Hydroelectric Dams
2,099 dams in the US serve this purpose.
| Dam Name | Hazard | Height | Built | Type | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Dike Caribou | Significant Hazard | 10 ft | — | Earth | Idaho |
| Graham Lake Dam Hancock | High Hazard | 43 ft | 1924 | Concrete | Maine |
| Graham Lake Flood Control Hancock | High Hazard | 58 ft | 1994 | Concrete | Maine |
| Granby Oswego | Significant Hazard | 15 ft | 1926 | Masonry | New York |
| Granby Dike 1 Grand | High Hazard | 98 ft | 1950 | Earth | Colorado |
| Grand Falls Canal Washington | High Hazard | 30 ft | 1915 | Concrete | Maine |
| Grandfather Falls Lincoln | High Hazard | 32 ft | 1906 | Gravity | Wisconsin |
| Grand Lake (Matagamon) Penobscot | High Hazard | 25 ft | 1941 | Concrete | Maine |
| Grandmother Lincoln | High Hazard | 39 ft | 1923 | Gravity | Wisconsin |
| Grand Rapids Marinette | High Hazard | 24 ft | 1909 | Gravity | Michigan |
| Grand Rapids Itasca | Significant Hazard | 21 ft | 1916 | Gravity | Minnesota |
| Grand Rapids Marinette | High Hazard | 40 ft | 1909 | Gravity | Wisconsin |
| Granite Falls Chippewa | Low Hazard | 21 ft | 1911 | Gravity | Minnesota |
| Great Averill Pond Essex | Low Hazard | 9 ft | 1918 | Earth | Vermont |
| Great Brook Lincoln | Significant Hazard | 18 ft | 1962 | Timber Crib | Maine |
| Great Falls Caledonia | Low Hazard | 32 ft | 1915 | Concrete | Vermont |
| Great Falls Passaic | Low Hazard | 12 ft | 1840 | Masonry | New Jersey |
| Great Falls Dam White | High Hazard | 82 ft | 1916 | Concrete | Tennessee |
| Great Falls-Dearborn Dam Chester | High Hazard | 113 ft | 1923 | Gravity | South Carolina |
| Great Stone Essex | Low Hazard | 38 ft | 1848 | Masonry | Massachusetts |
| Greene Mill Dam Butler | Low Hazard | 11 ft | 1925 | Gravity | Iowa |
| Green Lake Clear Creek | Significant Hazard | 8 ft | 1914 | Rockfill | Colorado |
| Green Lake City and Borough of Sitka | Low Hazard | 210 ft | 1982 | Arch | Alaska |
| Green Lake Hancock | Low Hazard | 8 ft | 1911 | Masonry | Maine |
| Green Mountain Summit | High Hazard | 309 ft | 1942 | Earth | Colorado |
| Green Peter Dam Linn | High Hazard | 320 ft | 1967 | Gravity | Oregon |
| Green River Dam Lamoille | High Hazard | 105 ft | 1947 | Arch | Vermont |
| Green River Reservoir Dike Lamoille | Significant Hazard | 23 ft | 1947 | Earth | Vermont |
| Greenup Locks and Dam Greenup | Significant Hazard | — | 1962 | Concrete | Kentucky |
| Greenville New London | Low Hazard | 15 ft | 1888 | Timber Crib | Connecticut |
| Greers Ferry Dam Cleburne | High Hazard | 243 ft | 1962 | Concrete | Arkansas |
| Gregg Falls Hillsborough | High Hazard | 66 ft | 1917 | Concrete | New Hampshire |
| Gristmill Pond Penobscot | Low Hazard | 15 ft | 1978 | Concrete | Maine |
| Grist Mill Pond Dam Grafton | High Hazard | 16 ft | 1924 | Concrete | New Hampshire |
| Grizzly Forebay Plumas | High Hazard | 98 ft | 1928 | Concrete | California |
| Gross Boulder | High Hazard | 340 ft | 1955 | Concrete | Colorado |
| Groveville Dutchess | High Hazard | 37 ft | 1875 | Gravity | New York |
| Guajataca Dam Quebradillas | High Hazard | 120 ft | 1927 | Earth | Puerto Rico |
| Guayo Dam Lares | High Hazard | 190 ft | 1956 | Gravity | Puerto Rico |
| Guernsey Platte | High Hazard | 135 ft | 1926 | Earth | Wyoming |
| Guineo Dam Ciales | High Hazard | 115 ft | 1931 | Rockfill | Puerto Rico |
| Gulf Island Androscoggin | High Hazard | 99 ft | 1926 | Concrete | Maine |
| Guntersville Dam Marshall | High Hazard | 78 ft | 1939 | Concrete | Alabama |
| Habersham Mill (Lower Dam) Habersham | Low Hazard | 14 ft | 1948 | Concrete | Georgia |
| Habersham Mills Lake Dam Habersham | High Hazard | 40 ft | 1947 | Gravity | Georgia |
| Hackett Mills Androscoggin | Low Hazard | 8 ft | 1986 | Timber Crib | Maine |
| Hadley Falls Hillsborough | Significant Hazard | 20 ft | 1922 | Concrete | New Hampshire |
| Hailesboro #4 Plant Dam St. Lawrence | Significant Hazard | 12 ft | 1912 | Concrete | New York |
| Hailesboro Mill #6 Dam St. Lawrence | Significant Hazard | 14 ft | — | Concrete | New York |
| Hailsboro Mill #3 Dam St. Lawrence | Significant Hazard | 16 ft | 1910 | Buttress | New York |