The following is a partial list of dams and reservoirs in the United States. There are an estimated 84,000 dams in the United States, impounding of river or about 17% of rivers in the nation.
By state
- Antelope Reservoir â Jack Creek, a tributary of Jordan Creek (Owyhee River tributary)
- Applegate Lake â Applegate River
- Blue River Reservoir â Blue River, a tributary of the McKenzie River
- Brownlee Dam â Snake River
- Bull Run Lake and Reservoirs 1 and 2 â Bull Run River
- Chickahominy Reservoir â Chickahominy Creek, a tributary of Silver Creek
- Cooper Creek Reservoir â Cooper Creek, an Umpqua River tributary
- Cottage Grove Lake â Coast Fork Willamette River
- Cougar Reservoir and Cougar Dam â South Fork McKenzie River
- Crane Prairie Reservoir â Deschutes River
- Detroit Lake and Detroit Dam â North Santiam River
- Dexter Reservoir and Dexter Dam â Middle Fork Willamette River
- Devils Lake â D River
- Dorena Reservoir - Row River
- Emigrant Lake â Emigrant Creek, a tributary of Bear Creek (Rogue River)
- Fern Ridge Reservoir â Long Tom River
- Foster Reservoir and Foster Dam â South Santiam River
- Gatehouse, Portland City Reservoir No. 2
- Green Peter Reservoir and Green Peter Damâ Middle Santiam River
- Hells Canyon Reservoir and Hells Canyon Dam â Snake River
- Henry Hagg Lake and Scoggins Dam â Scoggins Creek, a tributary of the Tualatin River
- Hills Creek Reservoir & Hills Creek Dam â Middle Fork Willamette River
- John C. Boyle Dam â Klamath River
- Lake Billy Chinook & Round Butte Dam â Crooked, Deschutes, and Metolius rivers
- Lake Bonneville & Bonneville Dam â Columbia River
- Lake Celilo & The Dalles Dam â Columbia River
- Lake Umatilla & John Day Dam â Columbia River
- Lake Wallula & McNary Dam â Columbia River
- Lookout Point Lake & Lookout Point Dam â Middle Fork Willamette River
- Lost Creek Lake & William L. Jess Dam â Rogue River
- McGuire Reservoir â Nestucca River
- McNulty Reservoir (Malheur County, Oregon)
- North Fork Reservoir â Clackamas River
- Owyhee Reservoir â Owyhee River
- Oxbow Dam â Snake River
- Pelton Dam â Deschutes River
- Phillips Lake â Powder River
- Prineville Reservoir & Bowman Dam a.k.a. Prineville Dam â Crooked River
- Silverton Reservoir â Silver Creek
- Thief Valley Reservoir â Powder River
- Upper McNulty Reservoir
- Warm Springs Reservoir â Malheur River
- Wickiup Reservoir â Deschutes River
- Boone Dam â Boone Lake; on the South Fork Holston River; finished in 1952 by the TVA
- Burgess Falls Dam; on the Falling Water River; built by City of Cookeville for electric generation after the flood of 1928 destroyed a previous earthen dam
- Calderwood Dam; on the Little Tennessee River; built in 1930 and owned by Alcoa
- Cedar Dam â Cedar Reservoir; on Haley Creek, tributary of the Beech River; finished in 1963 by the TVA
- Center Hill Dam â Center Hill Lake; on the Caney Fork; finished in 1948 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers
- Cheatham Dam â Cheatham Lake; on the Cumberland River; finished in 1952 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers
- Cherokee Dam â Cherokee Lake; on the Holston River; finished in 1941 by the TVA
- Chickamauga Dam â Chickamauga Lake; on the Tennessee River; built 1940 by the TVA
- Chilhowee Dam; on the Little Tennessee River; built in 1957 and owned by Alcoa
- Cordell Hull Dam â Cordell Hull Lake; on the Cumberland River; finished in 1973 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers
- Dale Hollow Dam â Dale Hollow Reservoir on the Obey River completed in 1943 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers
- Dogwood Dam â Dogwood Reservoir; on Big Creek, tributary of the Beech River; finished in 1965 by the TVA
- Douglas Dam â Douglas Lake; on the French Broad River; finished in 1943 by the TVA
- Elk River Dam â Woods Reservoir; on the Elk River; finished in 1952 by the Corps of Engineers, to provide cooling water for the U.S. Air Force's Arnold Engineering Development Center
- Fall Creek Falls Dam â Fall Creek Falls Reservoir; on Falls Creek; finished in 1970 by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
- Fort Loudoun Dam â Fort Loudoun Lake; on the Tennessee River; finished in 1943 by the TVA
- Fort Patrick Henry Dam â Fort Patrick Henry Lake; on the South Fork Holston River; finished in 1953 by the TVA
- Great Falls Dam â Great Falls Reservoir; on the Caney Fork; finished in 1916 by the Tennessee Electric Power Co.; acquired by the TVA in 1939
- Hales Bar Dam; on the Tennessee River, TVA dam mostly demolished in 1968, replaced by Nickajack Dam
- Herb Parsons Dam â Herb Parsons Lake; on Mary's Creek
- J. Percy Priest Dam â Percy Priest Lake; on the Stones River; finished in 1968 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers
- Lost Creek Dam; flood control dam with no permanent reservoir; on Lost Creek, tributary of the Beech River; finished in 1963 by the TVA
- Melton Hill Dam â Melton Hill Lake; on the Clinch River; finished in 1963 by the TVA
- Nickajack Dam â Nickajack Lake; on the Tennessee River; finished in 1967 by the TVA
- Nolichucky Dam â Davy Crockett Lake; on the Nolichucky River; finished in 1913 by the Tennessee Eastern Electric Co.; acquired by the TVA in 1945; taken out of service in 1972
- Normandy Dam â Normandy Reservoir; on the Duck River; finished in 1976 by the TVA
- Norris Dam â Norris Lake; on the Clinch River; finished in 1936 by the TVA
- Ocoee Dam No. 1 â Parksville Reservoir; on the Ocoee River; finished in 1911 by the Eastern Tennessee Power Co.; acquired by the TVA in 1939
- Ocoee Dam No. 2 â Ocoee Reservoir No. 2; on the Ocoee River; finished in 1913 by the Eastern Tennessee Power Co.; acquired by the TVA in 1939
- Ocoee Dam No. 3 â Ocoee Reservoir No. 3; on the Ocoee River; finished in 1942 by the TVA
- Old Hickory Lock and Dam â Old Hickory Lake; on the Cumberland River; finished in 1957 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers
- Pickwick Landing Dam â Pickwick Lake; on the Tennessee River; finished in 1938 by the TVA
- Pin Oak Dam â Pin Oak Reservoir; on Browns Creek, tributary of the Beech River; finished in 1964 by the TVA
- Pine Dam â Pine Reservoir; on Piney Creek, tributary of the Beech River; finished in 1964 by the TVA
- Raccoon Mountain Pumped-Storage Plant â Raccoon Mountain Reservoir; on McNabb Branch but discharges into the Tennessee River; finished in 1978 by the TVA
- Radnor Dam â Radnor Lake; on Otter Creek; built by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company in 1914, for watering steam locomotives and supplying water for shipped livestock
- Redbud Dam â Redbud Reservoir; on Dry Creek, tributary of the Beech River; finished in 1965 by the TVA
- South Holston Dam â South Holston Lake; on the South Fork Holston River; finished in 1950 by the TVA
- Sycamore Dam â Sycamore Reservoir; on Dry Branch, tributary of the Beech River; finished in 1965 by the TVA
- Tellico Dam â Tellico Lake; on the Little Tennessee River; finished in 1979 by the TVA
- Tims Ford Dam â Tims Ford Lake; on the Elk River; finished in 1970 by the TVA
- Watauga Dam â Watauga Lake; on the Watauga River; finished in 1948 by the TVA
- Watts Bar Dam â Watts Bar Lake; on the Tennessee River; finished in 1942 by the TVA
- Walterhill Dam â Walterhill Floodplain State Natural Area; on Stones River; finished in early 1900s.
- Wilbur Dam â Wilbur Lake (tennessee); on the Watauga River; finished in 1912 by the Watauga Power Co.; acquired by the TVA in 1945
- New Shoal Creek Dam; on Shoal Creek (Sycamore River), (Lawrence County, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee)
- Blue Gulch Reservoir Dam
- Bonneville Dam â Lake Bonneville (between Washington and Oregon)
- Boundary Dam â Pend Oreille River
- Box Canyon Dam â Pend Oreille River
- Casad Dam â Union River
- Chief Joseph Dam â Rufus Woods Lake
- Culmback Dam â Spada Lake, Jackson Hydro Project
- Dry Falls Dam â Banks Lake
- Diablo Dam and Diablo Lake â Skagit River, Seattle City Light
- Gorge Dam â Skagit River, Seattle City Light
- Grand Coulee Dam, largest hydroelectricity plant in the U.S. â Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake
- Howard A. Hanson Dam â Green River, Howard A. Hanson Reservoir
- Ice Harbor Lock and Dam, Lake Sacajawea, lower Snake River
- John Day Dam â Lake Umatilla (between Washington and Oregon)
- Lake Lawrence Dam â Lake Lawrence
- Little Goose Lock and Dam, Lake Bryan, lower Snake River
- Lower Granite Lock and Dam, Lower Granite Lake, lower Snake River
- Lower Monumental Lock and Dam, Lake Herbert G. West, lower Snake River
- Masonry Dam, Chester Morse Lake, Cedar River
- McNary Dam â Lake Wallula (between Washington and Oregon)
- Merwin Dam â Lake Merwin
- Mossyrock Dam â Riffe Lake
- Priest Rapids Dam â Priest Rapids Lake
- Rock Island Dam â Rock Island Pool
- Rocky Reach Dam â Lake Entiat
- Ross Dam and Ross Lake â Skagit River, Seattle City Light
- Roza Dam â Yakima River
- Swift Dam â Swift Reservoir
- The Dalles Dam â Lake Celilo (between Washington and Oregon)
- Tieton Dam â Rimrock Lake
- Wanapum Dam â Lake Wanapum
- Wells Dam â Lake Pateros
- Wynoochee Dam â Lake Wynoochee
- Yale Dam â Yale Lake
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