Alaska Dams

107 dams tracked by the National Inventory of Dams

Total Dams

107

High Hazard

29

27.1%

Poor / Unsatisfactory

11

Average Age

57 yrs

Hazard Classification

High29 (27.1%)
Significant43 (40.2%)
Low35 (32.7%)

Condition Assessment

Satisfactory40 (37.4%)
Fair27 (25.2%)
Poor / Unsatisfactory11 (10.3%)
Not Rated29 (27.1%)

Federal

5

State

6

Local

45

Private

43

All Dams in Alaska

Showing 125 of 29

Dam NameHeight (ft)YearHazardCondition
Alitak Cannery Dam #1

Kodiak Island Borough County

91917HighPoor
Bettinger Upper Reservoir Dam

Kodiak Island Borough County

671968HighFair
Blue Lake

City and Borough of Sitka County

2941961HighSatisfactory
Bridge Creek Dam

Kenai Peninsula Borough County

651975HighFair
Carlanna Lake

Ketchikan Gateway Borough County

311975HighSatisfactory
Chester Lake

Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area County

351986HighSatisfactory
Cooper Lake

Kenai Peninsula Borough County

521959HighSatisfactory
Crystal Lake

Petersburg Borough County

431955HighSatisfactory
Douglas Island Dam

City and Borough of Juneau County

261937HighFair
Eklutna Dam

Municipality of Anchorage County

561965HighSatisfactory
Explorer Glacier Pond Dam

Municipality of Anchorage County

71989HighPoor
Ketchikan Lakes

Ketchikan Gateway Borough County

341957HighSatisfactory
Lake Connell

Ketchikan Gateway Borough County

961953HighSatisfactory
Lake "O" The Hills

Municipality of Anchorage County

131975HighFair
Lowell Creek

Kenai Peninsula Borough County

341945HighNot Rated
Lower Fire Lake Dam

Municipality of Anchorage County

131960HighFair
Meals Lake Dam

Chugach Census Area County

231972HighFair
Moose Creek Dam

Fairbanks North Star Borough County

601979HighNot Available
New Kake Dam

Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area County

382007HighSatisfactory
Pogo R.T.P. Dam

Southeast Fairbanks Census Area County

912005HighSatisfactory
Red Dog Tailings Back Dam

Northwest Arctic Borough County

662010HighSatisfactory
Red Dog Tailings Main Dam

Northwest Arctic Borough County

2081993HighSatisfactory
Salmon Creek

City and Borough of Juneau County

1751914HighSatisfactory
Ship Creek Dam

Municipality of Anchorage County

501954HighFair
Solomon Gulch

Chugach Census Area County

1151981HighSatisfactory
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Data sourced from the National Inventory of Dams (NID). Hazard classification reflects potential consequences of failure, not the likelihood of failure.