Dams in Shelby County, Alabama
83Total Dams
23High Hazard
30Significant
| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belcher Lumber Company Dam | High | Not Rated | 129 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Lake Purdy Dam | High | Not Rated | 55 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Highland Lake #2 | High | Not Rated | 55 | Recreation | |
| Oak Mountain Old Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 55 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1931 |
| Oak Mountain New Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 54 | Recreation | 1972 |
| Mt Laurel Lake | High | Not Rated | 52 | Recreation | |
| Oak Mountain Lake Dam Number Two | High | Not Rated | 46 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Oak Mountain Lake Dam Number One | High | Not Rated | 40 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Lake Melaken | High | Not Rated | 35 | Recreation | 1959 |
| Smyers Lake Dam Number One | High | Not Rated | 33 | Recreation | 1961 |
| Lake Hardwood | High | Not Rated | 31 | Recreation | |
| Indian Lake | High | Not Rated | 30 | Recreation | |
| Lake Thacker | High | Not Rated | 24 | Recreation | |
| Highland Lake #1 | High | Not Rated | 23 | Recreation | |
| Eagle Lake | High | Not Rated | 22 | Recreation | |
| University Of Montevallo Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 22 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Narrows Lake | High | Not Rated | 19 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Lake Osborn | High | Not Rated | 18 | Recreation | |
| Rutherford Dam | High | Not Rated | 18 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Smyer Lake Dam Number Two | High | Not Rated | 18 | Recreation | 1953 |
| Baneberry Lake | High | Not Rated | 16 | Recreation | |
| Sand Lake | High | Not Rated | 13 | Recreation | |
| Touchstone Lake | High | Not Rated | 10 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Cheaha Creek W/s Dam Site 4 | Significant | Not Rated | 69 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Yielding Lake Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 50 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Crim Lake Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 50 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Girl Scout Lake Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 40 | Recreation | 1977 |
| Ledbetter Lake Dam Number 1 | Significant | Not Rated | 40 | Recreation | 1961 |
| Green Valley Group Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 39 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Finger Lake Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 36 | Recreation | 1977 |
| Belcher Lake | Significant | Not Rated | 36 | Recreation | 1951 |
| Wyatt Lake Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 35 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Ledbetter Lake Dam Number 2 | Significant | Not Rated | 35 | Recreation | 1961 |
| Schmitt Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 32 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Fulton Lake Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 31 | Recreation | 1947 |
| Lake Warren Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 30 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Moon Glow Lake Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 30 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Odess Lake Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 30 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Davis Lake Dam Number Two | Significant | Not Rated | 30 | Recreation | 1961 |
| Pless Lake Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 30 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Dobbin Brothers Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 27 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Mitchell Lake Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 26 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Woodmere No 2 | Significant | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | 1967 |
| North Valley View Lake Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | 1969 |
| Caddell Lake Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 24 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Adams Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 24 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Mcdavid Lake Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 24 | Recreation | 1952 |
| Lake Hargis Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 23 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Cherokee Beach Lake Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 22 | Recreation | 1963 |
| Moore Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 18 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Valley View Lake Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 18 | Recreation | 1959 |
| Debuys Lake Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 0 | Recreation | |
| Huckaby Lake Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 0 | Recreation | |
| Inverness Dam | Low | Not Rated | 70 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1973 |
| Tulleys Real Estate Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 60 | Recreation | 1973 |
| Bowden Dam | Low | Not Rated | 40 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Lake Dixie Dam | Low | Not Rated | 40 | Recreation | 1957 |
| Hall Dam | Low | Not Rated | 38 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Caldwell Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 38 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1963 |
| Twin Pine Conference Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 38 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1969 |
| Harpersville Lake Dam No.1 | Low | Not Rated | 36 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Coosa Lodge Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 34 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Nash Dam | Low | Not Rated | 33 | Recreation | 1968 |
| University Of Montevallo Dam | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Chelsea Game Preserve Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Four Wing Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 29 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Pumpkin Swamp Road Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Recreation | 1971 |
| Charob Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1965 |
| Purdy Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1968 |
| Nazarene Church Camp Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Nazarene Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1965 |
| Joe Dickert Dam | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1981 |
| Lake Wehapa Dam | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Recreation | 1959 |
| White Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Shelton Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | 1962 |
| Wilborn Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 24 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Kimberly-clark Dam | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Harpersville Lake Dam No.2 | Low | Not Rated | 18 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Acton Lake | Low | Not Rated | 18 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Rutherford Lake Dam No.1 | Low | Not Rated | 18 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Rutherford Lake Dam No.2 | Low | Not Rated | 16 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Birmingham Saw Works Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 15 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Salter Dam | Low | Not Rated | 13 | Recreation | 1977 |