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 626650 of 1,436

Dam NameHeight (ft)YearHazardCondition
Kelly Cabin Can

Santa Clara County

321955LowSatisfactory
Kelly Lake

Placer County

241928HighSatisfactory
Kelsey

Merced County

281929SignificantSatisfactory
Kerckhoff

Madera County

1141920LowSatisfactory
Kern Diversion

Kern County

291906LowSatisfactory
Kern River County Park

Kern County

241959HighSatisfactory
Kern River No. 1 Forebay

Kern County

10SignificantSatisfactory
Keswick Dam

Shasta County

1571950HighNot Available
Kidd Lake Main

Placer County

431850HighSatisfactory
Kilmer

Tuolumne County

311953LowSatisfactory
Kimball Creek

Napa County

801939HighSatisfactory
King Ridge Road

Sonoma County

52LowFair
Kinney Meadows

Alpine County

441929LowSatisfactory
Klau Dam (Blm)

San Luis Obispo County

451961LowNot Rated
Kramer

Lassen County

311937LowSatisfactory
Kuhn

Santa Clara County

671947HighSatisfactory
Kunkle

Butte County

541907SignificantSatisfactory
La Contenta

Calaveras County

432002HighSatisfactory
Lady Franklin Lake

Tulare County

211905LowSatisfactory
Lafayette

Contra Costa County

1321929HighFair
Lafranchi Creek

Sonoma County

231982SignificantSatisfactory
Lagoon Valley County Park

Solano County

131981LowSatisfactory
La Grange

Stanislaus County

1311893SignificantSatisfactory
Laguna Regulating Basin

Los Angeles County

431970SignificantSatisfactory
Lagunita

Sonoma County

491954HighSatisfactory
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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.