Recreation Dams
38,146 dams in the US serve this purpose.
| Dam Name | Hazard | Height | Built | Type | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal Lake Dam Jefferson | Low Hazard | — | 1943 | Earth | Arkansas |
| Artesian Lake Dam Washington | High Hazard | 26 ft | 1962 | Earth | Missouri |
| Artesian Lake Dam Montgomery | Low Hazard | 10 ft | 1958 | Earth | Texas |
| Artesian Lake Dam Carroll | Low Hazard | 12 ft | 1930 | Earth | Iowa |
| Artesian Lake Dam Ashland | High Hazard | 18 ft | — | Earth | Ohio |
| Arthur Pike | Low Hazard | 7 ft | — | Earth | Pennsylvania |
| Arthur Brown Dam Monroe | Low Hazard | 20 ft | — | Earth | Mississippi |
| Arthur English Lake Dam Lamar | Low Hazard | 19 ft | 1955 | Earth | Georgia |
| Arthur Farmer Lake Dam Morgan | Low Hazard | 20 ft | — | Earth | Indiana |
| Arthur Flick Dam Steuben | Significant Hazard | 12 ft | 1976 | Earth | New York |
| Arthur J Bousquet Dam Hampshire | Significant Hazard | 7 ft | — | Earth | Massachusetts |
| Arthur Keels Dam Richland | Low Hazard | 26 ft | 1968 | — | South Carolina |
| Arthur Neely Dam York | Low Hazard | 26 ft | 1959 | — | South Carolina |
| Arthur V. Ormond Lock and Dam Conway | Significant Hazard | 28 ft | 1969 | Concrete | Arkansas |
| Arthur White Blaine | Low Hazard | 45 ft | 1969 | Earth | Oklahoma |
| Arthur Wilkes Pond Dam Telfair | Low Hazard | 15 ft | — | Earth | Georgia |
| Arties Pond Dam McDuffie | Low Hazard | 22 ft | 1950 | Earth | Georgia |
| Asaayi McKinley | High Hazard | — | 1964 | Earth | New Mexico |
| Asa Pond Washington | High Hazard | 10 ft | — | Earth | Rhode Island |
| Asarco Lake Dam Iron | High Hazard | 50 ft | 1971 | Earth | Missouri |
| Asbell Lake Dam North Twiggs | Low Hazard | 18 ft | — | Earth | Georgia |
| Asbell Lake Dam South Twiggs | Low Hazard | 22 ft | — | Earth | Georgia |
| Asbury Russell | High Hazard | — | 1950 | Earth | Alabama |
| Asbury Hills Dam Greenville | High Hazard | 30 ft | 1960 | — | South Carolina |
| Asbury Mill Dam Warren | Low Hazard | 12 ft | — | Earth | New Jersey |
| Ashbrook Dam Chesterfield | Unknown | 19 ft | — | — | Virginia |
| Ashbrooke Lake Dam Madison | Low Hazard | 7 ft | — | Earth | Mississippi |
| Ashburn Village Lake #1 Loudoun | High Hazard | 32 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| Ashburn Village Lake #2 Loudoun | High Hazard | 29 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| Ashbury Church Road Dam Loudoun | Unknown | 20 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| Ashbury Lake Dam Ralls | High Hazard | 28 ft | 1978 | Earth | Missouri |
| Ashbury Park Lake Dam Morgan | Significant Hazard | 14 ft | — | Earth | Indiana |
| Ashby Lake Dam Phelps | Low Hazard | 30 ft | 1986 | — | Missouri |
| Asheboro Country Club Lake Dam Randolph | High Hazard | — | 1947 | Earth | North Carolina |
| Ashe Lake Dam Ashe | High Hazard | — | 1955 | Earth | North Carolina |
| Ashe Lake Dam Forrest | Low Hazard | 12 ft | — | Earth | Mississippi |
| Ashe Pond Dam | Significant Hazard | 7 ft | — | Earth | Connecticut |
| Ashepoo Plntn Pond Dam Colleton | Low Hazard | 9 ft | 1973 | — | South Carolina |
| Asher Dam Dutchess | Significant Hazard | 12 ft | 1890 | Masonry | New York |
| Ashfield Lake Dam Baldwin | Low Hazard | 10 ft | 1955 | Earth | Georgia |
| Ashfield Pond Dam Franklin | High Hazard | 15 ft | 1897 | Earth | Massachusetts |
| Ashford Lake Dam Windham | Significant Hazard | 23 ft | 1949 | Earth | Connecticut |
| Ashland Mill Dam Hanover | Unknown | 14 ft | — | Concrete | Virginia |
| Ashland Pond Dam New London | High Hazard | 25 ft | 1800 | Earth | Connecticut |
| Ashland Reservoir Dam Middlesex | High Hazard | 59 ft | 1900 | Concrete | Massachusetts |
| Ashland Wildlife Area Dam Boone | Low Hazard | 44 ft | 1937 | Earth | Missouri |
| Ashley Beaver Dam Franklin | Low Hazard | 8 ft | — | Earth | Mississippi |
| Ashley Branch Dam Washington | High Hazard | 58 ft | 1986 | Earth | Missouri |
| Ashley Dam Miami | Low Hazard | 40 ft | 2009 | Earth | Kansas |
| Ashley Lake Dam Knox | Significant Hazard | 25 ft | 1971 | Earth | Ohio |