Recreation Dams
38,146 dams in the US serve this purpose.
| Dam Name | Hazard | Height | Built | Type | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Fork Kickapoo 16 Vernon | Low Hazard | 44 ft | 1971 | Earth | Wisconsin |
| West Fork Kickapoo 17 Vernon | Low Hazard | 51 ft | 1969 | Earth | Wisconsin |
| West Fork Kickapoo 3 Vernon | Significant Hazard | 33 ft | 1964 | Earth | Wisconsin |
| West Fork Kickapoo 4 Vernon | Low Hazard | 46 ft | 1966 | Earth | Wisconsin |
| West Fork Kickapoo 5 Vernon | Low Hazard | 48 ft | 1968 | Earth | Wisconsin |
| Westfork Lake Dam Morgan | Low Hazard | 37 ft | 1983 | Earth | Missouri |
| West Fork of Mill Creek Dam Hamilton | High Hazard | — | 1952 | Earth | Ohio |
| West Fork Pond Dam Fairfield | Significant Hazard | 4 ft | 1940 | Earth | Connecticut |
| West Frankfort New City Lake Dam Franklin | High Hazard | 25 ft | 1945 | Earth | Illinois |
| West Frankfort Old City Lake Dam Franklin | Significant Hazard | 24 ft | 1945 | Earth | Illinois |
| Westgate Lake Dam St. Louis | High Hazard | 33 ft | 1972 | Earth | Missouri |
| Westglow Haven Lake Dam Colleton | Low Hazard | 14 ft | 1950 | — | South Carolina |
| Westham Dam Henrico | Unknown | 22 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| West Harbor Pond Lincoln | Low Hazard | 17 ft | 1900 | Concrete | Maine |
| West Hill Dam Worcester | High Hazard | 48 ft | 1961 | Gravity | Massachusetts |
| West Hill Pond Washington | Significant Hazard | 11 ft | 1820 | Masonry | Vermont |
| West Hill Pond Dam Litchfield | Significant Hazard | 12 ft | 1900 | Earth | Connecticut |
| Westinghouse Dam Suffolk | Significant Hazard | 15 ft | — | Earth | Massachusetts |
| West Lake Windham | High Hazard | 56 ft | 2015 | Earth | Vermont |
| West Lake Boulder | Low Hazard | 10 ft | 2020 | Earth | Colorado |
| West Lake Country Club Lake Dam Jersey | Low Hazard | 21 ft | 1955 | Earth | Illinois |
| Westlake Dam Madison | High Hazard | 24 ft | 1986 | Earth | Mississippi |
| Westlake Dam Powhatan | Low Hazard | 32 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| West Lake Dam Mercer | Low Hazard | 32 ft | 2003 | Earth | Missouri |
| West Lake Dam Adair | Low Hazard | 25 ft | 1976 | Earth | Missouri |
| West Lake Dam Carroll | Low Hazard | 24 ft | — | Earth | Georgia |
| West Lake Dam Kaufman | Low Hazard | 26 ft | 1973 | Earth | Texas |
| West Lake Dam Berkshire | High Hazard | 25 ft | 1967 | Earth | Massachusetts |
| West Lake Dam Crawford | Low Hazard | 6 ft | 1980 | Earth | Georgia |
| West Lake Dam Harnett | Low Hazard | — | 1954 | Earth | North Carolina |
| West Lake Dam Candler | Low Hazard | 17 ft | — | Earth | Georgia |
| West Lake Dam Tazewell | Low Hazard | 49 ft | 1955 | Earth | Illinois |
| West Lake Dam Heard | Low Hazard | 24 ft | 1960 | Earth | Georgia |
| West Lake Dam Brown | Significant Hazard | 30 ft | 1976 | Earth | Indiana |
| West Lake Dam Wayne | Low Hazard | — | 1950 | Earth | North Carolina |
| West Lake Dam Elk | Low Hazard | 20 ft | 2011 | Earth | Kansas |
| West Lake Dam Des Moines | Low Hazard | 21 ft | 1921 | Earth | Iowa |
| West Lake Dam Crawford | Significant Hazard | 16 ft | 1948 | Earth | Illinois |
| West Lake Dam Haralson | Low Hazard | 20 ft | 1945 | Concrete | Georgia |
| West Lake Dam Tyler | Significant Hazard | 24 ft | 1949 | Earth | Texas |
| West Lake Dam Pearl River | Low Hazard | 23 ft | — | Earth | Mississippi |
| West Lake Dam Lamar | High Hazard | 24 ft | 1968 | Earth | Mississippi |
| West Lake Dam Sumter | Low Hazard | 11 ft | 1970 | — | South Carolina |
| West Lake Dam Upshur | Significant Hazard | 37 ft | 1972 | Earth | Texas |
| West Lake Dam (Mahaska Co) Mahaska | Significant Hazard | 32 ft | 1989 | Earth | Iowa |
| West Lake Estates Dam Monroe | Significant Hazard | 33 ft | 1986 | Earth | Illinois |
| West Lake Farms Dam Richland | High Hazard | 26 ft | 1989 | — | South Carolina |
| West Lake Manor First Addition Dam Lamar | High Hazard | 15 ft | 2003 | Earth | Mississippi |
| West Lake Subdivision Dam Ouachita | Low Hazard | 16 ft | — | Earth | Louisiana |
| West Leisure Lake Dam Houston | High Hazard | 12 ft | 1975 | Earth | Georgia |