Dams in Itasca County, Minnesota
58Total Dams
0High Hazard
8Significant
| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essar Steel Tailings Basin | Significant | Satisfactory | 200 | Tailings | 2011 |
| Lind Greenway | Significant | Fair | 58 | Tailings | 1976 |
| O'brien North | Significant | Satisfactory | 58 | Tailings | 1972 |
| Clay-boswell | Significant | Satisfactory | 50 | Tailings | |
| Holman Tailings Basin | Significant | Satisfactory | 45 | Tailings | |
| Reservoir No. 2 | Significant | Satisfactory | 40 | Tailings | 1972 |
| Grand Rapids | Significant | Satisfactory | 21 | Hydroelectric | 1916 |
| Pokegama Dam - Dikes 1, 2 And 3 | Significant | Not Available | 17 | Recreation | 1884 |
| Canisteo No. 2 North | Low | 100 | Tailings | ||
| Canisteo Pit | Low | Satisfactory | 75 | Tailings | |
| Essar Steel Reclaim Pond | Low | Not Rated | 70 | Tailings | 2011 |
| Hill Annex No. 3 (south) | Low | Satisfactory | 65 | Tailings | 1920 |
| Hill Annex No. 1 (north) | Low | Fair | 63 | Tailings | 1954 |
| Buckeye Tailings No. 2 | Low | 50 | Tailings | 1950 | |
| Plummer Basin East Tailings | Low | 50 | Tailings | 1956 | |
| Holman Clear Water Pond | Low | Satisfactory | 49 | Tailings | 2012 |
| Plummer Basin W Tailings | Low | 45 | Tailings | 2015 | |
| Reservoir No. 6 | Low | Satisfactory | 40 | Tailings | 1966 |
| Mesabi Chief Tailings 2 | Low | Satisfactory | 40 | Tailings | 1952 |
| Orwell-danube West Tailings Basin | Low | Not Rated | 40 | Tailings | 1954 |
| Plummer Basin Sw Clear Water Pond | Low | 40 | Tailings | 1947 | |
| Orwell-danube East Tailings Basin | Low | Not Rated | 40 | Tailings | 1954 |
| Perry-wyman Tailings | Low | Poor | 35 | Tailings | 1949 |
| Trout Lake Tailings | Low | Satisfactory | 35 | Tailings | 1954 |
| Prairie River | Low | Satisfactory | 35 | Hydroelectric | 1920 |
| Hunner Tailings | Low | Satisfactory | 25 | Tailings | 1956 |
| Mesabi Chief Clarification | Low | Satisfactory | 24 | Tailings | 1960 |
| Mesabi Chief Tailings 3 | Low | Satisfactory | 24 | Tailings | 1960 |
| Lone Wolf | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1991 |
| Balsam Lake | Low | Satisfactory | 16 | Recreation | 1936 |
| Clover Leaf | Low | Not Rated | 15 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1990 |
| Pigeon River | Low | 14 | Other | 1975 | |
| Welch Lake | Low | Not Rated | 14 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1973 |
| Sugar Lake Impoundment | Low | 14 | Other | 1980 | |
| Holland Lake | Low | 13 | Other | 1977 | |
| Dishpan Lake | Low | Satisfactory | 13 | 1972 | |
| Little Wolf | Low | Not Rated | 13 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1979 |
| Wabana | Low | Not Rated | 13 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1969 |
| Fiske Lake | Low | Not Rated | 12 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1990 |
| Shogren | Low | Not Rated | 12 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1986 |
| Morph Wma | Low | Satisfactory | 12 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1982 |
| Dishpan Wma Impoundment 2 | Low | Satisfactory | 12 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1979 |
| Hartley Lake | Low | Fair | 12 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1938 |
| Bowman Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 12 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1996 |
| Jingo Lake | Low | 11 | Other | 1978 | |
| East Lake | Low | 11 | Other | 1972 | |
| Wolf Lake | Low | Satisfactory | 11 | Recreation | 1938 |
| Beaver Lodge | Low | 11 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1973 | |
| Amik Lake | Low | 10 | Other | 1970 | |
| Deer Creek | Low | Satisfactory | 10 | Recreation | 1936 |
| Charter | Low | Satisfactory | 10 | Other | 1967 |
| Pigeon Lake | Low | Satisfactory | 9 | Other | 1937 |
| Eel Lake | Low | Not Rated | 9 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1977 |
| Bowstring | Low | 8 | Other | 1989 | |
| Deer Lake | Low | Fair | 8 | Recreation | 1938 |
| Busties Lake | Low | Poor | 7 | Recreation | 1937 |
| Wabana Lake | Low | Satisfactory | 7 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1940 |
| Butler Taconite Initial Tailings | Undetermined | Not Rated | 25 | Tailings | 1969 |