Hydroelectric Dams

2,099 dams in the US serve this purpose.

Dam Name	Hazard	Height	Built	Type	State
Weiss - Main Dam Cherokee	High Hazard	86 ft	1961	Earth	Alabama
Wells Chelan	High Hazard	160 ft	1968	Gravity	Washington
West Buxton York	Significant Hazard	30 ft	1907	Concrete	Maine
West Charleston Orleans	High Hazard	28 ft	1928	Rockfill	Vermont
West Conroy Dam Lincoln	Low Hazard	25 ft	1941	Earth	Nebraska
West Danville No. 15 Caledonia	Significant Hazard	14 ft	1916	Concrete	Vermont
West End Dam Jefferson	Low Hazard	18 ft	1905	Concrete	New York
West Enfield Penobscot	Low Hazard	39 ft	1988	Concrete	Maine
Westfield Marquette	Low Hazard	19 ft	1853	Gravity	Wisconsin
West Grand Lake Washington	Significant Hazard	13 ft	1836	Timber Crib	Maine
West Midway Canyon Dawson	Low Hazard	38 ft	1941	Earth	Nebraska
Weston Coos	Low Hazard	20 ft	1987	Timber Crib	New Hampshire
Weston - North Channel Somerset	High Hazard	38 ft	1921	Concrete	Maine
Weston - South Channel Somerset	High Hazard	51 ft	1921	Concrete	Maine
West Phillips Gosper	Low Hazard	43 ft	1941	Earth	Nebraska
West Point Dam Troup	High Hazard	121 ft	1974	Gravity	Georgia
West Snell Lincoln	Low Hazard	37 ft	1941	Earth	Nebraska
West Springfield Hampden	Low Hazard	18 ft	1840	Timber Crib	Massachusetts
Weyauwega Waupaca	Low Hazard	16 ft	1852	Concrete	Wisconsin
Weybridge East Addison	Low Hazard	30 ft	1951	Concrete	Vermont
Wheeler Dam Lauderdale	High Hazard	175 ft	1936	Concrete	Alabama
Whiskeag Sagadahoc	Low Hazard	9 ft	1937	Concrete	Maine
Whiskeytown Shasta	High Hazard	263 ft	1963	Earth	California
White Current Windsor	Low Hazard	7 ft	1900	Concrete	Vermont
Whiteface Lake South Dike St. Louis	Low Hazard	36 ft	1922	Earth	Minnesota
Whiteface Lake West Dike St. Louis	Low Hazard	36 ft	1922	Earth	Minnesota
White Oak Creek Dam Macon	Low Hazard	16 ft	1942	Gravity	North Carolina
White Rapids Marinette	High Hazard	40 ft	1927	Gravity	Wisconsin
White Rapids Marinette	High Hazard	39 ft	1927	Concrete	Michigan
White River Ashland	Low Hazard	30 ft	1907	Gravity	Wisconsin
White River L and D No. 1 Independence	Significant Hazard	28 ft	1904	Timber Crib	Arkansas
White River Lock & Dam No. 2 Independence	Low Hazard	29 ft	1905	Timber Crib	Arkansas
White River Lock & Dam No. 3 Independence	Low Hazard	21 ft	1908	Timber Crib	Arkansas
White Rock Lake Nevada	Low Hazard	13 ft	1855	Earth	California
White'S Bridge Ionia	Low Hazard	23 ft	1935	Gravity	Michigan
Whiting Washington	Low Hazard	21 ft	1927	Concrete	Maine
Whiting Mill Dam Portage	Low Hazard	24 ft	1925	Gravity	Wisconsin
Whitman Lake Ketchikan Gateway Borough	High Hazard	39 ft	1927	—	Alaska
Whitney Dam Hill	High Hazard	159 ft	1951	Earth	Texas
Whittles Mill Dam Mecklenburg	Unknown	15 ft	—	Gravity	Virginia
Wilbur Dam Carter	High Hazard	47 ft	1912	Concrete	Tennessee
Wilder Grafton	High Hazard	59 ft	1950	Concrete	New Hampshire
Wild Rice Lake St. Louis	Low Hazard	11 ft	1907	Gravity	Minnesota
William L. Jess Dam Jackson	High Hazard	342 ft	1976	Rockfill	Oregon
Williams Somerset	Low Hazard	45 ft	1939	Earth	Maine
Williams Fork Main Grand	High Hazard	209 ft	1959	Concrete	Colorado
Willow Oneida	High Hazard	35 ft	1927	Gravity	Wisconsin
Willow Island Locks and Dam Pleasants	Significant Hazard	—	1976	Concrete	West Virginia
Wilson Dam Lauderdale	High Hazard	113 ft	1924	Concrete	Alabama
Wilson Pond Piscataquis	Significant Hazard	12 ft	1907	Concrete	Maine