# List of tallest dams in the United States

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This is a list of the tallest dams in the United States. The main list includes all U.S. dams over 300 feet (91 m) tall, and a second list gives the tallest dams in each state. Dimensions given are for foundation height, not hydraulic height or head. Structures such as levees, dikes and tailings dams are not included in the lists. Decommissioned or failed dams, such as Teton Dam in Idaho, are included. Both lists are works in progress and will be updated periodically with new information. There are currently 75 entries on the main list.
Most of the U.S.'s taller dams are located in the west because of the steeper and more rugged topography. The tallest is Oroville Dam in northern California, a 770.5-foot (234.8 m) embankment dam completed in 1968. Five of the ten tallest dams in the U.S. are located in California. The Colorado, Columbia and Sacramento–San Joaquin river systems contain the greatest number of tall dams. In the eastern U.S., tall dams are less common because of the lesser vertical relief. The tallest dam in the eastern U.S. is 480-foot (150 m) Fontana Dam in North Carolina, which ranks 20th in height among all U.S. dams.
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## Tallest dams

* Oroville Dam, 1st
* Hoover Dam, 2nd
* Dworshak Dam, 3rd
* Hungry Horse Dam, 10th
* Fontana Dam, 20th
| Name | State(s) | Height | Height | Type | River | Coordinates | Built |
| Name | State(s) | ft | m | Type | River | Coordinates | Built |
| Oroville Dam | CA | 770.5 | 234.8 | Embankment | Feather River | 39°32′20″N 121°29′08″W﻿ / ﻿39.53889°N 121.48556°W﻿ / 39.53889; -121.48556﻿ (Oroville) | 1968 |
| Hoover Dam | AZ NV | 726 | 221 | Arch-gravity dam | Colorado River | 36°00′56″N 114°44′16″W﻿ / ﻿36.01556°N 114.73778°W﻿ / 36.01556; -114.73778﻿ (Hoover) | 1936 |
| Dworshak Dam | ID | 717 | 219 | Concrete gravity | N.F. Clearwater River | 46°30′54″N 116°17′49″W﻿ / ﻿46.51500°N 116.29694°W﻿ / 46.51500; -116.29694﻿ (Dworshak) | 1973 |
| Glen Canyon Dam | AZ | 710 | 220 | Concrete arch | Colorado River | 36°56′15″N 111°29′04″W﻿ / ﻿36.93750°N 111.48444°W﻿ / 36.93750; -111.48444﻿ (Glen Canyon) | 1966 |
| New Bullards Bar Dam | CA | 645 | 197 | Concrete arch | N. Yuba River | 39°23′36″N 121°08′35″W﻿ / ﻿39.39333°N 121.14306°W﻿ / 39.39333; -121.14306﻿ (New Bullards Bar) | 1969 |
| New Melones Dam | CA | 625 | 191 | Embankment | Stanislaus River | 37°56′50″N 120°31′41″W﻿ / ﻿37.94722°N 120.52806°W﻿ / 37.94722; -120.52806﻿ (New Melones) | 1979 |
| Mossyrock Dam | WA | 606 | 185 | Concrete arch | Cowlitz River | 46°32′04″N 122°25′34″W﻿ / ﻿46.53444°N 122.42611°W﻿ / 46.53444; -122.42611﻿ (Mossyrock) | 1968 |
| Shasta Dam | CA | 602 | 183 | Concrete gravity | Sacramento River | 40°43′07″N 122°25′08″W﻿ / ﻿40.71861°N 122.41889°W﻿ / 40.71861; -122.41889﻿ (Shasta) | 1945 |
| New Don Pedro Dam | CA | 585 | 178 | Embankment | Tuolumne River | 37°41′58″N 120°25′15″W﻿ / ﻿37.69944°N 120.42083°W﻿ / 37.69944; -120.42083﻿ (New Don Pedro) | 1971 |
| Hungry Horse Dam | MT | 564 | 172 | Concrete arch | S.F. Flathead River | 48°20′30″N 114°00′51″W﻿ / ﻿48.34167°N 114.01417°W﻿ / 48.34167; -114.01417﻿ (Hungry Horse) | 1953 |
| Grand Coulee Dam | WA | 550 | 170 | Concrete gravity | Columbia River | 47°57′21″N 118°58′54″W﻿ / ﻿47.95583°N 118.98167°W﻿ / 47.95583; -118.98167﻿ (Grand Coulee) | 1942 |
| Seven Oaks Dam | CA | 550 | 170 | Embankment | Santa Ana River | 34°08′45″N 117°03′45″W﻿ / ﻿34.14583°N 117.06250°W﻿ / 34.14583; -117.06250﻿ (Seven Oaks) | 2000 |
| Ross Dam | WA | 540 | 160 | Concrete arch | Skagit River | 48°43′54″N 121°04′02″W﻿ / ﻿48.73167°N 121.06722°W﻿ / 48.73167; -121.06722﻿ (Ross) | 1949 |
| Trinity Dam | CA | 538 | 164 | Embankment | Trinity River | 40°48′04″N 122°45′48″W﻿ / ﻿40.80111°N 122.76333°W﻿ / 40.80111; -122.76333﻿ (Trinity) | 1962 |
| Yellowtail Dam | MT | 525 | 160 | Concrete arch | Bighorn River | 45°18′24″N 107°57′29″W﻿ / ﻿45.30667°N 107.95806°W﻿ / 45.30667; -107.95806﻿ (Yellowtail Dam) | 1967 |
| Cougar Dam | OR | 519 | 158 | Embankment | S.F. McKenzie River | 44°07′44″N 122°14′25″W﻿ / ﻿44.12889°N 122.24028°W﻿ / 44.12889; -122.24028﻿ (Cougar Dam) | 1964 |
| Swift Dam | WA | 512 | 156 | Embankment | Lewis River | 46°04′47″N 122°11′52″W﻿ / ﻿46.07972°N 122.19778°W﻿ / 46.07972; -122.19778﻿ (Swift Dam) | 1958 |
| Flaming Gorge Dam | UT | 502 | 153 | Concrete arch | Green River | 40°54′52″N 109°25′17″W﻿ / ﻿40.91444°N 109.42139°W﻿ / 40.91444; -109.42139﻿ (Flaming Gorge) | 1964 |
| New Exchequer Dam | CA | 490 | 150 | Concrete-faced rockfill | Merced River | 37°35′10″N 120°16′10″W﻿ / ﻿37.58611°N 120.26944°W﻿ / 37.58611; -120.26944﻿ (New Exchequer) | 1967 |
| Fontana Dam | NC | 480 | 150 | Concrete gravity | Little Tennessee River | 35°27′08″N 83°48′17″W﻿ / ﻿35.45222°N 83.80472°W﻿ / 35.45222; -83.80472﻿ (Fontana Dam) | 1944 |
| Morrow Point Dam | CO | 468 | 143 | Concrete arch | Gunnison River | 36°27′07″N 107°32′17″W﻿ / ﻿36.45194°N 107.53806°W﻿ / 36.45194; -107.53806﻿ (Morrow Point) | 1968 |
| Detroit Dam | OR | 463 | 141 | Concrete gravity | North Santiam River | 44°43′15″N 122°14′59″W﻿ / ﻿44.72083°N 122.24972°W﻿ / 44.72083; -122.24972﻿ (Detroit Dam) | 1953 |
| Bath County Pumped Storage Station Upper Dam | VA | 460 | 140 | Embankment | Little Back Creek | 38°13′32″N 79°49′27″W﻿ / ﻿38.22556°N 79.82417°W﻿ / 38.22556; -79.82417﻿ (Bath County Pumped Storage Station) | 1984 |
| Anderson Ranch Dam | ID | 456 | 139 | Embankment | S.F. Boise River | 43°21′27″N 115°26′55″W﻿ / ﻿43.35750°N 115.44861°W﻿ / 43.35750; -115.44861﻿ (Anderson Ranch) | 1950 |
| Union Valley Dam | CA | 453 | 138 | Embankment | Silver Creek | 38°51′55″N 120°26′30″W﻿ / ﻿38.86528°N 120.44167°W﻿ / 38.86528; -120.44167﻿ (Union Valley Dam) | 1963 |
| Carters Dam | GA | 445 | 136 | Embankment | Coosawattee River | 34°36′55.4″N 84°40′26″W﻿ / ﻿34.615389°N 84.67389°W﻿ / 34.615389; -84.67389﻿ (Carters Dam) | 1977 |
| New Waddell Dam | AZ | 440 | 130 | Embankment | Agua Fria River | 33°50′49″N 112°15′58″W﻿ / ﻿33.84694°N 112.26611°W﻿ / 33.84694; -112.26611﻿ (New Waddell Dam) | 1994 |
| Pine Flat Dam | CA | 440 | 130 | Concrete gravity | Kings River | 36°49′56″N 119°19′34″W﻿ / ﻿36.83222°N 119.32611°W﻿ / 36.83222; -119.32611﻿ (Pine Flat Dam) | 1954 |
| Round Butte Dam | OR | 440 | 130 | Embankment | Deschutes River | 44°36′11″N 121°16′40″W﻿ / ﻿44.60306°N 121.27778°W﻿ / 44.60306; -121.27778﻿ (Round Butte Dam) | 1964 |
| Mud Mountain Dam | WA | 432 | 132 | Embankment | White River | 47°08′24″N 121°55′55″W﻿ / ﻿47.14000°N 121.93194°W﻿ / 47.14000; -121.93194﻿ (Mud Mountain Dam) | 1948 |
| O'Shaughnessy Dam | CA | 430 | 130 | Concrete arch | Tuolumne River | 37°56′51″N 119°47′17″W﻿ / ﻿37.94750°N 119.78806°W﻿ / 37.94750; -119.78806﻿ (O'Shaughnessy Dam) | 1923 (1938) |
| Libby Dam | MT | 422 | 129 | Concrete gravity | Kootenai River | 48°24′42″N 115°18′34″W﻿ / ﻿48.41167°N 115.30944°W﻿ / 48.41167; -115.30944﻿ (Libby Dam) | 1975 |
| Brownlee Dam | ID OR | 420 | 130 | Embankment | Snake River | 44°50′10″N 116°54′00″W﻿ / ﻿44.83611°N 116.90000°W﻿ / 44.83611; -116.90000﻿ (Brownlee Dam) | 1958 |
| Owyhee Dam | OR | 417 | 127 | Concrete arch | Owyhee River | 43°38′31″N 117°14′33″W﻿ / ﻿43.64194°N 117.24250°W﻿ / 43.64194; -117.24250﻿ (Owyhee Dam) | 1932 |
| Mammoth Pool Dam | CA | 411 | 125 | Embankment | San Joaquin River | 37°19′23″N 119°18′58″W﻿ / ﻿37.32306°N 119.31611°W﻿ / 37.32306; -119.31611﻿ (Mammoth Pool Dam) | 1959 |
| Hell Hole Dam | CA | 410 | 120 | Embankment | Rubicon River | 39°03′26″N 120°24′32″W﻿ / ﻿39.05722°N 120.40889°W﻿ / 39.05722; -120.40889﻿ (Hell Hole Dam) | 1966 |
| Navajo Dam | NM | 402 | 123 | Embankment | San Juan River | 36°48′01″N 107°36′45″W﻿ / ﻿36.80028°N 107.61250°W﻿ / 36.80028; -107.61250﻿ (Navajo Dam) | 1962 |
| Blue Mesa Dam | CO | 390 | 120 | Embankment | Gunnison River | 38°27′02″N 107°20′06″W﻿ / ﻿38.45056°N 107.33500°W﻿ / 38.45056; -107.33500﻿ (Blue Mesa Dam) | 1966 |
| Summersville Dam | WV | 390 | 120 | Rockfill | Gauley River | 38°13′18″N 80°53′23″W﻿ / ﻿38.22167°N 80.88972°W﻿ / 38.22167; -80.88972﻿ (Summersville Dam) | 1966 |
| Lewiston Dam | NY | 389 | 119 | Concrete gravity | Niagara River | 43°08′35″N 79°02′23″W﻿ / ﻿43.14306°N 79.03972°W﻿ / 43.14306; -79.03972﻿ (Lewiston Dam) | 1963 |
| Diablo Dam | WA | 389 | 119 | Concrete arch | Skagit River | 48°42′51″N 121°07′52″W﻿ / ﻿48.71417°N 121.13111°W﻿ / 48.71417; -121.13111﻿ (Diablo Dam) | 1930 |
| Pyramid Dam | CA | 386 | 118 | Embankment | Piru Creek | 34°38′39″N 118°45′50″W﻿ / ﻿34.64417°N 118.76389°W﻿ / 34.64417; -118.76389﻿ (Pyramid Dam) | 1970 |
| Jocassee Dam | SC | 385 | 117 | Embankment | Keowee River | 34°57′35″N 82°55′02″W﻿ / ﻿34.95972°N 82.91722°W﻿ / 34.95972; -82.91722﻿ (Jocassee Dam) | 1973 |
| Pacoima Dam | CA | 365 | 111 | Variable radius arch | Pacoima Creek | 34°20′05″N 118°23′47″W﻿ / ﻿34.33472°N 118.39639°W﻿ / 34.33472; -118.39639﻿ (Pacoima) | 1929 |
| Theodore Roosevelt Dam | AZ | 357 | 109 | Concrete arch | Salt River | 33°40′18″N 111°09′40″W﻿ / ﻿33.67167°N 111.16111°W﻿ / 33.67167; -111.16111﻿ (Theodore Roosevelt Dam) | 1911 (1996) |
| Arrowrock Dam | ID | 350 | 110 | Concrete arch | Boise River | 43°35′44″N 115°55′20″W﻿ / ﻿43.59556°N 115.92222°W﻿ / 43.59556; -115.92222﻿ (Arrowrock Dam) | 1915 |
| Buffalo Bill Dam | WY | 350 | 110 | Concrete arch | Shoshone River | 44°30′06″N 109°11′03″W﻿ / ﻿44.50167°N 109.18417°W﻿ / 44.50167; -109.18417﻿ (Buffalo Bill Dam) | 1910 |
| Jordanelle Dam | UT | 345 | 105 | Embankment | Provo River | 40°35′52″N 111°25′26″W﻿ / ﻿40.59778°N 111.42389°W﻿ / 40.59778; -111.42389﻿ (Jordanelle Dam) | 1992 |
| Pardee Dam | CA | 345 | 105 | Gravity | Mokelumne River | 38°15′27″N 120°51′01″W﻿ / ﻿38.25750°N 120.85028°W﻿ / 38.25750; -120.85028﻿ (Pardee) | 1929 |
| William L. Jess Dam | OR | 345 | 105 | Embankment | Rogue River | 42°40′17″N 122°40′30″W﻿ / ﻿42.67139°N 122.67500°W﻿ / 42.67139; -122.67500﻿ (William L. Jess Dam) | 1976 |
| Abiquiu Dam | NM | 340 | 100 | Embankment | Rio Chama | 36°14′17″N 106°25′33″W﻿ / ﻿36.23806°N 106.42583°W﻿ / 36.23806; -106.42583﻿ (Abiquiu Dam) | 1963 (1986) |
| Boundary Dam | WA | 340 | 100 | Concrete arch-gravity | Pend Oreille River | 48°59′14″N 117°20′51″W﻿ / ﻿48.98722°N 117.34750°W﻿ / 48.98722; -117.34750﻿ (Boundary Dam) | 1967 |
| Castaic Dam | CA | 340 | 100 | Embankment | Castaic Creek | 34°31′09″N 118°36′25″W﻿ / ﻿34.51917°N 118.60694°W﻿ / 34.51917; -118.60694﻿ (Castaic Dam) | 1973 |
| Folsom Dam | CA | 340 | 100 | Concrete gravity, embankment | American River | 38°42′28″N 121°09′23″W﻿ / ﻿38.70778°N 121.15639°W﻿ / 38.70778; -121.15639﻿ (Folsom Dam) | 1956 |
| Lucky Peak Dam | ID | 340 | 100 | Embankment | Boise River | 43°31′42″N 116°03′11″W﻿ / ﻿43.52833°N 116.05306°W﻿ / 43.52833; -116.05306﻿ (Lucky Peak Dam) | 1955 |
| San Vicente Dam | CA | 337 | 103 | Roller-Compacted Concrete | Off-stream | 32°54′44″N 116°55′28″W﻿ / ﻿32.91222°N 116.92444°W﻿ / 32.91222; -116.92444﻿ (San Vicente Dam) | 1943 (2014) |
| Ridgway Dam | CO | 333 | 101 | Embankment | Uncompahgre River | 38°14′15″N 107°45′33″W﻿ / ﻿38.23750°N 107.75917°W﻿ / 38.23750; -107.75917﻿ (Ridgway Dam) | 1987 |
| Salt Springs Dam | CA | 332 | 101 | Rock-fill | North Fork Mokelumne River | 38°29′54″N 120°12′58″W﻿ / ﻿38.49833°N 120.21611°W﻿ / 38.49833; -120.21611﻿ (Salt Springs) | 1931 |
| Alder Dam | WA | 330 | 100 | Concrete arch | Nisqually River | 46°48′05″N 122°18′37″W﻿ / ﻿46.80139°N 122.31028°W﻿ / 46.80139; -122.31028﻿ (Alder Dam) | 1945 |
| Hells Canyon Dam | ID OR | 330 | 100 | Concrete gravity | Snake River | 45°14′41″N 116°41′54″W﻿ / ﻿45.24472°N 116.69833°W﻿ / 45.24472; -116.69833﻿ (Hells Canyon Dam) | 1967 |
| Green Peter Dam | OR | 327 | 100 | Concrete gravity | M. Santiam River | 44°27′07″N 122°32′49″W﻿ / ﻿44.45194°N 122.54694°W﻿ / 44.45194; -122.54694﻿ (Green Peter Dam) | 1967 |
| Crystal Dam | CO | 323 | 98 | Concrete arch | Gunnison River | 38°30′38″N 107°37′31″W﻿ / ﻿38.51056°N 107.62528°W﻿ / 38.51056; -107.62528﻿ (Crystal Dam) | 1976 |
| Yale Dam | WA | 323 | 98 | Embankment | Lewis River | 45°57′51″N 122°19′57″W﻿ / ﻿45.96417°N 122.33250°W﻿ / 45.96417; -122.33250﻿ (Yale Dam) | 1953 |
| Parker Dam | AZ CA | 320 | 98 | Concrete arch | Colorado River | 34°17′47″N 114°08′21″W﻿ / ﻿34.29639°N 114.13917°W﻿ / 34.29639; -114.13917﻿ (Parker Dam) | 1938 |
| Tieton Dam | WA | 319 | 97 | Embankment | Tieton River | 46°39′23″N 121°07′46″W﻿ / ﻿46.65639°N 121.12944°W﻿ / 46.65639; -121.12944﻿ (Tieton Dam) | 1925 |
| Warm Springs Dam | CA | 319 | 97 | Rolled-earth embankment | Dry Creek | 38°43′06″N 123°00′46″W﻿ / ﻿38.71833°N 123.01278°W﻿ / 38.71833; -123.01278﻿ (Warm Springs) | 1982 |
| Friant Dam | CA | 319 | 97 | Concrete gravity | San Joaquin River | 37°00′02″N 119°42′19″W﻿ / ﻿37.00056°N 119.70528°W﻿ / 37.00056; -119.70528﻿ (Friant Dam) | 1942 |
| Olivenhain Dam | CA | 318 | 97 | Concrete gravity | off-stream | 33°04′13″N 117°08′17″W﻿ / ﻿33.07028°N 117.13806°W﻿ / 33.07028; -117.13806﻿ (Olivenhain) | 2003 |
| Watauga Dam | TN | 318 | 97 | Rockfill | Watauga River | 36°19′25″N 82°07′22″W﻿ / ﻿36.32361°N 82.12278°W﻿ / 36.32361; -82.12278﻿ (Watauga Dam) | 1948 |
| Donnells Dam | CA | 317 | 97 | Concrete arch | Middle Fork Stanislaus River | 38°19′50″N 119°57′38″W﻿ / ﻿38.33056°N 119.96056°W﻿ / 38.33056; -119.96056﻿ (Donnells Dam) | 1958 |
| Cherry Valley Dam | CA | 315 | 96 | Earth and rock | Cherry Creek | 37°58′34″N 119°54′33″W﻿ / ﻿37.97611°N 119.90917°W﻿ / 37.97611; -119.90917﻿ (Cherry Valley) | 1956 |
| Courtright Dam | CA | 315 | 96 | Rock-fill | Helms Creek | 37°04′44″N 118°58′12″W﻿ / ﻿37.07889°N 118.97000°W﻿ / 37.07889; -118.97000﻿ (Courtright) | 1958 |
| San Gabriel Dam | CA | 315 | 96 | Embankment | San Gabriel River | 34°12′20″N 117°52′33″W﻿ / ﻿34.20556°N 117.87583°W﻿ / 34.20556; -117.87583﻿ (San Gabriel Dam) | 1939 |
| Merwin Dam | WA | 313 | 95 | Concrete arch | Lewis River | 45°57′24″N 122°33′18″W﻿ / ﻿45.95667°N 122.55500°W﻿ / 45.95667; -122.55500﻿ (Merwin Dam) | 1931 |
| Upper Stillwater Dam | UT | 310 | 94 | Concrete gravity | Rock Creek | 40°33′35″N 110°41′59″W﻿ / ﻿40.55972°N 110.69972°W﻿ / 40.55972; -110.69972﻿ (Upper Stillwater Dam) | 1987 |
| Bartlett Dam | AZ | 309 | 94 | Multiple arch buttress | Verde River | 33°49′05″N 111°37′54″W﻿ / ﻿33.81806°N 111.63167°W﻿ / 33.81806; -111.63167﻿ (Bartlett Dam) | 1939 |
| Green Mountain Dam | CO | 309 | 94 | Embankment | Blue River | 39°52′39″N 106°19′49″W﻿ / ﻿39.87750°N 106.33028°W﻿ / 39.87750; -106.33028﻿ (Green Mountain Dam) | 1942 |
| Horse Mesa Dam | AZ | 305 | 93 | Concrete arch | Salt River | 33°35′27″N 111°20′38″W﻿ / ﻿33.59083°N 111.34389°W﻿ / 33.59083; -111.34389﻿ (Horse Mesa Dam) | 1927 |
| San Luis Dam | CA | 305 | 93 | Embankment | San Luis Creek | 37°03′33″N 121°04′29″W﻿ / ﻿37.05917°N 121.07472°W﻿ / 37.05917; -121.07472﻿ (San Luis Dam) | 1967 |
| Teton Dam | ID | 305 | 93 | Embankment | Teton River | 43°54′35″N 111°32′31″W﻿ / ﻿43.90972°N 111.54194°W﻿ / 43.90972; -111.54194﻿ (Teton Dam) | 1976 |
| Monticello Dam | CA | 304 | 93 | Concrete arch | Putah Creek | 38°30′47″N 122°06′15″W﻿ / ﻿38.51306°N 122.10417°W﻿ / 38.51306; -122.10417﻿ (Monticello Dam) | 1957 |
| Elephant Butte Dam | NM | 301 | 92 | Concrete gravity | Rio Grande | 33°09′14″N 107°11′32″W﻿ / ﻿33.15389°N 107.19222°W﻿ / 33.15389; -107.19222﻿ (Elephant Butte Dam) | 1916 |
| Gorge Dam | WA | 300 | 91 | Concrete gravity | Skagit River | 48°41′52″N 121°12′30″W﻿ / ﻿48.69778°N 121.20833°W﻿ / 48.69778; -121.20833﻿ (Gorge Dam) | 1924 |
| Smith Lake Dam | AL | 300 | 91 | Embankment | Sipsey Fork | 33°56′31″N 87°06′21″W﻿ / ﻿33.94194°N 87.10583°W﻿ / 33.94194; -87.10583﻿ (Smith Lake Dam) | 1961 |

## Tallest dams by state

| State | Name | Height | Height | Type | River | Coordinates | Built |
| | | ft | m | | | | |
| Alabama | Smith Lake Dam | 300 | 91 | Embankment | Sipsey Fork | 33°56′31″N 87°06′21″W﻿ / ﻿33.94194°N 87.10583°W﻿ / 33.94194; -87.10583﻿ (Smith Lake Dam) | 1961 |
| Alaska | Green Lake Dam | 210 | 64 | Concrete arch | Vodopad River | 56°59′08″N 135°06′48″W﻿ / ﻿56.98556°N 135.11333°W﻿ / 56.98556; -135.11333﻿ (Green Lake Dam) | |
| Arizona | Hoover Dam | 726 | 221 | Concrete arch | Colorado River | 36°00′56″N 114°44′16″W﻿ / ﻿36.01556°N 114.73778°W﻿ / 36.01556; -114.73778﻿ (Hoover Dam) | 1936 |
| Arkansas | Bull Shoals Dam | 256 | 78 | Concrete gravity | White River (Arkansas) | 36°21′58″N 92°34′29″W﻿ / ﻿36.36611°N 92.57472°W﻿ / 36.36611; -92.57472﻿ (Bull Shoals Dam) | 1951 |
| California | Oroville Dam | 770 | 230 | Embankment | Feather River | 39°32′20″N 121°29′08″W﻿ / ﻿39.53889°N 121.48556°W﻿ / 39.53889; -121.48556﻿ (Oroville Dam) | 1968 |
| Colorado | Morrow Point Dam | 468 | 143 | Concrete arch | Gunnison River | 36°27′07″N 107°32′17″W﻿ / ﻿36.45194°N 107.53806°W﻿ / 36.45194; -107.53806﻿ (Morrow Point Dam) | 1968 |
| Connecticut | Colebrook River Dam | 215 | 66 | Embankment | Farmington River | 42°00′22″N 73°02′12″W﻿ / ﻿42.00611°N 73.03667°W﻿ / 42.00611; -73.03667﻿ (Colebrook River Dam) | 1969 |
| Delaware | Edgar M. Hoopes Dam | 135 | 41 | Concrete gravity | Old Mill Stream | 39°46′27″N 75°38′03″W﻿ / ﻿39.77417°N 75.63417°W﻿ / 39.77417; -75.63417﻿ (Edgar M. Hoopes Dam) | 1932 |
| Florida | Jim Woodruff Dam | 92 | 28 | Concrete gravity | Apalachicola River | 30°42′30″N 84°51′50″W﻿ / ﻿30.70833°N 84.86389°W﻿ / 30.70833; -84.86389﻿ (Jim Woodruff Dam) | 1952 |
| Georgia | Carters Dam | 445 | 136 | Embankment | Coosawattee River | 34°36′55″N 84°40′26″W﻿ / ﻿34.61528°N 84.67389°W﻿ / 34.61528; -84.67389﻿ (Carters Dam) | 1977 |
| Hawaii | Alexander Dam | 113 | 34 | Embankment | Wahiawa Stream | 21°57′30″N 159°31′32″W﻿ / ﻿21.95833°N 159.52556°W﻿ / 21.95833; -159.52556﻿ (Alexander Dam) | 1931 |
| Idaho | Dworshak Dam | 717 | 219 | Concrete gravity | N.F. Clearwater River | 46°30′54″N 116°17′49″W﻿ / ﻿46.51500°N 116.29694°W﻿ / 46.51500; -116.29694﻿ (Dworshak Dam) | 1973 |
| Illinois | Lake Shelbyville Dam | 138 | 42 | Embankment | Kaskaskia River | 39°24′33″N 88°46′50″W﻿ / ﻿39.40917°N 88.78056°W﻿ / 39.40917; -88.78056﻿ (Lake Shelbyville Dam) | 1970 |
| Indiana | Brookville Lake Dam | 181 | 55 | Embankment | Whitewater River | 39°26′23″N 84°59′56″W﻿ / ﻿39.43972°N 84.99889°W﻿ / 39.43972; -84.99889﻿ (Brookville Lake Dam) | 1974 |
| Iowa | Coralville Dam | 132 | 40 | Embankment | Iowa River | 41°43′28″N 91°31′47″W﻿ / ﻿41.72444°N 91.52972°W﻿ / 41.72444; -91.52972﻿ (Coralville Dam) | 1958 |
| Kansas | Cedar Bluff Dam | 202 | 62 | Embankment | Smoky Hill River | 38°47′12″N 99°43′17″W﻿ / ﻿38.78667°N 99.72139°W﻿ / 38.78667; -99.72139﻿ (Cedar Bluff Dam) | 1952 |
| Kentucky | Dix River Dam | 287 | 87 | Rockfill | Dix River | 37°47′08″N 84°42′14″W﻿ / ﻿37.78556°N 84.70389°W﻿ / 37.78556; -84.70389﻿ (Dix River Dam) | 1925 |
| Louisiana | Toledo Bend Dam | 110 | 34 | Embankment | Sabine River | 31°10′25″N 93°33′57″W﻿ / ﻿31.17361°N 93.56583°W﻿ / 31.17361; -93.56583﻿ (Toledo Bend Dam) | 1969 |
| Maine | Harris Station Dam | 175 | 53 | Concrete gravity | Kennebec River | 45°27′37″N 69°51′55″W﻿ / ﻿45.46028°N 69.86528°W﻿ / 45.46028; -69.86528﻿ (Harris Station Dam) | 1955 |
| Maryland | Conowingo Dam | 175 | 53 | Concrete gravity | Susquehanna River | 39°39′36″N 76°10′26″W﻿ / ﻿39.66000°N 76.17389°W﻿ / 39.66000; -76.17389﻿ (Conowingo Dam) | 1929 |
| Massachusetts | Wachusett Dam | 205 | 62 | Concrete gravity | Nashua River | 42°24′13″N 71°41′16″W﻿ / ﻿42.40361°N 71.68778°W﻿ / 42.40361; -71.68778﻿ (Wachusett Dam) | 1905 |
| Michigan | Hardy Dam | 120 | 37 | Earthfill | Muskegon River | 43°29′18″N 85°37′56″W﻿ / ﻿43.48833°N 85.63222°W﻿ / 43.48833; -85.63222﻿ (Hardy Dam) | 1931 |
| Minnesota | Rapidan Dam | 87 | 27 | Concrete Gravity | Blue Earth River | 44°05′34″N 94°06′31″W﻿ / ﻿44.092727°N 94.108662°W﻿ / 44.092727; -94.108662﻿ (Rapidan Dam) | 1908 |
| Mississippi | Sardis Dam | 117 | 36 | Earthfill | Little Tallahatchie River | 34°24′31″N 89°47′46″W﻿ / ﻿34.40861°N 89.79611°W﻿ / 34.40861; -89.79611﻿ (Sardis Dam) | 1940 |
| Missouri | Table Rock Dam | 220 | 67 | Concrete gravity | White River | 36°34′00″N 93°18′0″W﻿ / ﻿36.56667°N 93.30000°W﻿ / 36.56667; -93.30000﻿ (Table Rock Dam) | 1958 |
| Montana | Hungry Horse Dam | 564 | 172 | Concrete arch | S.F. Flathead River | 48°20′30″N 114°00′51″W﻿ / ﻿48.34167°N 114.01417°W﻿ / 48.34167; -114.01417﻿ (Hungry Horse Dam) | 1953 |
| Nebraska | Medicine Creek Dam | 165 | 50 | Earthfill | Medicine Creek | 40°22′44″N 100°13′08″W﻿ / ﻿40.37889°N 100.21889°W﻿ / 40.37889; -100.21889﻿ (Medicine Creek Dam) | 1949 |
| Nevada | Hoover Dam | 726 | 221 | Concrete arch | Colorado River | 36°00′56″N 114°44′16″W﻿ / ﻿36.01556°N 114.73778°W﻿ / 36.01556; -114.73778﻿ (Hoover Dam) | 1936 |
| New Hampshire | Moore Dam | 178 | 54 | Embankment | Connecticut River | 34°36′55″N 84°40′26″W﻿ / ﻿34.61528°N 84.67389°W﻿ / 34.61528; -84.67389﻿ (Moore Dam) | 1957 |
| New Jersey | Merrill Creek Dam | 280 | 85 | Embankment | Merrill Creek | 40°43′34″N 75°06′10″W﻿ / ﻿40.72611°N 75.10278°W﻿ / 40.72611; -75.10278﻿ (Merrill Creek Dam) | 1987 |
| New Mexico | Navajo Dam | 402 | 123 | Embankment | San Juan River | 36°48′01″N 107°36′45″W﻿ / ﻿36.80028°N 107.61250°W﻿ / 36.80028; -107.61250﻿ (Navajo Dam) | 1962 |
| New York | Lewiston Dam | 389 | 119 | Concrete gravity | Niagara River | 43°08′35″N 79°02′23″W﻿ / ﻿43.14306°N 79.03972°W﻿ / 43.14306; -79.03972﻿ (Lewiston Dam) | 1963 |
| North Carolina | Fontana Dam | 480 | 150 | Concrete gravity | Little Tennessee River | 35°27′08″N 83°48′17″W﻿ / ﻿35.45222°N 83.80472°W﻿ / 35.45222; -83.80472﻿ (Fontana Dam) | 1944 |
| North Dakota | Garrison Dam | 210 | 64 | Embankment | Missouri River | 47°29′55″N 101°24′43″W﻿ / ﻿47.49861°N 101.41194°W﻿ / 47.49861; -101.41194﻿ (Garrison Dam) | 1953 |
| Ohio | William Harsha Dam | 205 | 62 | Rockfill | East Fork Little Miami River | 39°01′21″N 84°09′01″W﻿ / ﻿39.02250°N 84.15028°W﻿ / 39.02250; -84.15028﻿ (William Harsha Dam) | 1973 |
| Oklahoma | Broken Bow Dam | 225 | 69 | Embankment | Mountain Fork River | 34°08′44″N 94°41′08″W﻿ / ﻿34.14556°N 94.68556°W﻿ / 34.14556; -94.68556﻿ (Broken Bow Dam) | 1968 |
| Oregon | Cougar Dam | 519 | 158 | Embankment | S.F. McKenzie River | 44°07′44″N 122°14′25″W﻿ / ﻿44.12889°N 122.24028°W﻿ / 44.12889; -122.24028﻿ (Cougar Dam) | 1964 |
| Pennsylvania | Raystown Dam | 190 | 58 | Earthfill | Raystown Branch Juniata River | 40°26′01″N 78°00′24″W﻿ / ﻿40.43361°N 78.00667°W﻿ / 40.43361; -78.00667﻿ (Raystown Dam) | 1973 |
| Rhode Island | Scituate Reservoir Dam | 100 | 30 | Earthfill | North Branch Pawtuxet River | 41°45′N 71°35′W﻿ / ﻿41.750°N 71.583°W﻿ / 41.750; -71.583﻿ (Scituate Reservoir Dam) | 1921 |
| South Carolina | Jocassee Dam | 385 | 117 | Embankment | Keowee River | 34°57′35″N 82°55′02″W﻿ / ﻿34.95972°N 82.91722°W﻿ / 34.95972; -82.91722﻿ (Jocassee Dam) | 1973 |
| South Dakota | Oahe Dam | 245 | 75 | Embankment | Missouri River | 44°27′04″N 100°24′08″W﻿ / ﻿44.45111°N 100.40222°W﻿ / 44.45111; -100.40222﻿ (Oahe Dam) | 1962 |
| Tennessee | Watauga Dam | 318 | 97 | Rockfill | Watauga River | 36°19′25″N 82°07′22″W﻿ / ﻿36.32361°N 82.12278°W﻿ / 36.32361; -82.12278﻿ (Watauga Dam) | 1948 |
| Texas | Mansfield Dam | 278 | 85 | Concrete gravity | Colorado River (Texas) | 30°23′30″N 97°54′26″W﻿ / ﻿30.39167°N 97.90722°W﻿ / 30.39167; -97.90722﻿ (Mansfield Dam) | 1941 |
| Utah | Flaming Gorge Dam | 502 | 153 | Concrete arch | Green River (Colorado River) | 40°54′52″N 109°25′17″W﻿ / ﻿40.91444°N 109.42139°W﻿ / 40.91444; -109.42139﻿ (Flaming Gorge Dam) | 1964 |
| Vermont | Moore Dam | 178 | 54 | Embankment | Connecticut River | 34°36′55″N 84°40′26″W﻿ / ﻿34.61528°N 84.67389°W﻿ / 34.61528; -84.67389﻿ (Moore Dam) | 1957 |
| Virginia | Bath County Pumped Storage Station Upper Dam | 460 | 140 | Embankment | Little Back Creek | 38°13′32″N 79°49′27″W﻿ / ﻿38.22556°N 79.82417°W﻿ / 38.22556; -79.82417﻿ (Bath County Pumped Storage Station) | 1984 |
| Washington | Mossyrock Dam | 606 | 185 | Concrete arch | Cowlitz River | 46°32′04″N 122°25′34″W﻿ / ﻿46.53444°N 122.42611°W﻿ / 46.53444; -122.42611﻿ (Mossyrock Dam) | 1968 |
| West Virginia | Summersville Dam | 390 | 120 | Rockfill | Gauley River | 38°13′18″N 80°53′23″W﻿ / ﻿38.22167°N 80.88972°W﻿ / 38.22167; -80.88972﻿ (Summersville Dam) | 1966 |
| Wisconsin | Hatfield Dam | 95 | 29 | Earthfill | Black River (Wisconsin) | | 1908 |
| Wyoming | Buffalo Bill Dam | 350 | 110 | Concrete arch | Shoshone River | 44°30′06″N 109°11′03″W﻿ / ﻿44.50167°N 109.18417°W﻿ / 44.50167; -109.18417﻿ (Buffalo Bill Dam) | 1910 |