Dams in Arkansas

%!s(int=1257)Total Dams

190High Hazard

231Significant

820Low Hazard

Dam Safety in Arkansas

Arkansas has 1,257 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 190 (15%) are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life — and 231 are classified as significant hazard. Currently, 69 dams in the state have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory, indicating recognized safety deficiencies.

The average dam in Arkansas is 62 years old. As dams age, inspection frequency and maintenance become increasingly important for ensuring public safety. The most common purpose for dams in Arkansas is recreation, accounting for 729 of the state's dams.

Use the search above to find dams near any address in Arkansas, or browse by county below. Each dam listing includes its hazard potential classification, condition assessment, physical characteristics, and inspection history from the NID.

Arkansas Dam Facts

Total Dams	1,257
High Hazard Dams	190
Average Dam Age	62 years
Tallest Dam	282 ft
Largest Reservoir	5,408,000 acre-ft
Poor/Unsatisfactory Condition	69

Notable Dams in Arkansas

Bull Shoals Dam282 ftHigh Norfork Dam248 ftHigh Degray Dam - Saddle Dike243 ftHigh Blakely Mountain Dam240 ftHigh Beaver Dam - Saddle Dike 3229 ftHigh

Counties in Arkansas

Arkansas74 dams Ashley9 dams Baxter7 dams4 high hazard Benton20 dams5 high hazard Boone2 dams Bradley6 dams Calhoun7 dams Carroll10 dams3 high hazard Chicot7 dams Clark11 dams5 high hazard Clay10 dams1 high hazard Cleburne17 dams2 high hazard Cleveland8 dams Columbia17 dams Conway34 dams3 high hazard Craighead30 dams15 high hazard Crawford16 dams5 high hazard Crittenden1 dams Cross12 dams4 high hazard Dallas3 dams Desha3 dams Drew10 dams1 high hazard Faulkner39 dams1 high hazard Franklin29 dams Fulton24 dams2 high hazard Garland34 dams11 high hazard Grant8 dams Greene12 dams5 high hazard Hempstead33 dams1 high hazard Hot Spring6 dams2 high hazard Howard14 dams3 high hazard Independence12 dams Izard7 dams Jackson2 dams Jefferson28 dams Johnson11 dams2 high hazard Lafayette10 dams Lawrence18 dams1 high hazard Lee2 dams Lincoln10 dams Little River12 dams1 high hazard Logan29 dams6 high hazard Lonoke23 dams Madison4 dams Marion2 dams1 high hazard Miller27 dams2 high hazard Monroe5 dams Montgomery10 dams2 high hazard Nevada10 dams Newton6 dams Ouachita19 dams3 high hazard Perry27 dams6 high hazard Phillips3 dams Pike9 dams1 high hazard Poinsett35 dams12 high hazard Polk22 dams6 high hazard Pope13 dams4 high hazard Prairie19 dams1 high hazard Pulaski96 dams20 high hazard Randolph19 dams Saline56 dams6 high hazard Scott23 dams4 high hazard Searcy2 dams Sebastian22 dams8 high hazard Sevier10 dams2 high hazard Sharp23 dams12 high hazard St. Francis10 dams3 high hazard Stone5 dams Union18 dams1 high hazard Van Buren7 dams Washington25 dams5 high hazard White37 dams2 high hazard Yell16 dams6 high hazard

High Hazard Dams in Arkansas

Dam	County	Height	Condition	Purpose
Bull Shoals Dam	Baxter	282 ft	Not Available	Flood Risk Reduction
Norfork Dam	Baxter	248 ft	Not Available	Flood Risk Reduction
Degray Dam - Saddle Dike	Clark	243 ft	Not Available	Flood Risk Reduction
Blakely Mountain Dam	Garland	240 ft	Not Available	Flood Risk Reduction
Beaver Dam - Saddle Dike 3	Carroll	229 ft	Not Available	Flood Risk Reduction
Lake Fort Smith Dam	Poinsett	212 ft	Fair	Water Supply
Narrows Dam	Pike	196 ft	Not Available	Flood Risk Reduction
Dequeen Dam	Sevier	160 ft	Not Available	Flood Risk Reduction
Gillham Dam	Howard	160 ft	Not Available	Flood Risk Reduction
Dierks Dam	Sevier	153 ft	Not Available	Flood Risk Reduction
Little Mulberry Creek Site 1	Crawford	120 ft	Fair	Water Supply
Little Flint Creek Dam	Benton	115 ft	Satisfactory	Water Supply
Blue Mountain Dam	Yell	115 ft	Not Available	Flood Risk Reduction
Little Clear Creek Site 1	Crawford	114 ft	Fair	Water Supply
Huckleberry Creek Dam	Pope	110 ft	Satisfactory	Water Supply
Carpenter	Garland	110 ft	Fair	Hydroelectric
Nimrod Dam	Perry	103 ft	Not Available	Flood Risk Reduction
Lake Shepherd Springs Dam (breached)	Crawford	99 ft	Not Rated	Water Supply
Degray Dam	Clark	98 ft	Not Available	Flood Risk Reduction
Galla Creek Wid Site 1	Pope	95 ft	Fair	Water Supply
James Fork Dam & Reservoir	Sebastian	94 ft	Fair	Water Supply
Millwood Dam - Okay Levee	Howard	91 ft	Not Available	Flood Risk Reduction
Tailings Pond	Garland	90 ft	Not Rated	Tailings
Lake Desoto	Garland	90 ft	Fair	Recreation
Lake Monticello Dam	Drew	89 ft	Fair	Fish and Wildlife Pond
Upper Ouachita Site 1	Polk	88 ft	Fair	Water Supply
Ricks Dam	Garland	87 ft	Fair	Water Supply
Lake Thunderbird Dam	Marion	86 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Mt Ida Water Supply Dam	Montgomery	86 ft	Satisfactory	Water Supply
Ward Lake Dam	Polk	85 ft	Satisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
South Fourche Lafave Wid Site 7	Perry	85 ft	Fair	Water Supply
Upper Petit Jean Wid Site 9	Logan	84 ft	Satisfactory	Water Supply
Lake Cortez Dam	Garland	80 ft	Fair	Recreation
Loch Lomond Dam	Benton	80 ft	Poor	Recreation
Muddy Fork Site 4	Washington	78 ft	Fair	Water Supply
Lake Wilhelmina Dam	Polk	75 ft	Poor	Recreation
Remmel	Hot Spring	75 ft	Fair	Hydroelectric
Greers Ferry Dam - Saddle Dike 2	Cleburne	72 ft	Not Available	Flood Risk Reduction
Cedar-piney Creeks Watershed Site 1	Yell	71 ft	Fair	Water Supply
Ludwig Lake Dam	Johnson	70 ft	Fair	Water Supply
E Fork Pt Remove Creek Wid Site 09	Conway	69 ft	Fair	Fish and Wildlife Pond
Upper Petit Jean Wid Site 5	Scott	68 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Lake Maumelle Dam	Pulaski	67 ft	Satisfactory	Water Supply
Horsehead Lake Dam	Johnson	67 ft	Poor	Recreation
W Fork Pt Remove Creek Wid Site 08	Pope	67 ft	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction
Jackson Reservoir Dam	Pulaski	66 ft	Satisfactory	Water Supply
Lake Aztec	Fulton	65 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Lake Ann Dam	Benton	65 ft	Poor	Recreation
Cove Lake	Logan	62 ft	Not Rated	Fish and Wildlife Pond
Albion Reservoir Dam	White	62 ft	Fair	Irrigation
Clearwater Lake Dam	Hot Spring	60 ft	Fair	Water Supply
Sugar Loaf Lake Dam	Sebastian	60 ft	Fair	Recreation
Vagabond Lake Dam	Sharp	59 ft	Fair	Recreation
Spring Lake	Yell	59 ft	Not Rated	Fish and Wildlife Pond
Sixmile Creek Wid Site 02	Logan	59 ft	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction
Shadow Lake Dam	Sebastian	58 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Chanute Dam	Fulton	58 ft	Fair	Recreation
Sequoyah Lake Dam	Sharp	57 ft	Poor	Recreation
Flat Rock Creek Site 1	Crawford	57 ft	Satisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Cedar-piney Creeks Watershed Site 2	Yell	57 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Rockwood Dam	Garland	56 ft	Fair	Recreation
Leatherwood	Carroll	55 ft	Poor	Recreation
Paris Dam	Logan	55 ft	Poor	Water Supply
Cedar-piney Creeks Watershed Site 3	Yell	55 ft	Satisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Vache Grasse Creek	Sebastian	53 ft	Satisfactory	Water Supply
Bono Lake Dam	Craighead	52 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Degray Reregulation Dam	Clark	52 ft	Not Available	Hydroelectric
Sherwood Lake Dam	Sharp	51 ft	Fair	Recreation
Muddy Fork Site 3	Washington	50 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Cooper Creek Wid Site 4	Lawrence	50 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Lake Fayetteville	Washington	49 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Cherokee Lake Dam	Sharp	49 ft	Fair	Recreation
Balboa Lake Dam	Garland	49 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Poteau River Wid Site 08	Scott	49 ft	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction
Lake Poinsett Dam	Poinsett	48 ft	Fair	Recreation
Lee Creek	Crawford	48 ft	Satisfactory	Water Supply
Hurricane Lake Dam	Saline	47 ft	Fair	Recreation
North Fork Ozan Wid Site 3	Hempstead	47 ft	Satisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Lake Elmdale Dam	Washington	46 ft	Poor	Recreation
Lake Navajo Dam	Sharp	44 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Lake Atalanta Dam	Benton	43 ft	Poor	Recreation
Rainbow Lake Dam	Baxter	42 ft	Fair	Recreation
Poteau River Wid Site 05	Scott	42 ft	Satisfactory	Water Supply
Deer Run Lake Dam	Sharp	40 ft	Fair	Recreation
Dardanelle Lock And Dam - Russellville Dike	Pope	40 ft	Not Available	Flood Risk Reduction
Lake Mirandy Dam	Sharp	39 ft	Poor	Recreation
Carol Ann Cross Dam	Sebastian	39 ft	Fair	Recreation
Chenault Reservoir Dam	Saline	38 ft	Fair	Water Supply
Spring Lake Dam	Sharp	38 ft	Fair	Recreation
Sebastian Lake Dam	Sebastian	38 ft	Fair	Recreation
Poteau River Wid Site 07	Scott	38 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
W Fork Pt Remove Creek Wid Site 07	Conway	38 ft	Satisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Ozark Acres Lake Dam	Baxter	37 ft	Not Rated	Recreation
Ola-dale	Yell	36 ft	Poor	Water Supply
Poinsett Wid Site 4	Poinsett	36 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Muddy Fork Swcd Site 1	Washington	36 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Big Creek Wid Site 02	Greene	36 ft	Fair	Recreation
Lake Mena Dam	Polk	35 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Wilson Lake Dam	Pulaski	35 ft	Not Available	Recreation
Auxiliary Dam No 1	Logan	34 ft	Satisfactory	Water Supply