Hydroelectric Dams
2,099 dams in the US serve this purpose.
| Dam Name | Hazard | Height | Built | Type | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax Halifax | Significant Hazard | 30 ft | 1921 | Gravity | Virginia |
| Halsey Afterbay Placer | High Hazard | 38 ft | 1913 | Rockfill | California |
| Halsey Forebay No. 1 Placer | High Hazard | 42 ft | 1913 | Earth | California |
| Hannawa St. Lawrence | Low Hazard | 34 ft | 1902 | Gravity | New York |
| Hannibal Locks and Dam Wetzel | Significant Hazard | — | 1974 | Gravity | West Virginia |
| Hanover Pond New Haven | High Hazard | 25 ft | 2006 | Concrete | Connecticut |
| Hardins Gaston | Low Hazard | 17 ft | 1895 | Masonry | North Carolina |
| Hardwick Lake Caledonia | Significant Hazard | 20 ft | 1920 | Concrete | Vermont |
| Hardy Newaygo | High Hazard | 100 ft | 1931 | Earth | Michigan |
| Harriet Lake Clackamas | Low Hazard | 68 ft | 1923 | Arch | Oregon |
| Harriman Windham | High Hazard | 186 ft | 1924 | Other | Vermont |
| Harrington Lake Piscataquis | Low Hazard | 16 ft | 1930 | Concrete | Maine |
| Harrisville Marquette | High Hazard | 15 ft | 1853 | Gravity | Wisconsin |
| Harrisville Lewis | Low Hazard | 25 ft | 1905 | Concrete | New York |
| Harrower Lower Dam Montgomery | Significant Hazard | 8 ft | 1898 | Concrete | New York |
| Harry L. Englebright Dam Yuba | High Hazard | 242 ft | 1941 | Arch | California |
| Harry S. Truman Dam Benton | High Hazard | 98 ft | 1978 | Rockfill | Missouri |
| Hart Lake Oceana | Low Hazard | 31 ft | 1927 | Earth | Michigan |
| Hartwell Dam Hart | High Hazard | 155 ft | 1962 | Concrete | Georgia |
| Hastings Power Dam Rensselaer | Significant Hazard | 22 ft | 1920 | Concrete | New York |
| Hat Creek No. 2 Diversion Shasta | Low Hazard | 29 ft | 1943 | Concrete | California |
| Hatfield Jackson | High Hazard | 50 ft | 1908 | Gravity | Wisconsin |
| Hatfields Strafford | Significant Hazard | 20 ft | 1937 | Concrete | New Hampshire |
| Hat Rapids Oneida | High Hazard | 30 ft | 1923 | Gravity | Wisconsin |
| Hauser Dam Lewis and Clark | High Hazard | 125 ft | 1911 | Gravity | Montana |
| Hawks Nest Fayette | High Hazard | 85 ft | 1936 | Concrete | West Virginia |
| Hay Press Park - Dam #1 Mineral | Low Hazard | 27 ft | 1922 | Earth | Colorado |
| Hay Press Park - Dam #2 Mineral | Low Hazard | 8 ft | 1922 | Earth | Colorado |
| Hayward Sawyer | Low Hazard | 20 ft | 1925 | Rockfill | Wisconsin |
| Headworks Diversion Dam Clackamas | Low Hazard | 30 ft | 1923 | Concrete | Oregon |
| Heald Pond Oxford | Low Hazard | 12 ft | 1860 | Concrete | Maine |
| Hebgen Dam Gallatin | High Hazard | 88 ft | 1915 | Earth | Montana |
| Heishmans Mill Cumberland | Low Hazard | 10 ft | 1815 | Concrete | Pennsylvania |
| Hell Hole Placer | High Hazard | 410 ft | 1966 | Rockfill | California |
| Hells Canyon Adams | High Hazard | 323 ft | 1967 | Gravity | Idaho |
| Hemlock Falls Iron | Low Hazard | 34 ft | 1953 | Concrete | Michigan |
| Henderson Dawson | Low Hazard | 19 ft | 1941 | Earth | Nebraska |
| Hendricks Head Butte | Low Hazard | 15 ft | 1907 | Rockfill | California |
| Henry River Dam Burke | High Hazard | — | 1902 | Concrete | North Carolina |
| Herkimer Herkimer | Low Hazard | 12 ft | 1922 | Gravity | New York |
| Herrings Jefferson | Low Hazard | 25 ft | 1924 | Concrete | New York |
| Heuvelton St. Lawrence | Significant Hazard | 19 ft | 1923 | Concrete | New York |
| Hewittville St. Lawrence | Low Hazard | 18 ft | 1870 | Concrete | New York |
| Hicks Crossroad Dike Mecklenburg | High Hazard | 30 ft | 1963 | Earth | North Carolina |
| Hicks Pond Oxford | Low Hazard | 13 ft | 1944 | Concrete | Maine |
| Hidden Dam Madera | High Hazard | 140 ft | 1975 | Earth | California |
| High Dam Oswego | High Hazard | 35 ft | 1928 | Gravity | New York |
| High Falls Marinette | High Hazard | 47 ft | 1910 | Gravity | Wisconsin |
| High Falls Ulster | Low Hazard | 30 ft | 1935 | Gravity | New York |
| High Falls Clinton | High Hazard | 63 ft | 1917 | Concrete | New York |