Dams in Otter Tail County, Minnesota

30Total Dams

1High Hazard

2Significant

Dam	Hazard	Condition	Height (ft)	Purpose	Year
Orwell Dam	High	Not Available	60	Flood Risk Reduction	1953
Rose Lake	Significant	Satisfactory	22	Other	1919
Phelps Mill Pond	Significant	Fair	15	Recreation	1873
Dayton Hollow Dam	Low	Satisfactory	41	Hydroelectric	1909
Pisgah	Low	Satisfactory	38	Hydroelectric	1918
Friberg (taplin Gorge)	Low	Satisfactory	38	Hydroelectric	1925
Jorgenson Pond	Low	Satisfactory	29	Recreation	1969
Central (wright)	Low	Satisfactory	26	Hydroelectric	1921
Stang Lake Dam	Low	Fair	26	Fish and Wildlife Pond	1996
Pelican River	Low	Poor	16	Recreation	1878
Pelican Rapids	Low	Satisfactory	16	Recreation	1870
Eldon Thompson	Low	Poor	15	Fish and Wildlife Pond	1997
Thompson Wetland	Low	Satisfactory	14	Flood Risk Reduction	1997
Prairie Lake	Low		12	Recreation	1936
Rose Lake	Low	Satisfactory	12	Recreation	1937
Frigaard-nelson Wetland	Low	Satisfactory	12	Fish and Wildlife Pond	2000
Nycklemoe	Low	Satisfactory	11	Fish and Wildlife Pond	2002
Big Pine Lake	Low	Satisfactory	10	Recreation	1937
Estlick F Wetland	Low	Poor	10	Recreation	1970
Otter Tail Lake	Low	Satisfactory	10	Other	1936
Hoot Lake	Low	Satisfactory	10	Hydroelectric	1913
Kugler Pond	Low		9	Recreation	1973
Dead Lake East	Low	Fair	9	Recreation	1938
Rush Lake	Low	Satisfactory	8	Recreation	1937
Pelican Lake	Low	Fair	7	Recreation	1938
Blanche Lake	Low	Fair	7	Recreation	1938
Little Pine Lake	Low	Satisfactory	7	Recreation	1933
Ten Mile Lake	Low	Fair	7	Recreation	1937
Mcdonald Lakes	Low	Satisfactory	7	Recreation	1937
Dead Lake West	Undetermined	Satisfactory	7		1938