High Hazard Dams
Loss of human life is likely if the dam fails.
| Dam Name | Hazard | Height | Built | Type | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artesian Lake Dam Washington | High Hazard | 26 ft | 1962 | Earth | Missouri |
| Artesian Lake Dam Ashland | High Hazard | 18 ft | — | Earth | Ohio |
| Arthur R. Bowman Crook | High Hazard | 245 ft | 1960 | Earth | Oregon |
| Arthurs Pond Dam Orange | High Hazard | 27 ft | 1920 | Masonry | New York |
| Arthur V. Watkins Box Elder | High Hazard | — | 1964 | Earth | Utah |
| Art Museum Dam Wake | High Hazard | — | — | Earth | North Carolina |
| Arturo East Pit Stormwater Pond Dam Elko | High Hazard | 60 ft | 2016 | Rockfill | Nevada |
| Arundell Barranca Ventura | High Hazard | 57 ft | 1996 | Earth | California |
| Asaayi McKinley | High Hazard | — | 1964 | Earth | New Mexico |
| Asamera Cannon Mine Tailings Dam Chelan | High Hazard | — | 1986 | Earth | Washington |
| Asamera Effluent Storage Dam Storey | High Hazard | 32 ft | 2001 | Earth | Nevada |
| Asa Pond Washington | High Hazard | 10 ft | — | Earth | Rhode Island |
| Asarco Lake Dam Iron | High Hazard | 50 ft | 1971 | Earth | Missouri |
| Asb Pond Dam Isle of Wight | High Hazard | 17 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| Asbury Russell | High Hazard | — | 1950 | Earth | Alabama |
| Asbury Hills Dam Greenville | High Hazard | 30 ft | 1960 | — | South Carolina |
| Ascalmore Structure Y-17a-01 Dam Tallahatchie | High Hazard | 36 ft | 1963 | Earth | Mississippi |
| Ascalmore Structure Y-17a-02 Dam Tallahatchie | High Hazard | 39 ft | 1959 | Earth | Mississippi |
| Ash Basin No 1 Snyder | High Hazard | 22 ft | 1949 | Earth | Pennsylvania |
| Ash Basin No 2 Snyder | High Hazard | 136 ft | 1955 | Earth | Pennsylvania |
| Ash Basin No 3 Snyder | High Hazard | 117 ft | 1971 | Earth | Pennsylvania |
| Ashburn Village Lake #1 Loudoun | High Hazard | 32 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| Ashburn Village Lake #2 Loudoun | High Hazard | 29 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| Ashbury Lake Dam Ralls | High Hazard | 28 ft | 1978 | Earth | Missouri |
| Ash Creek Washington | High Hazard | — | 1960 | Rockfill | Utah |
| Ashcroft Drive - Woodbridge Pond Prince George's | High Hazard | 20 ft | — | Earth | Maryland |
| Asheboro Country Club Lake Dam Randolph | High Hazard | — | 1947 | Earth | North Carolina |
| Ashe Lake Dam Ashe | High Hazard | — | 1955 | Earth | North Carolina |
| Asheville 1964 Ash Basin Dam Buncombe | High Hazard | — | 1964 | Earth | North Carolina |
| Asheville North Stormwater Pond Dam Buncombe | High Hazard | — | — | Earth | North Carolina |
| Asheville South Stormwater Pond Dam Buncombe | High Hazard | — | — | Earth | North Carolina |
| Ashfield Pond Dam Franklin | High Hazard | 15 ft | 1897 | Earth | Massachusetts |
| Ash Hollow Dry Dam Lancaster | High Hazard | 33 ft | 2017 | Earth | Nebraska |
| Ashland Pond Dam New London | High Hazard | 25 ft | 1800 | Earth | Connecticut |
| Ashland Reservoir Schuylkill | High Hazard | 80 ft | 1926 | Earth | Pennsylvania |
| Ashland Reservoir Dam Middlesex | High Hazard | 59 ft | 1900 | Concrete | Massachusetts |
| Ashley Branch Dam Washington | High Hazard | 58 ft | 1986 | Earth | Missouri |
| Ashley Lake Reservoir Berkshire | High Hazard | 22 ft | 1902 | Masonry | Massachusetts |
| Ashmere Lake Dam Berkshire | High Hazard | 34 ft | 1875 | Earth | Massachusetts |
| Ashmore Lake Dam Lee | High Hazard | — | — | Earth | North Carolina |
| Ashokan Dam Ulster | High Hazard | 213 ft | 1916 | Earth | New York |
| Ash Pond E Dam Putnam | High Hazard | 73 ft | 1981 | Earth | Georgia |
| Ashtabula County Outdoor Club Lake Dam Ashtabula | High Hazard | 22 ft | 1928 | Earth | Ohio |
| Ashton Fremont | High Hazard | 65 ft | 1917 | Earth | Idaho |
| Ashton Raleigh Residential Dam #1 Wake | High Hazard | — | — | Other | North Carolina |
| Ashton Raleigh Residential Dam #2 Wake | High Hazard | — | — | Other | North Carolina |
| Ashton South Washington | High Hazard | 19 ft | — | Earth | Pennsylvania |
| Ashuelot Pond Dam Sullivan | High Hazard | 13 ft | 1872 | Concrete | New Hampshire |
| Askon Hollow Fayette | High Hazard | 28 ft | 1963 | Earth | Pennsylvania |
| Aspenhoff Lake Dam Warren | High Hazard | 29 ft | 1965 | Earth | Missouri |