Dams in St. Louis County, Minnesota
63Total Dams
8High Hazard
14Significant
| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hibbing Taconite Tailings Basin | High | 100 | Tailings | ||
| Hibbing Taconite Reclaim Pond | High | 100 | Tailings | ||
| Fond Du Lac | High | Satisfactory | 80 | Hydroelectric | 1924 |
| Eveleth Taconite Tailings | High | 50 | Tailings | 1978 | |
| Inland Steel Tailings | High | 44 | Tailings | 1976 | |
| Fish Lake | High | Satisfactory | 25 | Hydroelectric | 1911 |
| Island Lake North Dike | High | Satisfactory | 21 | Hydroelectric | 1915 |
| Hartley Pond | High | Fair | 15 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1975 |
| Erie Basin 2 | Significant | Satisfactory | 250 | Tailings | 1978 |
| Erie Basin 1 | Significant | Satisfactory | 200 | Tailings | 1978 |
| Poly Met Hrf Dam | Significant | 111 | Tailings | ||
| Nspc Stage 2 Tailings | Significant | Satisfactory | 70 | Tailings | 1978 |
| Polymet-ltv | Significant | Satisfactory | 69 | Tailings | 1981 |
| Upland Cell Ii Interior | Significant | 60 | Tailings | 2011 | |
| Douglas Tailings | Significant | Satisfactory | 40 | Tailings | 1960 |
| Whitewater Reservoir | Significant | Satisfactory | 40 | Water Supply | 1954 |
| West Two River | Significant | Satisfactory | 40 | Water Supply | 1966 |
| Whitewater Reservoir Saddle Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 36 | Water Supply | 1954 |
| Pike River | Significant | Poor | 30 | Recreation | 1912 |
| Minorca Pit South | Significant | Satisfactory | 30 | Tailings | 2008 |
| Little Stone Lake | Significant | Fair | 20 | Recreation | |
| Plant Site Settling | Significant | Satisfactory | 15 | Tailings | 1950 |
| Minntac Tailings | Low | 50 | Tailings | 1978 | |
| Sherman Group Tailings | Low | Satisfactory | 48 | Tailings | 1970 |
| Nspc Initial Tailings | Low | Satisfactory | 45 | Tailings | 1968 |
| Whiteface Lake | Low | Satisfactory | 40 | Hydroelectric | 1922 |
| Whiteface Lake South Dike | Low | Satisfactory | 36 | Hydroelectric | 1922 |
| Whiteface Lake West Dike | Low | Satisfactory | 36 | Hydroelectric | 1922 |
| Donora Settling | Low | Satisfactory | 32 | Tailings | 1970 |
| Sauntry Creek Settling | Low | Satisfactory | 32 | Tailings | 1977 |
| St. Louis River | Low | 28 | Water Supply | 1963 | |
| Chez Pond | Low | Poor | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1973 |
| Pioneer Clarification | Low | Poor | 25 | Tailings | 1961 |
| Pioneer Tailings | Low | Fair | 25 | Tailings | 1961 |
| Us Steel Morgan Park | Low | Satisfactory | 23 | ||
| Sherman Mine Wastewater | Low | Fair | 20 | Tailings | 1953 |
| Boulder Lake Dike Cc | Low | Satisfactory | 20 | Hydroelectric | 1919 |
| Wolf Lake | Low | Satisfactory | 16 | Recreation | 1941 |
| Wynne Lake | Low | Satisfactory | 15 | Other | 1944 |
| East Stephens Settling | Low | Fair | 15 | Tailings | 1964 |
| Buhl Detention | Low | 15 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1988 | |
| Schweiger Pond | Low | Fair | 14 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1930 |
| Goldmine | Low | Not Rated | 14 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1993 |
| Canosia Wma Angell Pool | Low | Satisfactory | 14 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1978 |
| Esquagama Lake | Low | Fair | 12 | Recreation | 1937 |
| Daniels Pond | Low | Satisfactory | 12 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Camp 97 | Low | Not Rated | 12 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1994 |
| Erie Pier Dike | Low | Satisfactory | 11 | Other | 1978 |
| Wild Rice Lake | Low | Satisfactory | 11 | Hydroelectric | 1907 |
| West Stephens Settling | Low | Satisfactory | 10 | Tailings | 1964 |
| Wabigone Tailings | Low | 10 | Tailings | 1941 | |
| Donna Lake | Low | Fair | 10 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | |
| Pelican Lake | Low | Satisfactory | 10 | Recreation | 2002 |
| Smith Lake | Low | Satisfactory | 9 | Recreation | 1939 |
| Floodwood Lake | Low | Satisfactory | 8 | Recreation | 1940 |
| Ely Lake | Low | Satisfactory | 8 | Recreation | 1939 |
| Sturgeon Lake | Low | Fair | 8 | Recreation | 1936 |
| Canosia Wma Angell Pool South | Low | Fair | 8 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1978 |
| Canosia Wma 6 | Low | Satisfactory | 7 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1978 |
| Elephant Creek | Low | Not Rated | 7 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1991 |
| Hibbing Taconite Starter No. 4 | Undetermined | 100 | Tailings | ||
| Hibbing Taconite Starter No. 2 | Undetermined | 100 | Tailings | 1975 | |
| Western Hibtac | Undetermined | 100 | Tailings | 1978 |