Dams in Shelby County, Tennessee
84Total Dams
16High Hazard
33Significant
| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Dam | High | Satisfactory | 68 | 1959 | |
| Windemere Dam | High | Satisfactory | 32 | 1947 | |
| Casper Creek Dam | High | Satisfactory | 32 | 1967 | |
| Cordova Dam | High | Satisfactory | 31 | 1986 | |
| Beaver Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 30 | 1956 | |
| North Fork Creek #5 Dam | High | Satisfactory | 30 | 1992 | |
| King-riverside Dam | High | Satisfactory | 29 | 1965 | |
| Thompson Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 28 | Recreation | 1988 |
| Colonial Country Club Dam | High | Satisfactory | 26 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Lake Bennington Dam | High | Satisfactory | 24 | 1981 | |
| Ridgeway Country Club Dam | High | Satisfactory | 22 | 1972 | |
| Arcadia Dam | High | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 | |
| Otter Dam | High | Satisfactory | 20 | 1954 | |
| Sky Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 17 | 1958 | |
| River Oaks Dam | High | Fair | 16 | 1930 | |
| Lochnevin Dam | High | Satisfactory | 9 | 1958 | |
| Pine Lake Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 35 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Mary's Creek #8 Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1954 |
| Lyle Lake Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 32 | 1950 | |
| Walnut Grove Lake Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 29 | Recreation | 1963 |
| Mary's Creek #11 Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 28 | 1959 | |
| White Oaks Lake Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 27 | 1961 | |
| Willoughby Woods Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 26 | Recreation | 1990 |
| Mary's Creek #9 Dam | Significant | Fair | 26 | 1962 | |
| Mary's Creek #10 Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Spring Lake Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 25 | 1940 | |
| James Lake Dam | Significant | Fair | 25 | 1957 | |
| Mary's Creek #7 Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 25 | 1959 | |
| Boyle Investment Lake Dam | Significant | 24 | 1948 | ||
| Mary's Creek #4 Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Allen Fossil Plant - Ash Disposal Area Perimeter Dike (east) | Significant | Not Available | 23 | Other | 1967 |
| Glen Echo Lake Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 22 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Chickasaw Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 21 | 1959 | |
| Too Lazy To Farm Dam | Significant | 19 | 1957 | ||
| Jake's Lake Dam | Significant | 19 | 1962 | ||
| Stotts Lake Dam | Significant | 17 | 1951 | ||
| Coro Lake Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 17 | Recreation | 1951 |
| Lakewood Trails Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 16 | 1980 | |
| Pine Lake Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 16 | 1949 | |
| Hamilton Dam | Significant | 15 | 1952 | ||
| Gill Lake Dam | Significant | 15 | 1946 | ||
| Memphis National Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 15 | 1947 | |
| Carrollwood Lake A-c Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 14 | 1988 | |
| Woodlake Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 13 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Carrollwood Lake D Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 12 | 1982 | |
| Carrollwood Lake B Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 12 | Recreation | 1994 |
| Johnson Dam | Significant | 11 | Recreation | 1950 | |
| Longwood Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 11 | 1965 | |
| Watergrove Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 10 | 1987 | |
| Poplar Tree Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 51 | 1952 | |
| Piersol Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 40 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Chase #1 Dam | Low | 33 | 1938 | ||
| Howard #2 | Low | 30 | Recreation | 1988 | |
| Robco Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 25 | 1962 | |
| Memphis Union Mission Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 25 | 1958 | |
| Drewry Dam | Low | 24 | 1963 | ||
| Chase #4 Dam | Low | 24 | Recreation | 2000 | |
| Macalexander #1 Dam | Low | 23 | 1938 | ||
| Tompkins Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 22 | 1949 | |
| Regency Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 22 | 1967 | |
| Marie Lake Dam | Low | 21 | 1950 | ||
| Mallard Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 21 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Hasen Dam | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Jones Dam | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Howard #1 | Low | 20 | Recreation | 1974 | |
| Rowe Dam | Low | 19 | 1963 | ||
| Williams Dam | Low | 19 | 1965 | ||
| Camp Haiyaka Lake Dam | Low | 19 | 1966 | ||
| Mitchell Lake #1 Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 19 | 1961 | |
| Chase #2 Dam | Low | 18 | 1938 | ||
| Mitchell #3 Dam | Low | 18 | 1946 | ||
| North Shelby Landfill Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 16 | 1990 | |
| Barboro Dam | Low | 15 | 1945 | ||
| Halle Park Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 15 | Recreation | 2003 |
| Beaver Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 15 | 1939 | |
| Shelby Oaks North Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 15 | 1991 | |
| Robertson Dam | Low | 14 | 1919 | ||
| Chase #3 Dam | Low | 14 | 1949 | ||
| Fedex East Campus Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 14 | Other | 1999 |
| Paradise Lake Dam | Low | 13 | 1945 | ||
| Farnsworth-scharding Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 13 | Recreation | 1975 |
| Glynnwood Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 13 | Recreation | 1948 |
| Birnham Woods Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 11 | 1961 | |
| Southwest Tennessee Community College Dam | Low | Fair | 11 | 1941 |