Highest Dams By State
| State | Name | Height | Type | River | Coordinates | Built | |
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| Alabama | Smith Lake Dam | 300 | 91 | Embankment | Sipsey Fork | 33°56′31″N 87°06′21″W / 33.94194°N 87.10583°W / 33.94194; -87.10583 | 1961 |
| Alaska | Green Lake Dam | 210 | 64 | Concrete arch | Vodopad River | 56°59′08″N 135°06′48″W / 56.98556°N 135.11333°W / 56.98556; -135.11333 | |
| Arizona | Hoover Dam | 726 | 221 | Concrete arch | Colorado River | 36°00′56″N 114°44′16″W / 36.01556°N 114.73778°W / 36.01556; -114.73778 | 1936 |
| Arkansas | Bull Shoals Dam | 256 | 78 | Concrete gravity | White River (Arkansas) | 36°21′58″N 92°34′29″W / 36.36611°N 92.57472°W / 36.36611; -92.57472 | 1951 |
| California | Oroville Dam | 770 | 230 | Embankment | Feather River | 39°32′20″N 121°29′08″W / 39.53889°N 121.48556°W / 39.53889; -121.48556 | 1968 |
| Colorado | Morrow Point Dam | 468 | 143 | Concrete arch | Gunnison River | 36°27′07″N 107°32′17″W / 36.45194°N 107.53806°W / 36.45194; -107.53806 | 1968 |
| Connecticut | Colebrook River Dam | 215 | 66 | Embankment | Farmington River | 42°00′22″N 73°02′12″W / 42.00611°N 73.03667°W / 42.00611; -73.03667 | 1969 |
| Delaware | Edgar M. Hoopes Dam | 135 | 41 | Concrete gravity | Old Mill Stream | 39°46′27″N 75°38′03″W / 39.77417°N 75.63417°W / 39.77417; -75.63417 | 1932 |
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| Georgia | Carters Dam | 445 | 136 | Embankment | Coosawattee River | 34°36′55″N 84°40′26″W / 34.61528°N 84.67389°W / 34.61528; -84.67389 | 1977 |
| Hawaii | Alexander Dam | 113 | 34 | Embankment | Wahiawa Stream | 21°57′30″N 159°31′32″W / 21.95833°N 159.52556°W / 21.95833; -159.52556 | 1931 |
| Idaho | Dworshak Dam | 717 | 219 | Concrete gravity | N.F. Clearwater River | 46°30′54″N 116°17′49″W / 46.51500°N 116.29694°W / 46.51500; -116.29694 | 1973 |
| Illinois | Lake Shelbyville Dam | 138 | 42 | Embankment | Kaskaskia River | 39°24′33″N 88°46′50″W / 39.40917°N 88.78056°W / 39.40917; -88.78056 | 1970 |
| Indiana | Brookville Lake Dam | 181 | 55 | Embankment | Whitewater River (Indiana) | 39°26′23″N 84°59′56″W / 39.43972°N 84.99889°W / 39.43972; -84.99889 | 1974 |
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| Montana | Hungry Horse Dam | 564 | 172 | Concrete arch | S.F. Flathead River | 48°20′30″N 114°00′51″W / 48.34167°N 114.01417°W / 48.34167; -114.01417 | 1953 |
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| Nevada | Hoover Dam | 726 | 221 | Concrete arch | Colorado River | 36°00′56″N 114°44′16″W / 36.01556°N 114.73778°W / 36.01556; -114.73778 | 1936 |
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| New Jersey | Merrill Creek Dam | 280 | 85 | Embankment | Merrill Creek | 40°43′34″N 75°06′10″W / 40.72611°N 75.10278°W / 40.72611; -75.10278 | 1987 |
| New Mexico | Navajo Dam | 402 | 123 | Embankment | San Juan River | 36°48′01″N 107°36′45″W / 36.80028°N 107.61250°W / 36.80028; -107.61250 | 1962 |
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| North Carolina | Fontana Dam | 480 | 150 | Concrete gravity | Little Tennessee River | 35°27′08″N 83°48′17″W / 35.45222°N 83.80472°W / 35.45222; -83.80472 | 1944 |
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| Oklahoma | Broken Bow Dam | 225 | 69 | Embankment | Mountain Fork River | 34°08′44″N 94°41′08″W / 34.14556°N 94.68556°W / 34.14556; -94.68556 | 1968 |
| Oregon | Cougar Dam | 519 | 158 | Embankment | S.F. McKenzie River | 44°07′44″N 122°14′25″W / 44.12889°N 122.24028°W / 44.12889; -122.24028 | 1964 |
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| South Carolina | Jocassee Dam | 385 | 117 | Embankment | Keowee River | 34°57′35″N 82°55′02″W / 34.95972°N 82.91722°W / 34.95972; -82.91722 | 1973 |
| South Dakota | Oahe Dam | 245 | 75 | Embankment | Missouri River | 44°27′04″N 100°24′08″W / 44.45111°N 100.40222°W / 44.45111; -100.40222 | 1962 |
| Tennessee | Watauga Dam | 318 | 97 | Rockfill | Watauga River | 36°19′25″N 82°07′22″W / 36.32361°N 82.12278°W / 36.32361; -82.12278 | 1948 |
| Texas | Mansfield Dam | 278 | 85 | Concrete gravity | Colorado River (Texas) | 30°23′30″N 97°54′26″W / 30.39167°N 97.90722°W / 30.39167; -97.90722 | 1941 |
| Utah | Flaming Gorge Dam | 502 | 153 | Concrete arch | Green River (Utah) | 40°54′52″N 109°25′17″W / 40.91444°N 109.42139°W / 40.91444; -109.42139 | 1964 |
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| Washington | Mossyrock Dam | 606 | 185 | Concrete arch | Cowlitz River | 46°32′04″N 122°25′34″W / 46.53444°N 122.42611°W / 46.53444; -122.42611 | 1968 |
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| Wyoming | Buffalo Bill Dam | 350 | 110 | Concrete arch | Shoshone River | 44°30′06″N 109°11′03″W / 44.50167°N 109.18417°W / 44.50167; -109.18417 | 1910 |
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