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Lowhead Dams Inventory & Removal Projects

Removed Dams in Ohio

Not all dams in the list below were lowhead dams. Last updated 12/06/2012

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources, National Park Service, and American Rivers Organization were the sources for this list.

Stream or Tributary Name of Structure ID/Photo County Year Removed
Alum Creek Nelson Park Dam  9 Franklin 2008
Alum Creek Wolfe Park Dam  11 Franklin  2008
Auglaize River NEW 8/2012
German Farm Dam 1217 Allen 2012
Black Ford (trib.) Altier Pond Dam     1989
Brannon Fork Ohio Power Company Pond Dam     1987
Brush Creek (trib.) Williams Dam      
Collins Fork Ohio Power Company Pond Dam      
Cuyahoga River Kent Dam  177 Portage 2004
Cuyahoga River Munroe Falls Dam  179 Summit 2004
Euclid Creek East Branch NEW 5/2012
Euclid Creek East Branch 1266 Cuyahoga 2012
East Reservoir (trib.) Wonder Lake Dam     1986
Great Miami River Middletown Hydraulic Dam   Butler  1993
Hamley Run (trib.) Poston Fresh Water Pond Dam     1988
Hocking River (trib.) Cottingham Lake Dam     1991
Huron River Coho Dam  324 Erie 2003
Ice Creek (trib.) Fair Haven lake Dam     1980
Jackson Run (trib.) Howard's Lake Dam      
Johnny Woods River (trib.) Carr Lake Dam      
Licking River (trib.) Dutiel Pond Dam     1986
Little Auglaize River (trib.) Burt Lake Dam   Paulding  1992
Little Darby Creek Little Darby Dam     1989
Little Darby Creek Okie Rice Dam   Greene 1990
Little Miami River Foster Dam   Greene 1984
Little Miami River Jacoby Road Dam  ???? Greene 1997
Little Pine Creek (trib.) Mastrine Pond Dam     1978
Little Yellow Creek (trib.) Old Jenkins Lake Dam      
Mahoning River Lovers Lane Dam   Trumbull  2005
Mahoning River North River Road Dam  504 Trumbull 2005
McLuney Creek (trib.) Strip Mine Pond Dam      
Modoc Run Modoc Reservoir Dam   Athens  1981
Ogg Creek Jones Lake Dam    Summit  
Olentangy River Dennison Dam    Delaware 2002
Olentangy River River Street Dam 643 Delaware  2005
Olentangy River Central Ave. Dam
642 Delaware 2008
Olentangy River   Panhandle Rd. Dam 639 Delaware 2010
Olentangy River  NEW 8/2012 5th Avenue Dam 658 Franklin 2012
Ottawa River Camp Miaconda Dam   Lucas 2003
Ottawa River Secor Road Dam 1240 Lucas 2007
Porter Creek Marshfield Lake Dam     1973
Robinson Run (trib.) Lake Hill #1 Dam      
Robinson Run (trib.) Lake Hill #2 Dam      
Rocky Fork (trib.) Village at Rocky Fork Lake Dam      
Sandusky River St. Johns Dam   Seneca  2003
Seven Mile Creek (trib.) Ashworth Lake Dam      
Silver Creek Silver Creek Dam      
Silver Creek (trib.) Chapel Churck Lake Dam     1989
South Fork (trib.) Georgetown Freshwater Dam     1988
Spencer Creek (trib.) State Route 800 Dam     1989
Stillwater Creek Consol Pond Dam      
Sugartree Creek (trib.) Brashear Lake Dam     1991
Timber Run (trib.) Derby Petroleum lake Dam     1984
Town Fork Toronto Band Father's lake Dam     1991
Unknown Armington Dam #2 (NPS)     1991
Unknown Foxtail Dam (NPS)      
Unknown Heartbreak Dam (NPS)     2003
Unknown Slippery Run (Stahl) Dam (NPS)     1990
White Oak Creek  Damaged White Oak Creek Dam 1060 Brown Damaged
1/18/2012
Wills Creek (trib.) Killiany Lake Dam      
Yankee Run Yankee Lake Dam     1980