Tailings Dams
1,362 dams in the US serve this purpose.
| Dam Name | Hazard | Height | Built | Type | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wrg-Bl-08w Polk | Significant Hazard | 20 ft | 1975 | Earth | Florida |
| Yerington Bb Dam Lyon | Low Hazard | 10 ft | — | Earth | Nevada |
| Yerington Mill Dam Lyon | Significant Hazard | 90 ft | — | Earth | Nevada |
| Yerington No 2 Dam Lyon | Significant Hazard | 10 ft | — | Earth | Nevada |
| York Bldg Products Settling Pond 11 Cecil | Significant Hazard | 51 ft | 1999 | Earth | Maryland |
| York Bldg Products Settling Pond 12 Cecil | Significant Hazard | 70 ft | 2004 | Earth | Maryland |
| York Bldg Products Settling Pond 9 Cecil | Significant Hazard | 43 ft | 1988 | Earth | Maryland |
| York Building Products Pond No. 7 Dam Cecil | Low Hazard | 30 ft | 1971 | Earth | Maryland |
| Young Mill Tailing #2 Jefferson | Low Hazard | — | 2002 | Earth | Tennessee |
| Young Mill Tailings Jefferson | High Hazard | — | 1998 | Earth | Tennessee |
| Zimmer Waste Water Pond Complex Dam Clermont | Significant Hazard | 21 ft | 1989 | Earth | Ohio |
| Zion Lake Dam Harrison | Low Hazard | 37 ft | 1963 | Earth | Ohio |