Tailings Dams
1,362 dams in the US serve this purpose.
| Dam Name | Hazard | Height | Built | Type | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobil Scrubber Pond Polk | Significant Hazard | 25 ft | 1975 | Earth | Florida |
| Moccasin Hollow Impoundment Boone | High Hazard | 310 ft | 1999 | Other | West Virginia |
| Module No. 1 Knox | Low Hazard | 100 ft | — | Earth | Kentucky |
| Module No. 5 Whitley | Low Hazard | 40 ft | — | Earth | Kentucky |
| Module No. 6 Whitley | Low Hazard | 40 ft | — | Earth | Kentucky |
| Module No. 7 Knox | Low Hazard | 40 ft | — | Earth | Kentucky |
| Momentive Landfill #2 Dam Tyler | High Hazard | 121 ft | — | Rockfill | West Virginia |
| Monclo Cr Impoundment Dam | High Hazard | — | — | Other | West Virginia |
| Montezuma Solano | Low Hazard | 14 ft | 2003 | Earth | California |
| Montezuma/Club Island Wwt Lagoons Mercer | Significant Hazard | 17 ft | 1985 | Earth | Ohio |
| Montgomery Dam Marion | Significant Hazard | 30 ft | 1966 | Earth | Kentucky |
| Monticello Millsite Pond #4 San Juan | Low Hazard | — | — | Earth | Utah |
| Morning Star Placer | Low Hazard | 44 ft | 1870 | Earth | California |
| Mosaic Csa Bf2 Hillsborough | Significant Hazard | 35 ft | 1980 | Earth | Florida |
| Mosaic Csa Bf3 Hillsborough | Significant Hazard | 50 ft | 1984 | Earth | Florida |
| Mosaic Csa Bf4 Hillsborough | Significant Hazard | 40 ft | 1991 | Earth | Florida |
| Mosaic Csa F2a Hillsborough | Significant Hazard | 40 ft | 1986 | Earth | Florida |
| Mosaic Csa F2b Hillsborough | Significant Hazard | 55 ft | 1993 | Earth | Florida |
| Mosaic Csa F2c Hillsborough | Significant Hazard | 55 ft | 1994 | Earth | Florida |
| Mosaic Csa F2d Hillsborough | Significant Hazard | 55 ft | 1996 | Earth | Florida |
| Mosaic Csa F4a Hillsborough | Significant Hazard | 60 ft | 2003 | Earth | Florida |
| Mosaic Csa F4b Hillsborough | Significant Hazard | 60 ft | 2004 | Earth | Florida |
| Mosaic Csa F5 Hillsborough | Significant Hazard | 60 ft | 2005 | Earth | Florida |
| Mosaic Csa Fc2c Hillsborough | Significant Hazard | 55 ft | 1993 | Earth | Florida |
| Mosaic Green Bay W Central Stack Polk | Significant Hazard | 55 ft | 1975 | Earth | Florida |
| Mosaic Potash Carlsbad Clay Settling Dam Eddy | Low Hazard | 17 ft | 2005 | Earth | New Mexico |
| Moss No 3 Dam 3 Russell | Unknown | 173 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| Moss No. 3 Third Dam Russell | Unknown | 216 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| Mt Tunnels Tailings Dam Jefferson | High Hazard | — | — | — | Montana |
| Mulberry (1) Polk | Significant Hazard | 100 ft | — | Earth | Florida |
| Mulberry (10) Polk | Significant Hazard | 100 ft | — | Earth | Florida |
| Mulberry (11) Polk | Significant Hazard | 100 ft | — | Earth | Florida |
| Mulberry (12) Polk | Significant Hazard | 100 ft | — | Earth | Florida |
| Mulberry (2) Polk | Significant Hazard | 100 ft | — | Earth | Florida |
| Mulberry (3) Polk | Significant Hazard | 100 ft | — | Earth | Florida |
| Mulberry (4) Polk | Significant Hazard | 100 ft | — | Earth | Florida |
| Mulberry (5) Polk | Significant Hazard | 100 ft | — | Earth | Florida |
| Mulberry (6) Polk | Significant Hazard | 100 ft | — | Earth | Florida |
| Mulberry (7) Polk | Significant Hazard | 100 ft | — | Earth | Florida |
| Mulberry (8) Polk | Significant Hazard | 100 ft | — | Earth | Florida |
| Mulberry (9) Polk | Significant Hazard | 100 ft | — | Earth | Florida |
| Mulberry (Ctr) Polk | Significant Hazard | 100 ft | — | Earth | Florida |
| Mulberry E Polk | Significant Hazard | 100 ft | — | Earth | Florida |
| Mulberry E Polk | Significant Hazard | 100 ft | — | Earth | Florida |
| Mulberry E Polk | Significant Hazard | 100 ft | — | Earth | Florida |
| Mulberry N Polk | Significant Hazard | 100 ft | — | Earth | Florida |
| Mulberry N Polk | Significant Hazard | 100 ft | — | Earth | Florida |
| Mulberry N Polk | Significant Hazard | 100 ft | — | Earth | Florida |
| Mulberry Ne Polk | Significant Hazard | 100 ft | — | Earth | Florida |
| Mulberry Nw Polk | Significant Hazard | 100 ft | — | Earth | Florida |