Tennessee Dams

1,204 dams tracked by the National Inventory of Dams

Total Dams

1,204

High Hazard

249

20.7%

Poor / Unsatisfactory

14

Average Age

57 yrs

Hazard Classification

High249 (20.7%)
Significant348 (28.9%)
Low607 (50.4%)

Condition Assessment

Satisfactory567 (47.1%)
Fair53 (4.4%)
Poor / Unsatisfactory14 (1.2%)
Not Rated570 (47.3%)

Federal

70

State

147

Local

153

Private

823

All Dams in Tennessee

Showing 76100 of 249

Dam NameHeight (ft)YearHazardCondition
O'Donnell Dam

Franklin County

291955HighSatisfactory
Ocoee No. 3 Dam

Polk County

1101942HighNot Available
Ocoee No. 2 Dam

Polk County

271913HighNot Available
Ocoee No. 1 Dam

Polk County

1351911HighNot Available
North Potato Creek Dam

Polk County

921979HighSatisfactory
North Fork Creek #5 Dam

Shelby County

301992HighSatisfactory
Norris Dam - Loyston Backwater Dike

Anderson County

351935HighNot Available
Normandy Dam

Coffee County

1101976HighNot Available
Norman Dam

Sumner County

181962HighNot Rated
Nolichucky Dam

Greene County

941913HighNot Available
No. Fork Forked Deer #3 Dam

Gibson County

211990HighSatisfactory
No. Fork Forked Deer #27 Dam

Gibson County

191986HighSatisfactory
Nissan Detention Pond Dam

Rutherford County

171983HighSatisfactory
Nickajack Dam

Marion County

811967HighNot Available
New Lewisburg Lake Dam

Marshall County

341925HighSatisfactory
Nelson Elam #2 Dam

Williamson County

211925HighNot Rated
Nelson Elam #1 Dam

Williamson County

281966HighNot Rated
Mud Creek #17 Dam

Weakley County

271979HighSatisfactory
Monterey Reservoir Dam

Putnam County

391989HighFair
Mongiove Dam

Sevier County

301987HighNot Rated
Miller Dam

Maury County

221949HighNot Rated
Meridian Creek #3 Dam

Madison County

251963HighSatisfactory
Melton Hill Dam

Loudon County

1031963HighNot Available
Mcnairy Cypress Creek #9 Dam

McNairy County

301985HighSatisfactory
Mcnairy Cypress Creek #17 Dam

McNairy County

341979HighSatisfactory
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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.