Flood Risk Reduction Dams
17,618 dams in the US serve this purpose.
| Dam Name | Hazard | Height | Built | Type | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Rock Lake Dam Pickens | High Hazard | 30 ft | 1955 | — | South Carolina |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-01 Dam Carroll | Low Hazard | 36 ft | 1965 | Earth | Mississippi |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-02 Dam Carroll | High Hazard | 33 ft | 1965 | Earth | Mississippi |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-03 Dam Carroll | Significant Hazard | 20 ft | 1966 | Earth | Mississippi |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-04 Dam Carroll | Significant Hazard | 20 ft | 1964 | Earth | Mississippi |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-07 Dam Carroll | High Hazard | 33 ft | 1965 | Earth | Mississippi |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-08 Dam Carroll | Low Hazard | 34 ft | 1967 | Earth | Mississippi |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-09a Dam Carroll | High Hazard | 37 ft | 1966 | Earth | Mississippi |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-09b Dam Carroll | High Hazard | 38 ft | 1965 | Earth | Mississippi |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-10 Dam Carroll | High Hazard | 47 ft | 1967 | Earth | Mississippi |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-11 Dam Carroll | High Hazard | 44 ft | 1966 | Earth | Mississippi |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-12 Dam Carroll | High Hazard | 44 ft | 1964 | Earth | Mississippi |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-14 Dam Carroll | Low Hazard | 33 ft | 1966 | Earth | Mississippi |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-15 Dam Carroll | Low Hazard | 35 ft | 1966 | Earth | Mississippi |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-16 Dam Carroll | Low Hazard | 47 ft | 1966 | Earth | Mississippi |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-17 Dam Carroll | High Hazard | 42 ft | 1966 | Earth | Mississippi |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-18 Dam Carroll | Low Hazard | 41 ft | 1965 | Earth | Mississippi |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-19 Dam Carroll | Low Hazard | 33 ft | 1967 | Earth | Mississippi |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-22 Dam Carroll | Low Hazard | 26 ft | 1967 | Earth | Mississippi |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-25 Dam Carroll | Low Hazard | 33 ft | 1971 | Earth | Mississippi |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-27 Dam Carroll | Low Hazard | 25 ft | 1971 | Earth | Mississippi |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-29 Dam Carroll | Low Hazard | 31 ft | 1972 | Earth | Mississippi |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-31 Dam Carroll | Low Hazard | 30 ft | 1971 | Earth | Mississippi |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-32 Dam Carroll | Low Hazard | 25 ft | 1972 | Earth | Mississippi |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-33 Dam Carroll | Low Hazard | 20 ft | 1971 | Earth | Mississippi |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-49 Dam Carroll | Low Hazard | 28 ft | 1972 | Earth | Mississippi |
| Big Sandy Sweetwater | High Hazard | 85 ft | 1951 | Earth | Wyoming |
| Big Sandy Creek 20-6-7 Clay | High Hazard | 36 ft | 1982 | Earth | Nebraska |
| Big Sandy Creek 35-5-2 (Bruning Dam) Fillmore | Significant Hazard | 45 ft | 1984 | Earth | Nebraska |
| Big Sandy Creek Antelope El Paso | Low Hazard | 35 ft | 1960 | Earth | Colorado |
| Big Sandy Creek Site 8a Decom Dam Montague | Low Hazard | 37 ft | 1982 | Earth | Texas |
| Big Sandy Creek Site 8 Decom Dam Montague | Low Hazard | 49 ft | 1968 | Earth | Texas |
| Big Sandy Creek Watershed N-18 Elbert | Low Hazard | 22 ft | 1959 | Earth | Colorado |
| Big Sandy Creek Watershed N-21 Elbert | Low Hazard | 26 ft | 1959 | Earth | Colorado |
| Big Sandy Creek Watershed N-23 Elbert | Low Hazard | 24 ft | 1959 | Earth | Colorado |
| Big Sandy Creek Watershed N-5 El Paso | Low Hazard | 28 ft | 1960 | Earth | Colorado |
| Big Sandy Creek Watershed S-1 El Paso | Low Hazard | 25 ft | 1963 | Earth | Colorado |
| Big Sandy Creek Watershed S-12 El Paso | Low Hazard | 32 ft | 1959 | Earth | Colorado |
| Big Sandy Creek Watershed S-16 Elbert | Low Hazard | 25 ft | 1959 | Earth | Colorado |
| Big Sandy Creek Watershed S-17 El Paso | Low Hazard | 37 ft | 1959 | Earth | Colorado |
| Big Sandy Creek Watershed S-19 Elbert | Low Hazard | 30 ft | 1959 | Earth | Colorado |
| Big Sandy Creek Watershed S-22 Elbert | Low Hazard | 31 ft | 1959 | Earth | Colorado |
| Big Sandy Creek Watershed S-23 Elbert | Low Hazard | 22 ft | 1959 | Earth | Colorado |
| Big Sandy Creek Watershed S-6 El Paso | Low Hazard | 26 ft | 1960 | Earth | Colorado |
| Big Sandy Creek WS NRCS Dam No 33 Wise | Low Hazard | 35 ft | 2000 | Earth | Texas |
| Big Sandy Creek WS NRCS Site 24c Dam Wise | Low Hazard | 45 ft | 2006 | Earth | Texas |
| Big Sandy Creek WS NRCS Site 35 Dam Wise | High Hazard | 46 ft | 1999 | Earth | Texas |
| Big Sandy Creek WS SCS Gss 106 Montague | Low Hazard | 25 ft | — | Earth | Texas |
| Big Sandy Creek WS SCS Gss 108 Montague | Low Hazard | 22 ft | 1990 | Earth | Texas |
| Big Sandy Creek WS SCS Gss 118 Wise | Low Hazard | 32 ft | — | Earth | Texas |