West Virginia Dams

562 dams tracked by the National Inventory of Dams

Total Dams

562

High Hazard

445

79.2%

Poor / Unsatisfactory

59

Average Age

61 yrs

Hazard Classification

High445 (79.2%)
Significant72 (12.8%)
Low31 (5.5%)

Condition Assessment

Satisfactory262 (46.6%)
Fair48 (8.5%)
Poor / Unsatisfactory59 (10.5%)
Not Rated193 (34.3%)

Federal

28

State

45

Local

203

Private

257

All Dams in West Virginia

Showing 125 of 262

Dam NameHeight (ft)YearHazardCondition
12th Street Intake Dam

Randolph County

10LowSatisfactory
Ada Dam

Mercer County

621924HighSatisfactory
Aep Proj. 1301 Ash Pond

Mason County

301978SignificantSatisfactory
Albright Bridge Dam

Preston County

81950SignificantSatisfactory
Anawalt Lake Dam

McDowell County

34HighSatisfactory
Anderson Dam

Kanawha County

391984HighSatisfactory
Bee Run Dam

Roane County

702005HighSatisfactory
Belington Water Supply Dam

Barbour County

191957SignificantSatisfactory
Bendale Dam

Lewis County

141924LowSatisfactory
Berwind Lake

McDowell County

321959HighSatisfactory
Big Bear Lake

Preston County

661972SignificantSatisfactory
Blake's Creek Site No.7

Kanawha County

471970HighSatisfactory
Boley Lake Dam

Fayette County

401965HighSatisfactory
Bottom Ash Ponds 1a

Putnam County

28SignificantSatisfactory
Bruceton Mills Dam

Preston County

201873LowSatisfactory
Brush Creek No.10

Mercer County

531963HighSatisfactory
Brush Creek No.12

Mercer County

381965HighSatisfactory
Brush Creek No.14

Mercer County

381966HighSatisfactory
Brush Creek No.15

Mercer County

751967HighSatisfactory
Brush Creek No. 19a

Mercer County

481975HighSatisfactory
Brush Creek No.4

Mercer County

421962HighSatisfactory
Brush Creek No.5

Mercer County

341962HighSatisfactory
Brush Creek No.6

Mercer County

321962HighSatisfactory
Brush Creek No.7a

Mercer County

351968HighSatisfactory
Brush Creek No.9

Mercer County

411962HighSatisfactory
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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.