruff Dam)	1952
Georgia	Carters Dam	445	136	Embankment	Coosawattee River	34°36′55″N84°40′26″W / 34.61528°N 84.67389°W / 34.61528; -84.67389 (Carters Dam)	1977
Hawaii [5]	Alexander Dam	113	34	Embankment	Wahiawa Stream	21°57′30″N159°31′32″W / 21.95833°N 159.52556°W / 21.95833; -159.52556 (Alexander Dam)	1931
Idaho	Dworshak Dam	717	219	Concrete gravity	N.F. Clearwater River	46°30′54″N116°17′49″W / 46.51500°N 116.29694°W / 46.51500; -116.29694 (Dworshak Dam)	1973
Illinois [5]	Lake Shelbyville Dam	138	42	Embankment	Kaskaskia River	39°24′33″N88°46′50″W / 39.40917°N 88.78056°W / 39.40917; -88.78056 (Lake Shelbyville Dam)	1970
Indiana [5]	Brookville Lake Dam	181	55	Embankment	Whitewater River	39°26′23″N84°59′56″W / 39.43972°N 84.99889°W / 39.43972; -84.99889 (Brookville Lake Dam)	1974
Iowa	Coralville Dam	132	40	Embankment	Iowa River	41°43′28″N91°31′47″W / 41.72444°N 91.52972°W / 41.72444; -91.52972 (Coralville Dam)	1958
Kansas [5]	Cedar Bluff Dam	202	62	Embankment	Smoky Hill River	38°47′12″N99°43′17″W / 38.78667°N 99.72139°W / 38.78667; -99.72139 (Cedar Bluff Dam)	1952
Kentucky [5]	Dix River Dam	287	87	Rockfill	Dix River	37°47′08″N84°42′14″W / 37.78556°N 84.70389°W / 37.78556; -84.70389 (Dix River Dam)	1925
Louisiana	Toledo Bend Dam	110	34	Embankment	Sabine River	31°10′25″N93°33′57″W / 31.17361°N 93.56583°W / 31.17361; -93.56583 (Toledo Bend Dam)	1969
Maine [5]	Harris Station Dam	175	53	Concrete gravity	Kennebec River	45°27′37″N69°51′55″W / 45.46028°N 69.86528°W / 45.46028; -69.86528 (Harris Station Dam)	1955
Maryland	Conowingo Dam	175	53	Concrete gravity	Susquehanna River	39°39′36″N76°10′26″W / 39.66000°N 76.17389°W / 39.66000; -76.17389 (Conowingo Dam)	1929
Massachusetts	Wachusett Dam	205	62	Concrete gravity	Nashua River	42°24′13″N71°41′16″W / 42.40361°N 71.68778°W / 42.40361; -71.68778 (Wachusett Dam)	1905
Michigan	Hardy Dam	120	37	Earthfill	Muskegon River	43°29′18″N85°37′56″W / 43.48833°N 85.63222°W / 43.48833; -85.63222 (Hardy Dam)	1931
Minnesota	Rapidan Dam	87	27	Concrete Gravity	Blue Earth River	44°05′34″N94°06′31″W / 44.092727°N 94.108662°W / 44.092727; -94.108662 (Rapidan Dam)	1908
Mississippi	Sardis Dam	117	36	Earthfill	Little Tallahatchie River	34°24′31″N89°47′46″W / 34.40861°N 89.79611°W / 34.40861; -89.79611 (Sardis Dam)	1940
Missouri	Table Rock Dam	220	67	Concrete gravity	White River	36°34′00″N93°18′0″W / 36.56667°N 93.30000°W / 36.56667; -93.30000 (Table Rock Dam)	1958
Montana	Hungry Horse Dam	564	172	Concrete arch	S.F. Flathead River	48°20′30″N114°00′51″W / 48.34167°N 114.01417°W / 48.34167; -114.01417 (Hungry Horse Dam)	1953
Nebraska [5]	Medicine Creek Dam	165	50	Earthfill	Medicine Creek	40°22′44″N100°13′08″W / 40.37889°N 100.21889°W / 40.37889; -100.21889 (Medicine Creek Dam)	1949
Nevada	Hoover Dam	726	221	Concrete arch	Colorado River	36°00′56″N114°44′16″W / 36.01556°N 114.73778°W / 36.01556; -114.73778 (Hoover Dam)	1936
New Hampshire	Moore Dam	178	54	Embankment	Connecticut River	34°36′55″N84°40′26″W / 34.61528°N 84.67389°W / 34.61528; -84.67389 (Moore Dam)	1957
New Jersey	Merrill Creek Dam	280	85	Embankment	Merrill Creek	40°43′34″N75°06′10″W / 40.72611°N 75.10278°W / 40.72611; -75.10278 (Merrill Creek Dam)	1987
New Mexico	Navajo Dam	402	123	Embankment	San Juan River	36°48′01″N107°36′45″W / 36.80028°N 107.61250°W / 36.80028; -107.61250 (Navajo Dam)	1962
New York [5]	Lewiston Dam	389	119	Concrete gravity	Niagara River	43°08′35″N79°02′23″W / 43.14306°N 79.03972°W / 43.14306; -79.03972 (Lewiston Dam)	1963
North Carolina	Fontana Dam	480	150	Concrete gravity	Little Tennessee River	35°27′08″N83°48′17″W / 35.45222°N 83.80472°W / 35.45222; -83.80472 (Fontana Dam)	1944
North Dakota	Garrison Dam	210	64	Embankment	Missouri River	47°29′55″N101°24′43″W / 47.49861°N 101.41194°W / 47.49861; -101.41194 (Garrison Dam)	1953
Ohio	William Harsha Dam	205	62	Rockfill	East Fork Little Miami River	39°01′21″N84°09′01″W / 39.02250°N 84.15028°W / 39.02250; -84.15028 (William Harsha Dam)	1973
Oklahoma	Broken Bow Dam	225	69	Embankment	Mountain Fork River	34°08′44″N94°41′08″W / 34.14556°N 94.68556°W / 34.14556; -94.68556 (Broken Bow Dam)	1968
Oregon	Cougar Dam	519	158	Embankment	S.F. McKenzie River	44°07′44″N122°14′25″W / 44.12889°N 122.24028°W / 44.12889; -122.24028 (Cougar Dam)	1964
Pennsylvania	Raystown Dam	190	58	Earthfill	Raystown Branch Juniata River	40°26′01″N78°00′24″W / 40.43361°N 78.00667°W / 40.43361; -78.00667 (Raystown Dam)	1973
Rhode Island	Scituate Reservoir Dam	100	30	Earthfill	North Branch Pawtuxet River	41°45′N71°35′W / 41.750°N 71.583°W / 41.750; -71.583 (Scituate Reservoir Dam)	1921
South Carolina	Jocassee Dam	385	117	Embankment	Keowee River	34°57′35″N82°55′02″W / 34.95972°N 82.91722°W / 34.95972; -82.91722 (Jocassee Dam)	1973
South Dakota	Oahe Dam	245	75	Embankment	Missouri River	44°27′04″N100°24′08″W / 44.45111°N 100.40222°W / 44.45111; -100.40222 (Oahe Dam)	1962
Tennessee	Watauga Dam	318	97	Rockfill	Watauga River	36°19′25″N82°07′22″W / 36.32361°N 82.12278°W / 36.32361; -82.12278 (Watauga Dam)	1948
Texas	Mansfield Dam	278	85	Concrete gravity	Colorado River (Texas)	30°23′30″N97°54′26″W / 30.39167°N 97.90722°W / 30.39167; -97.90722 (Mansfield Dam)	1941
Utah	Flaming Gorge Dam	502	153	Concrete arch	Green River (Colorado River)	40°54′52″N109°25′17″W / 40.91444°N 109.42139°W / 40.91444; -109.42139 (Flaming Gorge Dam)	1964
Vermont	Moore Dam	178	54	Embankment	Connecticut River	34°36′55″N84°40′26″W / 34.61528°N 84.67389°W / 34.61528; -84.67389 (Moore Dam)	1957
Virginia	Bath County Pumped Storage Station Upper Dam	460	140	Embankment	Little Back Creek	38°13′32″N79°49′27″W / 38.22556°N 79.82417°W / 38.22556; -79.82417 (Bath County Pumped Storage Station)	1984
Washington	Mossyrock Dam	606	185	Concrete arch	Cowlitz River	46°32′04″N122°25′34″W / 46.53444°N 122.42611°W / 46.53444; -122.42611 (Mossyrock Dam)	1968
West Virginia	Summersville Dam	390	120	Rockfill	Gauley River	38°13′18″N80°53′23″W / 38.22167°N 80.88972°W / 38.22167; -80.88972 (Summersville Dam)	1966
Wisconsin [6]	Hatfield Dam	95	29	Earthfill	Black River (Wisconsin)		1908
Wyoming	Buffalo Bill Dam	350	110	Concrete arch	Shoshone River	44°30′06″N109°11′03″W / 44.50167°N 109.18417°W / 44.50167; -109.18417 (Buffalo Bill Dam)	1910

Location map

Oroville (1)

Hoover (2)

Dworshak (3)

Glen Canyon (4)

New Bullards Bar (5)

New Melones (6)

Mossyrock (7)

Shasta (8)

New Don Pedro (9)

Hungry Horse (10)

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Locations of the ten tallest dams in the U.S.

See also

• List of largest reservoirs in the United States
• List of world's tallest dams

References

1. "Oroville Facilities". California State Water Project. California Department of Water Resources. June 17, 2009. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
2. "Hoover Dam". Boulder Canyon Project. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. January 4, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
3. "Dworshak Dam". Idaho Public Television. Archived from the original on April 21, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
4. "Glen Canyon Dam". Colorado River Storage Project. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. May 29, 2009. Archived from the original on September 3, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
5. "Stanford National Performance of Dams Program". Stanford University. Archived from the original on December 27, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
6. "National Performance of Dams Project". stanford.edu. Retrieved December 8, 2021.

1. Dam failed during first filling in June 1976.

External links

• 10 Highest Dams in the United States Archived 2009-08-22 at the Wayback Machine (Archived 2009-10-31)