# List of flooded towns in the United States

These are U.S. towns and villages flooded by the creation of dams, destroyed by the advancing sea, or washed away in floods and never rebuilt.

## Alabama

* Bainbridge, submerged under Wilson Lake.
* Kowaliga, submerged under Lake Martin
* Prairie Bluff
* Riverton, submerged by the Pickwick Landing Dam.
* Washington

## Alaska

* Chenega, the original location of which was destroyed in a Tsunami caused by the Good Friday earthquake in 1964.
* Minto, the original site of which was abandoned due to repeat flooding.
* Mumtrak, abandoned due to repeat flooding.
* Holikachuk, abandoned due to flooding and inaccessibility.

## Arizona

* Adamsville, never rebuilt after being largely destroyed by a flood.
* Alamo Crossing, Submerged in Alamo Lake.
* Aubrey Landing, flooded during the formation of Lake Havasu.
* Castle Dome Landing, submerged in Martinez Lake.
* Colorado City, destroyed by the Great Flood of 1862
* La Laguna, the former site is underneath Mittry Lake.

## Arkansas

* Crossroads, submerged under Lake Maumelle.
* Dubuque, flooded by Bull Shoals Lake.
* Monte Ne, submerged under Beaver Lake
* Napoleon, washed away by the Mississippi River
* Kingdon Springs, flooded by Bull Shoals Lake.

## California

* Alma, beneath the Lexington Reservoir
* Bagby, under Lake McClure
* Baird, under Lake Shasta
* Bidwell's Bar, under Lake Oroville
* Camanche, under Camanche Reservoir
* Cedar Springs, under Silverwood Lake
* Condemned Bar, under Folsom Lake
* Copper City, under Lake Shasta
* Crystal Springs, under Crystal Springs Reservoir
* Elmore, under Lake Shasta
* Etter, under Lake Shasta
* Jacksonville, under Don Pedro Reservoir
* Kennett, under Lake Shasta
* Melones, under New Melones Lake
* Monticello, under Lake Berryessa
* Morley, under Lake Shasta
* Mormon Island, under Folsom Lake
* Old Isabella, under Lake Isabella
* Old Kernville, under Lake Isabella
* Pitt, under Lake Shasta
* Poverty Bar, under Camanche Reservoir
* Prattville, under Lake Almanor
* Salmon Falls, under Folsom Lake
* Searsville, under Searsville Lake
* Whiskeytown, under Whiskeytown Lake
* Winthrop, under Lake Shasta

## Colorado

* Sopris, flooded by the creation of Trinidad Lake State Park Reservoir
* Dillon, under Dillon Reservoir
* Stout, flooded by the creation of Horsetooth Reservoir
* Sapinero, original site flooded by the creation of Blue Mesa Reservoir

## Connecticut

* Barkhamstad Hollow, under Barkhamsted Reservoir
* Jerusalem, under Candlewood Lake
* Valley Forge, under Saugatuck Reservoir

## Georgia

* Oscarville, under Lake Lanier
* Etowah and Allatoona under Allatoona Lake
* Petersburg, under Lake Strom Thurmond (also known as Clark Hills Lake).

## Illinois

* Cotton Hill, under Lake Springfield

## Indiana

* Fairfield, under Brookville Lake
* Somerset, under Mississinewa Lake
* Elon, Under Patoka Lake
* Ellsworth, Indiana under Patoka Lake
* Newton Stewart, Indiana under Patoka Lake

## Kentucky

* Eddyville, Kentucky, flooded by the creation of Lake Barkley
* Kuttawa, Kentucky, flooded by the creation of Lake Barkley
* Birmingham, Kentucky, flooded by the creation of Kentucky Lake
* Burnside, Kentucky flooded by the creation of Lake Cumberland

## Maine

* Flagstaff, under Flagstaff Lake

## Maryland

* Conowingo, flooded by the creation of Conowingo Reservoir and relocated
* Holland Island, destroyed by erosion into Chesapeake Bay
* Warren, flooded by the creation of Loch Raven Reservoir

## Massachusetts

* Dana, under Quabbin Reservoir
* Enfield, under Quabbin Reservoir
* Greenwich, under Quabbin Reservoir
* Prescott, partially under Quabbin Reservoir

## Michigan

* Rawsonville, partially under Belleville Lake

## Missouri

* Linn Creek, Missouri

## Mississippi

* Ben Lomond, Mississippi
* Coldwater, flooded by Arkabutla Lake and relocated
* New Mexico, Mississippi
* Port Anderson, Mississippi
* Prentiss, Bolivar County, Mississippi

## Montana

* Canton, under Canyon Ferry Lake

## Nevada

* St. Thomas, under Lake Mead

## New York

* Arena, flooded by Pepacton Reservoir
* Boiceville, flooded by Ashokan Reservoir and relocated
* Brown's Station, flooded by Ashokan Reservoir
* Cannonsville, flooded by Cannonsville Reservoir
* Elko, flooded by Allegheny Reservoir
* Gilboa, flooded by Schoharie Reservoir and relocated
* Glenford, flooded by Ashokan Reservoir and relocated
* Kensico, flooded by Kensico Reservoir
* Neversink, flooded by Neversink Reservoir and relocated
* Olive, flooded by Ashokan Reservoir
* Olive Bridge, flooded by Ashokan Reservoir and relocated
* Pepacton, flooded by Pepacton Reservoir
* Shavertown, flooded by Pepacton Reservoir
* Shokan, flooded by Ashokan Reservoir
* Stony Hollow, flooded by Ashokan Reservoir
* West Hurley, flooded by Ashokan Reservoir and relocated
* West Shokan, flooded by Ashokan Reservoir

## North Carolina

* Judson, flooded by Fontana Lake
* Proctor, flooded by Fontana Lake
* Long Island, flooded by Lake Norman
* East Monbo, flooded by Lake Norman.
* Fonta Flora, flooded by Lake James.

## New Jersey

* Round Valley, under Round Valley Reservoir

## Oregon

* Arlington, flooded by Lake Umatilla but relocated
* Bayocean, destroyed by erosion into the Pacific Ocean
* Blalock, inundated by the backwaters from the John Day Dam
* Celilo, flooded by Lake Celilo
* Champoeg, destroyed by the Great Flood of 1862
* Copper, under Applegate Reservoir
* Detroit, inundated by Detroit Lake and relocated
* Dorena, flooded by Dorena Reservoir and relocated
* Linn City, destroyed by the Great Flood of 1862
* Orleans, destroyed by the Great Flood of 1862
* Robinette, under Brownlee Reservoir
* Vanport, destroyed by the flooding of the Columbia River

## Pennsylvania

* Aitch, submerged to form Raystown Lake.
* Big Creek Valley, Submerged to form Beltzville Lake.
* Cokeville, under the waters of Conemaugh River Lake.
* Corydon, flooded by Allegheny Reservoir
* Fillmore, under the waters of Conemaugh River Lake.
* Instanter, under the waters of East Branch Lake.
* Kinzua, flooded by Allegheny Reservoir
* Livermore, flooded by the Conemaugh Dam
* Marburg, under Lake Marburg.
* Milford Mills, flooded by creation of Marsh Creek Lake
* Social Hall, under the waters of Conemaugh River Lake.
* Somerfield, under the waters of Youghiogheny River Lake.
* Straight, under the waters of East Branch Lake.
* Tohickon, flooded by the creation of Lake Nockamixon
* Wilsonville, flooded to create Lake Wallenpaupack

## Rhode Island

* Scituate, partially flooded by Scituate Reservoir

## South Carolina

* Dutch Fork and Saxe Gotha, under Lake Murray
* Ferguson, flooded by Lake Marion
* Andersonville, flooded by Lake Hartwell

## Tennessee

* Awalt, flooded by Tims Ford Lake.
* Butler, flooded by Watauga Lake.
* Loyston, flooded by Norris Lake.
* Willow Grove, flooded by Dale Hollow Lake.
* Morganton, flooded by Tellico Dam.
* Tuskegee, flooded by Tellico Dam.

## Texas

* Aiken, under Belton Lake
* Bland, under Belton Lake
* Bluffton, under Lake Buchanan
* Brookhaven, under Belton Lake
* Devils River, under Lake Amistad
* Friendship, under Granger Lake
* Halsell, under Lake Arrowhead
* Preston, under Lake Texoma
* Sparta, under Belton Lake
* Towash, under Lake Whitney
* Canyon City, under Canyon Lake, Canyon Lake, Texas

## Utah

* Adventure, destroyed by the Great Flood of 1862
* Connellsville, flooded by Electric Lake
* Hailstone, flooded by Jordanelle Reservoir
* Keetley, flooded by Jordanelle Reservoir
* Linwood, flooded by Flaming Gorge Reservoir
* Rockport, flooded by Rockport Reservoir

## Washington

* Kosmos, flooded by the Mossyrock Dam
* Mayfield flooded by the Mayfield Dam
* Nesika, flooded by the Mossyrock Dam
* Riffe, flooded by the Mossyrock Dam
* Vantage, flooded by the Wanapum Dam

## West Virginia

* Shaw, flooded by Jennings Randolph Lake
* Gad, flooded by Summersville Lake