Dams in Perry County, Kentucky

18Total Dams
15High Hazard
1Significant
DamHazardConditionHeight (ft)PurposeYear
Four Seam Slurry DamHighNot Available410Tailings
Stonecoal Branch Slurry DamHighNot Available365Tailings
Right Fork Slurry DamHighNot Available329Tailings
Buckeye Creek DamHighNot Available300Water Supply
Saddle Fork DamHighNot Available200Tailings
Buckhorn DamHighNot Available160Flood Risk Reduction1960
Lick Branch Refuse DamHighNot Available150Tailings
Harris Branch Slurry DamHighNot Available150Water Supply
Sediment DamHighNot Available100Other
Rowdy Branch DamHighNot Available82Other
Wiley Miller DamHighPoor68Recreation1972
Hollybush DamHighPoor65Other1988
Cockrell Fork Sediment DamHighNot Available60Other
River Coal Saw Branch No.2 DamHighNot Available47Debris Control1972
Dogwood Valley Lake DamHighFair28Recreation1981
Dam No. 5nSignificantNot Available51Other
Pads Branch Slurry ImpoundmentLowNot Available67Tailings
Hollythicket Lake DamLowFair31Recreation1957