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 401425 of 562

Dam NameHeight (ft)YearHazardCondition
Hannibal Locks and Dam

Wetzel County

511974SignificantNot Available
Hall's Farm Pond

Upshur County

301959HighPoor
Grasshopper Hollow Tailings Dam

Morgan County

1291965HighSatisfactory
Grandview Farm Lake

Raleigh County

261986SignificantSatisfactory
Graff/Lane Sw Dam

Kanawha County

HighNot Rated
Glen Ferris

Fayette County

251901LowSatisfactory
Glade Run Lake

Webster County

321960LowPoor
Glade Creek Dam No. 2

Raleigh County

611975SignificantSatisfactory
Glade Creek Dam No. 1

Calhoun County

371945HighSatisfactory
Fresh Water Impoundment

Mingo County

75HighNot Available
Fresh Water Impoundment

Mingo County

66SignificantNot Available
Fresh Water Dam

Wayne County

61HighNot Available
Fresh Water Dam

Nicholas County

5SignificantNot Available
Freshwater Dam

Boone County

701977HighNot Rated
Foxtrot Lake Dam

Putnam County

25HighNot Rated
Forest Run No. 2 Dam

Monroe County

27HighPoor
Forest Run No. 1 Dam

Monroe County

12HighPoor
Fly Ash Settling Basin Dam

Kanawha County

281974HighSatisfactory
Flat Top Lake Dam

Raleigh County

451950HighSatisfactory
Flat Run Lake

Tucker County

211965LowSatisfactory
Flaggy Meadows Amd DamHighNot Rated
Finney Branch Embankment

Kanawha County

281971SignificantPoor
Ferndale Farms Recreation Lake

Hampshire County

231971SignificantSatisfactory
Falls Run Dam

Marion County

31UndeterminedNot Rated
Fairfax Pond

Preston County

131950HighPoor
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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.