Dams in Franklin County, Illinois
33Total Dams
6High Hazard
9Significant
| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Camp/mine 1/north Refuse Disposal Facility Dam | High | Not Available | 117 | Tailings | |
| Sugar Camp/mine 1/coal Refuse Disposal 1 Dam | High | Not Available | 86 | Tailings | |
| Si Energy/mine 25/slurry Cell 2 Dam | High | Not Available | 55 | Other | 1987 |
| Rend Dam | High | Not Available | 54 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1971 |
| West Frankfort New City Lake Dam | High | Not Available | 25 | Other | 1945 |
| Valier Lake Dam | High | Not Available | 21 | Recreation | 1905 |
| Liberty Land/mine 26/slurry Cell 3 Dam | Significant | Not Available | 40 | Other | 1987 |
| West Frankfort Old City Lake Dam | Significant | Not Available | 24 | Recreation | 1945 |
| Lake Benton Dam | Significant | Not Available | 22 | Recreation | 1939 |
| Illinois Coal Recovery/mine 21/reservoir Dam | Significant | Not Available | 21 | Other | 1960 |
| Zeigler City Lake Dam | Significant | Not Available | 19 | Recreation | 1948 |
| Christopher Old Reservoir Dam | Significant | Not Available | 15 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Lake Hamilton Dam | Significant | Not Available | 13 | Recreation | 1912 |
| Lake Moses Dam | Significant | Not Available | 10 | Recreation | 1918 |
| Cambon Lake Dam | Significant | Not Available | 10 | Recreation | 1938 |
| Liberty Land/mine 26/slurry Cell 4 Dam | Low | Not Available | 56 | Other | 1997 |
| Liberty Land/mine 24/slurry Cell 2 Dam | Low | Not Available | 55 | Other | 1988 |
| Ill Coal Recovery/old Ed Mine 21/slurry Cell 4 Dam | Low | Not Available | 47 | Other | 1986 |
| Sugar Camp/mine 1/pond 8 Dam | Low | Not Available | 31 | Water Supply | |
| Illinois Coal Recovery/old Ed/slurry Cell 6 Dam | Low | Not Available | 30 | Other | |
| Old Ben/mine 24/sediment And Slurry Dam | Low | Not Available | 30 | Other | 1982 |
| Sugar Camp/mine 1/fresh Water Pond Dam | Low | Not Available | 26 | Water Supply | |
| Ill Coal Recovery/old Ed Mine 21/slurry Cell 3 Dam | Low | Not Available | 25 | Other | 1984 |
| Liberty Land/mine 24/north Pond Dam | Low | Not Available | 24 | Other | 1982 |
| Ill Coal Recovery/old Ed Mine 21/slurry Cell 2 Dam | Low | Not Available | 23 | Other | 1984 |
| Liberty Land/mine 24/freshwater Lake Dam | Low | Not Available | 20 | Other | 1996 |
| Liberty Land/john Ross Plant/sediment Pond Dams | Low | Not Available | 20 | Other | 1988 |
| Christopher New Reservoir Dam | Low | Not Available | 19 | Recreation | 1923 |
| Freeman United/ /lake Dam | Low | Not Available | 18 | Other | 1960 |
| Sesser Reservoir Dam | Low | Not Available | 15 | Recreation | 1914 |
| Buckner Reservoir Dam | Low | Not Available | 15 | Recreation | 1910 |
| Mirror Lake Dam | Low | Not Available | 13 | Recreation | 2001 |
| Beaver Lake Dam | Low | Not Available | 10 | Recreation | 1955 |