High Hazard Dams
Loss of human life is likely if the dam fails.
| Dam Name | Hazard | Height | Built | Type | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodridge Lake Washington | High Hazard | 26 ft | 1957 | Earth | Pennsylvania |
| Woodridge Lake Dam Litchfield | High Hazard | 34 ft | 1970 | Earth | Connecticut |
| Woodridge Lake Dam Warren | High Hazard | 64 ft | 1975 | Earth | Missouri |
| Woodrow Allen Dam Mecklenburg | High Hazard | — | — | Earth | North Carolina |
| Woodrow Griffith Lake Dam Taylor | High Hazard | 10 ft | 1923 | Earth | Texas |
| Woodrow Smith Dam Horry | High Hazard | 11 ft | 1950 | — | South Carolina |
| Woodruff Creek Rich | High Hazard | — | 1970 | Earth | Utah |
| Woodruff Narrows Uinta | High Hazard | 68 ft | 1962 | Earth | Wyoming |
| Woodrun Hardeman | High Hazard | — | 1977 | Earth | Tennessee |
| Woods Drive Dam Iredell | High Hazard | — | — | Earth | North Carolina |
| Woods End Dam Roanoke | High Hazard | 33 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| Woodsfield Reservoir Dam No. 3 Monroe | High Hazard | 56 ft | 1992 | Earth | Ohio |
| Woodside Dam 1 Aiken | High Hazard | 31 ft | 1986 | — | South Carolina |
| Woodside Dam 2 Aiken | High Hazard | 31 ft | 1987 | — | South Carolina |
| Woodside Dam 4 Aiken | High Hazard | 39 ft | 1991 | — | South Carolina |
| Woods Landing Dam Bedford | High Hazard | 41 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| Woods Mill Cove Dam St. Louis | High Hazard | 42 ft | 1988 | Earth | Missouri |
| Woodstock Dam Shenandoah | High Hazard | 44 ft | — | Gravity | Virginia |
| Woodview Lake Dam Lower Forsyth | High Hazard | — | — | Earth | North Carolina |
| Woodward Stanislaus | High Hazard | 58 ft | 1918 | Earth | California |
| Woodward Dam Orange | High Hazard | 30 ft | 1901 | Earth | New York |
| Woodward Pond Dam Cheshire | High Hazard | 22 ft | 1836 | Earth | New Hampshire |
| Woodward Reservoir Windsor | High Hazard | 33 ft | 1984 | Earth | Vermont |
| Woodworth Lake Dam Daviess | High Hazard | 30 ft | 1954 | Earth | Missouri |
| Woody Branch Dam Dallas | High Hazard | 43 ft | 1997 | Concrete | Texas |
| Woody Creek Dam Warren | High Hazard | 64 ft | 1965 | Earth | Missouri |
| Woody Lake Dam Union | High Hazard | 30 ft | 1931 | Gravity | Georgia |
| Woollen Lake Dam Ralls | High Hazard | 30 ft | 1962 | Earth | Missouri |
| Woolner Dam Wake | High Hazard | — | — | Earth | North Carolina |
| Woonsocket Reservoir # 1 Providence | High Hazard | 41 ft | 1883 | Earth | Rhode Island |
| Woonsocket Reservoir # 3 Providence | High Hazard | 27 ft | 1895 | Gravity | Rhode Island |
| Wooten Lake Dam Cobb | High Hazard | 35 ft | 1941 | Earth | Georgia |
| Wooten Lake Dam Miller | High Hazard | 31 ft | 1963 | Rockfill | Arkansas |
| Wooten Pond Dam Wake | High Hazard | — | — | Earth | North Carolina |
| Word of Truth Full Gospel Church Dam Yazoo | High Hazard | 24 ft | — | Earth | Mississippi |
| Worldwide Missionary Dam Sharp | High Hazard | 20 ft | 1978 | Earth | Arkansas |
| Wrangell Lower City and Borough of Wrangell | High Hazard | 28 ft | 1968 | Rockfill | Alaska |
| Wrangell Upper City and Borough of Wrangell | High Hazard | 28 ft | 1967 | Rockfill | Alaska |
| Wrenn Road Wwtp (Aka Garner Ww) Lagoon #1 Dam Wake | High Hazard | — | 1988 | Earth | North Carolina |
| Wrenn Road Wwtp (Aka Garner Ww) Lagoon #2 Dam Wake | High Hazard | — | 1988 | Earth | North Carolina |
| W. Reynolds Dam Surry | High Hazard | — | — | Concrete | North Carolina |
| Wright Dam No 2 Webb | High Hazard | 13 ft | 1911 | Earth | Texas |
| Wright Farm West Detention Basin Dam Hamilton | High Hazard | 26 ft | 1996 | Earth | Ohio |
| Wright Lake Dam Rensselaer | High Hazard | 46 ft | 1861 | Earth | New York |
| Wright Lake Dam Brown | High Hazard | 30 ft | 1970 | Earth | Indiana |
| Wright Patman Dam Bowie | High Hazard | 106 ft | 1954 | Earth | Texas |
| Wrightsboro Rd. Det. Dam Richmond | High Hazard | 20 ft | 1992 | Earth | Georgia |
| Wrights Pond Dam Middlesex | High Hazard | 10 ft | 1890 | Earth | Connecticut |
| Wrights Pond Dam Middlesex | High Hazard | 27 ft | — | Earth | Massachusetts |
| Wrights Reservoir Dam Worcester | High Hazard | 18 ft | 1965 | Earth | Massachusetts |