List of dams and reservoirs in Florida explained
Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Florida.
All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50feet tall with a storage capacity of at least 5000acre.ft, or of any height with a storage capacity of 25000acre.ft.[1]
Dams and reservoirs in Florida
- multiple dikes, C. W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir, Tampa Bay Water
- Franklin Lock and Dam, on the Caloosahatchee River, United States Army Corps of Engineers
- Herbert Hoover Dike, Lake Okeechobee, USACE
- Inglis Spillway and Dam, Lake Rousseau, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
- Jackson Bluff Dam, Lake Talquin, City of Tallahassee, Florida
- Jim Woodruff Dam, Lake Seminole, USACE
- Lake Manatee Dam, Lake Manatee, Manatee County Utilities
- Munson Recreation State Dam, Lake Munson, State of Florida
- Moss Bluff Lock and Spillway, on the Oklawaha River, St. Johns River Water Management District
- Port Mayaca Lock and Dam, on the Okeechobee Waterway, USACE
- Rodman Dam, Rodman Reservoir, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
- Burrell Lock and Dam, on Haines Creek, St. Johns River Water Management District
- Apopka-Beauclair Lock and Dam, on Apopka-Beauclair Canal, St. Johns River Water Management District
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Major Dams of the United States. National Atlas of the United States. USGS. September 17, 2009. October 24, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090814080910/http://nationalatlas.gov/mld/dams00x.html. August 14, 2009. dead.