California Dams

1,436 dams tracked by the National Inventory of Dams

Total Dams

1,436

High Hazard

821

57.2%

Poor / Unsatisfactory

66

Average Age

77 yrs

Hazard Classification

High821 (57.2%)
Significant160 (11.1%)
Low455 (31.7%)

Condition Assessment

Satisfactory1,093 (76.1%)
Fair106 (7.4%)
Poor / Unsatisfactory66 (4.6%)
Not Rated171 (11.9%)

Federal

163

State

50

Local

322

Private

617

Poor Condition Dams

All Dams in California

Showing 125 of 455

Dam NameHeight (ft)YearHazardCondition
A and C

Modoc County

131923LowSatisfactory
Abrams

El Dorado County

371950LowSatisfactory
Agua Tibia

San Diego County

351947LowSatisfactory
Albaugh No. 1

Lassen County

211953LowSatisfactory
Albaugh No. 2

Lassen County

261966LowSatisfactory
A. L. Chaffin

Butte County

651957LowSatisfactory
Anderson Cottonwood

Shasta County

241917LowSatisfactory
Anderson Ranch

Nevada County

471989LowSatisfactory
Antelope Reservoir Dam (Blm)

Shasta County

26LowNot Rated
Asti

Sonoma County

341955LowSatisfactory
Auburn Valley Country Club #3

Placer County

391959LowSatisfactory
Aukum View

El Dorado County

321962LowSatisfactory
Bap Pond 5

Kern County

462008LowSatisfactory
Bap Pond 6

Kern County

322012LowSatisfactory
Bap Pond 7

Kern County

20LowSatisfactory
Bap Ponds 1, 2, 3, 4

Kern County

372003LowSatisfactory
Barton

Siskiyou County

131964LowSatisfactory
Bass Lake

Siskiyou County

181949LowSatisfactory
Bayley Reservoir

Modoc County

101970LowNot Rated
Bayley Reservoir

Modoc County

201954LowSatisfactory
Bean Hollow #2

San Mateo County

311938LowPoor
Bean Hollow #3

San Mateo County

401939LowPoor
Bear Creek Diversion

Fresno County

551927LowSatisfactory
Beardsley Afterbay

Tuolumne County

331958LowSatisfactory
Beaver Creek

Lassen County

221978LowSatisfactory
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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.