Restoring Rivers

Deficient Dams Across U.S.

With dams across the country falling into disrepair, some dam owners have chosen to eliminate obsolete infrastructure by removing their dams. Click on your state in the map below to learn more about the status of deficient dams in your area. View the most recent dam removal projects in your state (PDF)

Click on your state to learn about dams, dam safety and dams slated for removal in 2007. View larger Google map * Statistics compiled by the Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO). Download the PDF Video: Dam dangers Video: Concern over the structural security of nation's dams

Tell Congress to pass the Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act of 2007 which would direct $200 million to states for improving the safety of publicly-owned dams. act	Support our Restoring Rivers work to help reveal the identity of the 10,000 dams in the U.S. that have the potential to become killers. Make a contribution today! donate	The Community-based Restoration Program provides financial and technical assistance to river restoration projects in the Northeast, Northwest, Mid-Atlantic and California. learn