Dams in Indiana

%!s(int=1084)Total Dams

276High Hazard

319Significant

453Low Hazard

Dam Safety in Indiana

Indiana has 1,084 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 276 (25%) are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life — and 319 are classified as significant hazard. Currently, 517 dams in the state have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory, indicating recognized safety deficiencies.

The average dam in Indiana is 65 years old. As dams age, inspection frequency and maintenance become increasingly important for ensuring public safety. The most common purpose for dams in Indiana is recreation, accounting for 727 of the state's dams.

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

Indiana Dam Facts

Total Dams	1,084
High Hazard Dams	276
Average Dam Age	65 years
Tallest Dam	150 ft
Largest Reservoir	441,000 acre-ft
Poor/Unsatisfactory Condition	517

Notable Dams in Indiana

Cagles Mill Dam150 ftHigh Patoka Lake Dam145 ftHigh Sweetwater Lake Dam140 ftHigh Mississinewa Dam140 ftHigh Hidden Valley Lake Dam135 ftHigh

Counties in Indiana

Adams4 dams Allen13 dams5 high hazard Bartholomew43 dams13 high hazard Benton1 dams Blackford5 dams Boone5 dams Brown99 dams32 high hazard Carroll5 dams1 high hazard Cass2 dams2 high hazard Clark21 dams8 high hazard Clay6 dams Clinton1 dams Crawford3 dams1 high hazard Daviess14 dams DeKalb6 dams Dearborn14 dams2 high hazard Decatur14 dams2 high hazard Delaware1 dams1 high hazard Dubois31 dams5 high hazard Elkhart3 dams2 high hazard Fayette4 dams Floyd10 dams2 high hazard Fountain10 dams Franklin12 dams1 high hazard Fulton3 dams Gibson7 dams1 high hazard Grant13 dams2 high hazard Greene17 dams1 high hazard Hamilton7 dams2 high hazard Hancock3 dams1 high hazard Harrison6 dams1 high hazard Hendricks19 dams7 high hazard Henry14 dams7 high hazard Howard2 dams1 high hazard Huntington6 dams Jackson24 dams7 high hazard Jasper3 dams3 high hazard Jay1 dams Jefferson9 dams1 high hazard Jennings14 dams2 high hazard Johnson37 dams9 high hazard Knox6 dams Kosciusko9 dams4 high hazard LaGrange8 dams LaPorte7 dams1 high hazard Lake10 dams7 high hazard Lawrence4 dams Madison1 dams1 high hazard Marion15 dams5 high hazard Marshall4 dams2 high hazard Martin7 dams2 high hazard Miami3 dams1 high hazard Monroe17 dams8 high hazard Montgomery4 dams1 high hazard Morgan69 dams19 high hazard Newton1 dams Noble6 dams2 high hazard Orange7 dams4 high hazard Owen22 dams5 high hazard Parke30 dams9 high hazard Perry15 dams6 high hazard Pike22 dams1 high hazard Porter10 dams5 high hazard Posey5 dams1 high hazard Putnam26 dams6 high hazard Randolph2 dams Ripley18 dams6 high hazard Rush3 dams Scott37 dams6 high hazard Spencer12 dams6 high hazard St. Joseph4 dams2 high hazard Starke1 dams1 high hazard Steuben11 dams3 high hazard Sullivan29 dams2 high hazard Switzerland6 dams1 high hazard Tippecanoe4 dams1 high hazard Union2 dams1 high hazard Vanderburgh24 dams9 high hazard Vermillion4 dams Vigo43 dams7 high hazard Wabash7 dams Warren3 dams Warrick13 dams1 high hazard Washington31 dams15 high hazard Wayne5 dams2 high hazard Wells3 dams White1 dams1 high hazard Whitley1 dams

High Hazard Dams in Indiana

Dam	County	Height	Condition	Purpose
Cagles Mill Dam	Putnam	150 ft	Not Available	Flood Risk Reduction
Patoka Lake Dam	Dubois	145 ft	Not Available	Flood Risk Reduction
Sweetwater Lake Dam	Brown	140 ft	Fair	Recreation
Mississinewa Dam	Miami	140 ft	Not Available	Flood Risk Reduction
Hidden Valley Lake Dam	Dearborn	135 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Cecil M. Harden Dam	Parke	119 ft	Not Available	Flood Risk Reduction
Monroe Dam	Monroe	93 ft	Not Available	Flood Risk Reduction
Eagle Creek Reservoir Dam	Marion	92 ft	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction
Celina Lake (str. #5)	Perry	86 ft	Not Rated	Flood Risk Reduction
Lamb Lake Estates Dam	Johnson	82 ft	Fair	Water Supply
Grandview Lake Dam	Bartholomew	81 ft	Satisfactory	Water Supply
Indian Lake (str. #6)	Perry	79 ft	Not Rated	Flood Risk Reduction
Middle Fork Reservoir Dam	Wayne	74 ft	Fair	Water Supply
Twin-rush Creek Dam No. 3	Washington	74 ft	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction
Muddy Fork Structure No. 3	Clark	72 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Morse Reservoir Dam	Hamilton	70 ft	Satisfactory	Water Supply
Saddle Lake (str. #1)	Perry	69 ft	Not Rated	Flood Risk Reduction
A.b. Brown Power Plant	Posey	68 ft	Fair	Other
Springs Valley Lake (f7)	Orange	68 ft	Satisfactory	Fish and Wildlife Pond
Hoosier Energy Reservoir Dam	Sullivan	66 ft	Satisfactory	Water Supply
Little Walnut Creek Conservancy District Structure #4	Putnam	66 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Versailles Lake Dam	Ripley	65 ft	Poor	Water Supply
Twin-rush Creek Dam No. 2	Washington	65 ft	Fair	Water Supply
Oakdale	Carroll	64 ft	Fair	Recreation
Summit Lake State Park Dam	Henry	64 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Hardy Lake Dam	Scott	63 ft	Satisfactory
Hood Lake Dam	Johnson	63 ft	Poor	Recreation
Painted Hills Lake Dam	Morgan	62 ft	Fair	Recreation
Upper Big Blue River Structure No. 7-a	Henry	62 ft	Satisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Prairie Creek Reservoir Dam	Delaware	61 ft	Fair	Other
Nebo Lake Dam	Morgan	60 ft	Fair	Recreation
Deam Lake Dam	Clark	59 ft	Fair
Bradford Woods Lake Dam	Morgan	59 ft	Fair	Recreation
Delaney Creek Dam No. 1	Washington	59 ft	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction
Ortwein Dam	Dearborn	57 ft	Not Rated	Recreation
Yellowwood Lake Dam	Brown	57 ft	Fair	Recreation
Prock Lake Dam	Hendricks	57 ft	Fair	Recreation
White Lake Conservancy District Dam	Johnson	57 ft	Fair	Recreation
Taylor Lake Dam	Parke	56 ft	Fair
Borden Lake Dam	Clark	56 ft	Satisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Greenwood Lake Dam	Martin	55 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Stoner's Lonesome Lake Dam	Brown	55 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Little Raccoon Dam No. 2c - Rockville Dam	Parke	55 ft	Satisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Little Walnut Creek Conservancy District - Structure 5	Putnam	55 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Muddy Fork Structure No. 5	Clark	53 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Old Timbers Lake	Ripley	53 ft	Not Available	Fish and Wildlife Pond
Muddy Fork Structure No. 2	Clark	52 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
English Lake Dam	Crawford	52 ft	Fair	Water Supply
Muddy Fork Structure No. 6	Clark	52 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Peek-a-boo Lake Dam	Washington	52 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Lake Lemon Dam	Monroe	51 ft	Satisfactory	Water Supply
Heritage Lake Dam	Putnam	51 ft	Fair
Green Lake Dam	Brown	51 ft	Fair	Recreation
West Boggs Creek Structure No. 1	Martin	51 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Delaney Creek Dam No. 3	Washington	51 ft	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction
Southern Hills Lake Dam	Clark	51 ft	Poor	Recreation
Little Raccoon Dam No.8 - Waveland Lake Dam	Montgomery	51 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Harrison Lakes South Dam	Bartholomew	50 ft	Fair	Recreation
Twin-rush Creek Dam No. 1	Washington	50 ft	Poor	Water Supply
Lewis Lake Dam	Brown	49 ft	Fair	Recreation
Goshen Pond Dam	Elkhart	48 ft	Fair	Recreation
Ogle Lake Dam	Brown	48 ft	Poor	Water Supply
Lower Peoga Lake Dam	Johnson	47 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Brush Creek Reservoir	Jennings	47 ft	Not Available	Recreation
Rainbow Warrior Dam	Parke	46 ft	Not Rated	Other
Brookville Dam - Dunlapsville Levee	Union	46 ft	Not Available	Flood Risk Reduction
Lamb Lake Dam	Johnson	45 ft	Fair	Recreation
Deer Creek Dam No. 1	Perry	45 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Lake Louise Dam	Porter	45 ft	Fair	Recreation
Upper Big Blue River Structure No. 18	Henry	45 ft	Satisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Sawmill Lake Dam	Bartholomew	45 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Prides Creek Lake Dam	Pike	45 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Svcd Structure No. F-6 (collins Lake)	Orange	45 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Geist Reservoir Dam	Marion	44 ft	Fair	Water Supply
Griffy Reservoir Dam	Monroe	44 ft	Fair	Recreation
Ollo Lake Dam	Franklin	44 ft	Poor	Recreation
Middle Fork Of Anderson River - No. 7	Perry	44 ft	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction
Tousley Dam	Brown	43 ft	Poor	Water Supply
Lake Salinda Dam	Washington	43 ft	Poor	Water Supply
Closser Lake Dam	Decatur	43 ft	Fair	Recreation
Little Raccoon Dam No. 3 - Earl Dam	Parke	43 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Country Squire Lake Dam	Jennings	42 ft	Fair	Recreation
Castlebrook Dam	Marion	42 ft	Poor	Recreation
Prestwick Lake Dam	Hendricks	42 ft	Fair	Recreation
Grouse Ridge Lake Dam	Bartholomew	42 ft	Poor	Recreation
Christmas Lake Dam	Spencer	42 ft	Fair	Recreation
Potato Creek State Park Dam	St. Joseph	42 ft	Fair	Recreation
Little Raccoon Dam No. 1 - Albright	Parke	42 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
North Lake Conservancy District Dam	Johnson	42 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Schnacke Lake Number 1 Dam	Vanderburgh	41 ft	Fair	Recreation
Beaver Creek Lake Dam	Dubois	41 ft	Fair	Water Supply
Twin Branch	St. Joseph	41 ft	Poor	Hydroelectric
Dale Lake Dam	Spencer	41 ft	Poor	Recreation
Delaney Creek Dam No. 2	Washington	41 ft	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction
Little Raccoon Dam No. 2d - Dwyer Dam	Parke	41 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Timber Lake Dam	Jackson	40 ft	Not Rated	Recreation
Hurshtown Reservoir Dam	Allen	40 ft	Fair	Water Supply
Norway	White	40 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Cole Lake Dam	Perry	40 ft	Fair	Recreation
Whippoorwill Dam	Morgan	40 ft	Poor	Recreation