Bill Kovarik
Bill Kovarik is a journalist, historian and Professor of Communication at Radford University in the Blue Ridge mountains of southwestern Virginia. He has worked with wire services, daily newspapers, national news magazines, environmental publications and new media projects.
He teaches science and environment writing, journalism, web design, media history media law, and peace studies. He writes for Appalachian Voice, the New River Voice, Environmental Health News, Coal Swarm, Daily Kos, and many other science, environmental and new media publications.
His latest book, Revolutions in Communication, spans six centuries from Gutenberg to Wikileaks. Prof. Maurine H. Beasley called it: "A stunning work of research [that] conveys intellectual excitement and stimulates creative thinking about the social construction of communication."
Kovarik has also served two terms as the representative for academic members of the Society of Environmental Journalists.
Web page: http://www.billkovarik.com Contact: bill.kovarik at gmail.com
Ongoing project notes -
Inquiry into Corps of Engineers May 6 for updated listings from national dam inventory. Corps responded by phone in October.
COAL SLURRY IMPOUNDMENTS (Listed in priority of size / millions of gallons)
LATTITUDE | LONGITUDE | IMPOUNDMENT_NAME | CITY | STATE | ZIP | COUNTY | HEIGHT | GALS (Mil) |
37° 55' 08 | 81° 29' 10 | Brushy Fork Coal Impoundment | PETTUS | WV | 25140 | RALEIGH | 900 | 8,100 |
39 ° 57' 59 | 80 ° 24' 34 | Bailey Mine Slurry Impoundment Dam | WEST FINLEY | PA | GREENE | 315 | 7,100 | |
37° 37' 10 | 81° 57' 30 | Ben Creek Slurry Impoundment | WV | 25621 | MINGO | 390 | 5,200 | |
37° 40' 03 | 82° 05' 03 | Ragland Coal Refuse Impoundment | RAGLAND | WV | 25696 | MINGO | 345 | 4,700 |
37° 32' 01 | 81° 30' 04 | Smith Branch Refuse Facility | PINEVILLE | WV | 24874 | WYOMING | 485 | 4,480 |
38°01'56 | 81°45'29 | Jake Gore Slurry Impoundment | WV | 25130 | BOONE | 650 | 4,300 | |
37 ° 49' 11 | 82 ° 18' 44 | Aldrich Branch Coal Refuse Impoundment | WV | 25676 | MINGO | 270 | 4,200 | |
N/A | N/A | Maynard Branch Slurry Impoundment | DUNLOW | WV | 25511 | WAYNE | 262 | 4,100 |
37° 43' 51" | 88° 20' 56" | Hamilton 1 Slurry | SPRING GROVE | KY | UNION | 60 | 4,075 | |
37° 4' 15" | 88° 18' 4" | Hamilton 1 Slurry | SPRING GROVE | KY | UNION | 60 | 4,075 | |
37° 39'37 | 82°11' 50 | Sprouse Creek Slurry Impoundment | LOBATA | WV | 25691 | MINGO | 625 | 4,000 |
37° 24' 13" | 83° 12' 55" | Rowdy Branch Dam | DICE | KY | PERRY | 20 | 3,900 | |
37 ° 45' 0" | 83° 12' 3" | Delbarton Impoundment | DELBARTON | WV | 25670 | MINGO | 1520 | 3,200 |
37° 50' 26" | 81° 37' 03" | Rocklick Branch Refuse Impoundment | GREENWOOD | WV | 25010 | BOONE | 390 | 3,000 |
38° 01' 15" | 81° 43' 33" | Chesterfield Preparation Plant | UNEEDA | WV | 25130 | BOONE | 500 | 2,950 |
37°52'03" | 81°31'02" | Shumate Coal Refuse Disposal Facility | SUNDIAL | WV | 25140 | RALEIGH | 385 | 2,800 |
37° 23' 28" | 81° 18' 06" | Tolliver Branch Coal Refuse Dam | MC COMAS | WV | 24747 | MERCER | 297 | 2,700 |
38°07'10" | 81°42' 28" | Indian Creek Coal Refuse Dam | Peytona | WV | Boone | 350 | 2,800 | |
38°07\'28 | 81°42\'28 | Crooked Run Impoundment | WV | 25154 | BOONE | 350 | 2,800 | |
36° 58 \' 5\" | 83° 17 \' 4\"\" | Half Mile Slurry Impoundment | KY | LESLIE | 200 | 2,800 | ||
37° 45 \' 41\" | 82° 40 \' 3\"\" | Lackey Branch Impoundment | KY | JOHNSON | 25 | 2,608 | ||
38° 09\' 02 | 82° 20\' 41 | Trace Branch Slurry Impoundment | EAST LYNN | WV | 25512 | WAYNE | 247 | 2,300 |
37°12\'39 | 81°34\'16 | Dalton\'s Branch Coal Refuse Dam | SQUIRE | WV | 24884 | MCDOWELL | 305 | 2,300 |
37° 54\' 28 | 81° 38\' 41 | Jarrells Branch Refuse Impoundment | WHARTON | WV | 25204 | BOONE | 385 | 2,300 |
38°52\'53 | 80°09\'33 | Upshur Complex Prep Plant | TALLMANSVILLE | WV | 26237 | UPSHUR | 185 | 2,300 |
37°22\'20 | 81°33\'05 | Grapevine Branch Impoundment Pond 2 | GARY | WV | 24836 | MCDOWELL | 510 | 2,240 |
37° 33\' 57 | 81° 27\' 18 | Itmann Prep Plant | ITMANN | WV | 24874 | WYOMING | 344 | 2,000 |
37° 29 \' 22\" | 82° 10 \' 34\"\" | Bear Hollow Impoundment | PHELPS | KY | PIKE | 100 | 2,054 | |
37° 14 \' 14\" | 82° 46 \' 54\"\" | Mill Creek Impoundment | DEANE | KY | LETCHER | 135 | 1,900 | |
40 ° 8 \' 51 | 80 ° 3 \' 37 | Mine No. 84-Slurry Pond #6 Tailings | EIGHTY FOUR | PA | WASHINGTON | 162 | 1,900 | |
39°24\'24 | 80°22\'57 | Nolan Run Slurry Impoundment | LUMBERPORT | WV | 26386 | HARRISON | 133 | 1,800 |
37° 25 \' 45\" | 82° 31 \' 59\"\" | Chapperal Impoundment | PIKEVILLE | KY | PIKE | 400 | 1,700 | |
37°44\'42 | 81°32\'15 | Upper Mill Branch Impoundment | KOPPERSTON | WV | 24854 | WYOMING | 810 | 1,700 |
38°06\'40 | 81°51\'10 | Slippery Gut Slurry Impoundment | DANVILLE | WV | 25053 | BOONE | 280 | 1,700 |
38°23\'17 | 81°02\'05 | Big Branch Coal Refuse Facility | BICKMORE | WV | 25019 | CLAY | 260 | 1,600 |
37° 26 \' 29\" | 82° 9 \' 59\"\" | Dotson Fork Impoundment | JAMBOREE | KY | PIKE | 75 | 1,600 | |
37° 12\' 25 | 81° 38\' 52 | Amonate Slurry Dam | VALLSCREEK | WV | 24815 | MCDOWELL | 375 | 1,600 |
39°39\'46 | 80°16\'24 | Building Run Refuse Impoundment | BLACKSVILLE | WV | 26570 | MONONGALIA | 217 | 1,600 |
39 ° 50 \' 5 | 79 ° 56 \' 35 | Robena #4 Slurry | GREENSBORO | PA | GREENE | 135 | 1,600 | |
37° 55\' 18 | 81° 36\' 39 | Spruce Lick Refuse Impoundment | TWILIGHT | WV | 25204 | BOONE | 420 | 1,560 |
37° 41 \' 54\" | 88° 6 \' 27\"\" | Hamilton 2 Freshwater | MORGANFIELD | KY | UNION | 20 | 1,400 | |
37° 54\' 35 | 81° 50\' 03 | Monclo Refuse Dam/Impoundment | SHARPLES | WV | 25183 | LOGAN | 450 | 1,400 |
37° 37\' 26 | 81° 17\' 09 | Killarney Refuse Area Impoundment | EAST GULF | WV | 25915 | RALEIGH | 645 | 1,300 |
38° 12\' 13 | 81° 20\' 25 | Dunn Hollow Coal Refuse Dam | LONDON | WV | 25110 | KANAWHA | 400 | 1,280 |
40 ° 58 \' 28 | 79 ° 8 \' 42 | Weisner Hollow Slurry Impoundment | PUNXSUTAWNEY | PA | JEFFERSON | 192 | 1,200 | |
39 ° 40 \' 20 | 79 ° 59 \' 50 | Humphrey #7 Slurry Impoundment | WV | 26501 | MONONGALIA | 215 | 1,200 | |
40° 12 \' 47\" | 80° 58 \' 9\"\" | Dickerson Slurry Dam #3 | CADIZ | OH | HARRISON | 54 | 1,206 | |
39 ° 48 \' 12 | 80 ° 8 \' 56 | Cumberland Mine No 1 Refuse-Slurry Pond | WAYNESBURG | PA | GREENE | 290 | 1,100 | |
37°53\'04 | 81°22\'11 | Collins Fork Refuse Dam | CLEAR CREEK | WV | 25044 | RALEIGH | 380 | 1,000 |
37° 21 \' 46\" | 83° 15 \' 52\"\" | Hollybush Dam | ENGLE | KY | PERRY | 66 | 1,050 | |
37°21\'01 | 81°28\'06 | Pageton Prep Plant | PAGETON | WV | 24871 | MCDOWELL | 298 | 1,000 |
37° 45\' 06 | 82° 05\' 34 | Pine Creek Slurry Impoundment | HOLDEN | WV | 25638 | LOGAN | 285 | 1,000 |
37°24\'56 | 81°26\'50 | Clark Branch Coal Refuse Dam | KEYSTONE | WV | 24852 | MCDOWELL | 63 | 1,010 |
37° 34\' 20 | 81° 34\' 02 | Wallace Cabin Branch | PINEVILLE | WV | 24874 | WYOMING | 388 | 995 |
37° 59\' 38 | 81° 38\' 06 | Lotts Fork Refuse Impoundment | PRENTER | WV | 25181 | BOONE | 354 | 986 |
37°41\'03 | 81°49\'32 | Lower Elk Creek No. 10 Slurry Impoundment | EMMETT | WV | 25611 | LOGAN | 280 | 944 |
37°41\'03 | 81°49\'32 | Upper Elk Creek No. 10 Slurry Impoundment | EMMETT | WV | 25611 | LOGAN | 280 | 944 |
40° 01\' 14 | 80° 43\' 00 | Brown\'s Run Impoundment | BENWOOD | WV | 26003 | MARSHALL | 246 | 938 |
37°40\'10 | 81°43\'27 | Coal Mountain No. 9-B Slurry Impoundment | COAL MOUNTAIN | WV | 24823 | WYOMING | 400 | 925 |
37°45\'24 | 82°04\'45 | Holden No. 22 Slurry Impoundment | HOLDEN | WV | 25652 | LOGAN | 330 | 912 |
39 ° 53 \' 6 | 80 ° 11 \' 53 | Emerald-Slurry Pond #1 | WAYNESBURG | PA | GREENE | 310 | 890 | |
37° 39 \' 17\" | 87° 48 \' 5\"\" | Camp # 11 Slurry IV | WAVERLY | KY | UNION | 42 | 886 | |
38° 52\' 06 | 80° 09\' 23 | Acid Mine Drainage Abatement Impoundment | TALLMANSVILLE | WV | 26237 | UPSHUR | 91 | 861 |
38° 23\' 33 | 80° 44\' 00 | Crooked Run Coal Refuse Dam | WV | 26651 | NICHOLAS | 100 | 849 | |
38°03\'20 | 81°29\'10 | Moccasin Hollow Slurry Impoundment | ORGAS | WV | 25193 | BOONE | 310 | 840 |
39° 46 \' 60\" | 81° 58 \' 0\"\" | Pond 009 | CUMBERLAND | OH | MUSKINGUM | 55 | 815 | |
37° 48\' 08 | 82° 06\' 10 | Holden No. 29 Slurry Impoundment | HOLDEN | WV | 25649 | LOGAN | 320 | 793 |
40°12\'21 | 80°39\'08 | 44 Hollow Fine Refuse Disposal Cell | WV | 26030 | BROOKE | 410 | 787 | |
38° 00\' 58 | 81° 44\' 31 | Elisa Fork Slurry Impoundment | WV | 25130 | BOONE | 800 | 769 | |
38° 00\' 24 | 81° 34\' 15 | Chess Processing Refuse Disposal Area No. 1 | SYLVESTER | WV | 25193 | BOONE | 410 | 769 |
39 ° 55 \' 59 | 79 ° 55 \' 59 | Isabella Fresh Water Pond | EAST MILLSBORO | PA | FAYETTE | 25 | 766 | |
40 ° 11 \' 26 | 79 ° 58 \' 51 | Maple Creek Slurry Pond#3 | NEW EAGLE | PA | WASHINGTON | 115 | 754 | |
37° 28\' 11 | 81° 14\' 45 | Turkey Gap Coal Refuse Dam | DOTT | WV | 24736 | MERCER | 373 | 723 |
Twelvepole Refuse Impoundment | DINGESS | WV | 25649 | MINGO | 211 | 716 | ||
39°36\'54 | 80°17\'08 | Harvey Run #1 Slurry Impoundment | FAIRVIEW | WV | 26570 | MARION | 203 | 706 |
40° 14 \' 46\" | 80° 58 \' 51\"\" | Fresh Water Dam | CADIZ | OH | HARRISON | 66 | 685 | |
37° 54\' 53 | 81° 44\' 10 | Plant 1 Coal Refuse Disposal | CLOTHIER | WV | 25047 | BOONE | 270 | 670 |
39°42\'55 | 80°17\'59 | Blacksville #2 Slurry Impoundment | WANA | WV | 26589 | MONONGALIA | 225 | 668 |
39°37\'10 | 79°24\'20 | Beaver Creek AMD Impoundment | DAVIS | WV | 26260 | TUCKER | 60 | 629 |
40 ° 11 \' 31 | 80 ° 0 \' 27 | Maple Creek Silt Pond A | PA | WASHINGTON | 91 | 627 | ||
40 ° 11 \' 31 | 80 ° 0 \' 27 | Maple Creek Slurry Pond #2 | NEW EAGLE | PA | WASHINGTON | 91 | 627 | |
37° 57\' 58 | 81° 38\' 53 | Brown\'s Branch Slurry Impoundment | VAN | WV | 25181 | BOONE | 183 | 619 |
38° 10\' 02 | 81° 34\' 19 | New West Hollow Refuse Disposal Area | WINIFREDE | WV | 25107 | KANAWHA | 190 | 610 |
40 ° 1 \' 43 | 80 ° 6 \' 9 | Marianna Slurry Home No. 5 | MARIANNA | PA | WASHINGTON | 146 | 592 | |
40 ° 1 \' 59 | 80 ° 6 \' 0 | Marianna Sediment Pond Marianna Mine #58 | MARIANNA | PA | WASHINGTON | 100 | 554 | |
38°18\'13 | 81°28\'28 | Campbell\'s Creek Slurry Impoundment | CHARLESTON | WV | 25306 | KANAWHA | 360 | 545 |
36° 53 \' 21\" | 83° 6 \' 37\"\" | Abner Fork Slurry Impoundment | KY | HARLAN | 450 | 521 | ||
37° 43 \' 51\" | 88° 23 \' 44\"\" | Hamilton 1 Freshwater | SPRING GROVE | KY | UNION | 20 | 522 | |
37° 43 \' 19\" | 88° 19 \' 30\"\" | Hamilton 1 Freshwater | SPRING GROVE | KY | UNION | 20 | 522 | |
40 ° 32 \' 39 | 79 ° 50 \' 47 | Harmar Refuse Bank Slurry Pond Tailings | PA | ALLEGHENY | 410 | 514 | ||
39°05\'55 | 80°11\'02 | 101 North Hollow Coal Refuse Disposal Facility | CENTURY | WV | 26201 | BARBOUR | 130 | 504 |
37° 1 \' 10\" | 83° 20 \' 1\"\" | Robin Branch Dam | CHAPPELL | KY | LESLIE | 92 | 489 | |
37°22\'20 | 81°33\'05 | Grapevine Branch Impoundment Pond 1 | GARY | WV | 24836 | MCDOWELL | 430 | 480 |
37° 20 \' 5\", | 83° 10 \' 22\"\" | Harris Branch Slurry Impoundment | BULAN | KY | PERRY | 150 | 462 | |
37° 3 \' 52\" | 83° 8 \' 21\"\" | Beech Fork Impoundment | SLEMP | KY | PERRY | 20 | 456 | |
40 ° 11 \' 59 | 79 ° 59 \' 30 | Maple Creek Slurry Pond#1-Old | NEW EAGLE | PA | WASHINGTON | 120 | 424 | |
39°43\'06 | 80°01\'12 | Bowlby Mills AMD Impoundment | MAIDSVILLE | WV | 26541 | MONONGALIA | 85 | 424 |
36° 40 \' 46\" | 84° 12 \' 50\"\" | Bennetts Branch Slurry Impoundment | NEVISDALE | KY | WHITLEY | 440 | 423 | |
39°11\'19 | 80°03\'54 | Little Hackers Creek Slurry Impoundment | PHILIPPI | WV | 26416 | BARBOUR | 73 | 421 |
36 ° 48 \' 29 | 83 ° 14 \' 37 | Left Fork (Turtle Creek) Impoundme | COALGOOD | KY | HARLAN | 163 | 384 | |
38 ° 25 \' 26 | 80 ° 36 \' 35 | Cowen Mine Complex Coal Refuse Disposal Facility | COWEN | WV | 26206 | WEBSTER | 109 | 378 |
39° 55 \' 6\" | 81° 59 \' 31\"\" | No. 2 Pond | ALLEDONIA | OH | BELMONT | 20 | 365 | |
37° 32 \' 37\" | 82° 22 \' 3\"\" | New Ridge Impoundment | META | KY | PIKE | 275 | 358 | |
39° 37\' 09 | 80° 04\' 29 | Sears AMD Impoundment | EVERETTVILLE | WV | 26501 | MONONGALIA | 743 | 352 |
37 ° 49 \' 42 | 80 ° 20 \' 49 | Left Fork Coal Refuse Impoundment | KERMIT | WV | 25674 | MINGO | 121 | 336 |
40 ° 27 \' 50 | 78 ° 42 \' 15 | Cambria Slurry Pond #4 | EBENSBURG | PA | CAMBRIA | 178 | 307 | |
37° 43 \' 2\" | 82° 22 \' 17\"\" | Millstone Branch II Impoundment | HATFIELD | KY | PIKE | 250 | 326 | |
37° 9 \' 35\" | 82° 22 \' 21\"\" | Millstone Branch Impoundment | HATFIELD | KY | PIKE | 250 | 326 | |
39 ° 57 \' 54 | 80 ° 24 \' 44 | Bailey Mine Complex Fresh Water Impoundment | WEST FINLEY | PA | GREENE | 164 | 326 | |
39° 3 \' 30\" | 82° 15 \' 0\"\" | Slurry #1 | LANGSVILLE | OH | MEIGS | 70 | 326 | |
39° 3 \' 30\" | 82° 15 \' 0\"\" | Raw Water Impoudment | LANGSVILLE | OH | MEIGS | 65 | 326 | |
35° 13 \' 0\" | 85° 33 \' 0\"\" | Fresh Water Lake | TN | MARION | 30 | 326 | ||
37° 12 \' 12\" | 83° 11 \' 8\"\" | Four Seam Slurry Impoundment | KY | PERRY | 115 | 325 | ||
39° 8 \' 55\" | 82° 28 \' 45\"\" | Refuse Impoundment (Sands Hill Reservoir | HAMDEN | OH | VINTON | 100 | 325 | |
37° 19 \' 39\" | 83° 18 \' 25\"\" | Dam No. 5N | KY | PERRY | 41 | 325 | ||
39° 38 \' 30\" | 81° 43 \' 10\"\" | Muskingham Refuse | UNIONVILLE | OH | MUSKINGUM | 55 | 326 | |
39° 40 \' 26\" | 82° 11 \' 11\"\" | Freshwater Dam | BRISTOL | OH | PERRY | 45 | 326 | |
37 ° 11 \' 32 | 82 ° 49 \' 15 | Clay Hollow Impoundment | KY | LETCHER | 130 | 319 | ||
37° 31 \' 27\" | 82° 43 \' 31\"\" | Butler Branch | PRINTER | KY | FLOYD | 40 | 310 | |
37° 23 \' 6\" | 82° 27 \' 13\"\" | Hopkins Fork Impoundment | MILLARD | KY | PIKE | 250 | 293 | |
37 ° 44 \' 15 | 82 ° 37 \' 32 | Big Hollow Impoundment | DAVELLA | KY | MARTIN | 65 | 293 | |
39°43\'16 | 80°17\'28 | Hughes Hollow Slurry Impoundment | WANA | WV | 26589 | MONONGALIA | 150 | 286 |
36 ° 53 \' 10 | 83 ° 35 \' 11 | Little Camp Branch Slurry Impoundm | FIELD | KY | BELL | 35 | 287 | |
40 ° 11 \' 24 | 80 ° 00 \' 14 | Maple Creek Mine Water Treatment Pond | NEW EAGLE | PA | WASHINGTON | 60 | 286 | |
37° 57\' 00 | 81° 41\' 58 | Pond Fork Slurry Impoundment | BOB WHITE | WV | 25028 | BOONE | 290 | 267 |
37° 28 \' 2\" | 82° 17 \' 16\"\" | Cow Branch Impoundment | KY | PIKE | 120 | 260 | ||
37 ° 44 \' 44 | 82 ° 32 \' 39 | Big Branch Impoundment | INEZ | KY | MARTIN | 55 | 261 | |
39°24\'44 | 80°23\'02 | Robinson Run Fresh Water Impoundment | SHINNSTON | WV | 26386 | HARRISON | 65 | 257 |
40° 13 \' 55\" | 80° 59 \' 47\"\" | Lower Supply Dam | CADIZ | OH | HARRISON | 45 | 254 | |
39°37\'10 | 80°07\'25 | Dogwood Lakes AMD Impoundment | CROWN | WV | 26501 | MONONGALIA | 86 | 252 |
37° 24 \' 2\" | 87° 9 \' 46\"\" | Centerprep Slurry | CENTRAL CITY | KY | OHIO | 70 | 244 | |
39 ° 49 \' 51 | 79 ° 57 \' 15 | Robena #6 Refuse | GREENSBORO | PA | GREENE | 115 | 243 | |
36 ° 56 \' 13 | 83 ° 7 \' 22 | Turkeypen Branch Slurry Impoundmen | TOTZ | KY | HARLAN | 100 | 237 | |
37°20\'36 | 81°38\'35 | Barrenshe Branch Fine Coal Refue Disposal Area | CARETTA | WV | 24821 | MCDOWELL | 90 | 228 |
37° 41 \' 3\" | 87° 9 \' 29\"\" | Camp 9 Prep Slurry III | WAVERLY | KY | UNION | 20 | 228 | |
40° 56 \' 56\" | 81° 44 \' 33\"\" | Sediment Pond #2 | OTSEGO | OH | MUSKINGUM | 33 | 227 | |
39°35\'53 | 80°03\'09 | Flaggy Meadows AMD Impoundment | WV | 26501 | MONONGALIA | 80 | 217 | |
39°26\'56 | 80°27\'05 | Lowe AMD Impoundment | WV | 26386 | HARRISON | 70 | 210 | |
39° 37\' 15 | 80° 17\' 36 | Harvey Run #2 Slurry Impoundment | FAIRVIEW | WV | 26570 | MARION | 73 | 205 |
39°29\'08 | 80°24\'39 | Neely Hollow AMD Impoundment | WV | 26582 | MARION | 89 | 205 | |
40 ° 27 \' 16 | 80 ° 18 \' 55 | Slurry-Bald Knob Prep Plant | PA | ALLEGHENY | 65 | 204 | ||
39° 34\' 09 | 80° 19\' 29 | Llewellyn AMD Impoundment | MANNINGTON | WV | 26582 | MARION | 120 | 202 |
37° 17\' 22 | 81° 25\' 20 | Harmon Branch Coal Refuse Disposal Facility | JENKINJONES | WV | 24848 | MCDOWELL | 281 | 186 |
37°51\'31 | 81°48\'21 | Little White Oak Slurry Impoundment | BLAIR | WV | 25022 | LOGAN | 360 | 185 |
37 ° 21 \' 46 | 83 ° 15 \' 52 | Wiley Miller Dam | ENGLE | KY | PERRY | 33 | 179 | |
40°00\'50 | 80°42\'59 | Cunningham Hollow Coal Refuse Disposal Facility Stage II | BENWOOD | WV | 26003 | MARSHALL | 151 | 81 |
39°38\'37 | 80°00\'08 | Arkwright Slurry Impoundment | WV | 26501 | MONONGALIA | 200 | 163 | |
37° 53\' 20 | 81° 21\' 29 | McGraw Fork Coal Refuse Dam | CLEAR CREEK | WV | 25801 | RALEIGH | 155 | 173 |
36° 53 \' 2\" | 84° 29 \' 57\"\" | Copperas Fork Impoundment | GREENWOOD | KY | MCCREARY | 20 | 163 | |
40 ° 13 \' 5 | 79 ° 58 \' 59 | Mathies Mine Main Slurry Pond Refuse Area Pond #2 | FINLEYVILLE | PA | WASHINGTON | 280 | 158 | |
39°31\'30 | 80°24\'44 | Thorne AMD Impoundment | MANNINGTON | WV | 26582 | MARION | 85 | 147 |
39°41\'15 | 80°06\'46 | Bailey AMD Impoundment | CORE | WV | 26529 | MONONGALIA | 83 | 146 |
40 ° 24 \' 58 | 80 ° 18 \' 0 | Champion Impoundment | MIDWAY | PA | WASHINGTON | 40 | 147 | |
39° 47 \' 15\" | 80° 50 \' 40\"\" | Pond #6 | SALEM | OH | MONROE | 25 | 147 | |
37° 40 \' 50\" | 87° 48 \' 39\"\" | Camp 9 Prep Slurry I | WAVERLY | KY | UNION | 48 | 145 | |
37° 39 \' 6\" | 87° 47 \' 34\"\" | Camp # 11 Slurry I | WAVERLY | KY | UNION | 48 | 145 | |
40 ° 12 \' 35 | 79 ° 58 \' 24 | Mathies Refuse Area Sediment Pond #2 Slurry | FINLEYVILLE | PA | WASHINGTON | 300 | 133 | |
37 ° 15 \' 10 | 82 ° 13 \' 49 | Three Mile Impoundment | KY | PIKE | 200 | 130 | ||
37 ° 40 \' 21 | 82 ° 20 \' 27 | Long Fork Slurry Impoundment | SIDNEY | KY | PIKE | 150 | 130 | |
36° 55 \' 48\" | 84° 49 \' 39\"\" | Freshwater Pond | CORBIN | KY | KNOX | 25 | 130 | |
37 ° 16 \' 15 | 87 ° 13 \' 43 | River Queen Slurry | CENTRAL CITY | KY | MUHLENBERG | 20 | 130 | |
36 ° 43 \' 19 | 83 ° 25 \' 4 | Beartree Branch Slurry Impoundment | ALVA | KY | HARLAN | 160 | 114 | |
39° 47 \' 6\" | 80° 50 \' 57\"\" | Pond #7 | SALEM | OH | MONROE | 27 | 107 | |
39 ° 59 \' 56 | 79 ° 57 \' 41 | LaBelle Slurry Pond #3 Tailings | BELLE VERNON | PA | FAYETTE | 245 | 103 | |
39° 12\' 04 | 79°24\'02 | Elk Run Fresh Water Impoundment | WV | 26717 | GRANT | 195 | 103 | |
36 ° 59 \' 54 | 83 ° 25 \' 11 | Adams Fork Slurry Impoundment | HELTON | KY | LESLIE | 270 | 97 | |
37° 38 \' 52\" | 87° 47 \' 46\"\" | Camp # 11 Slurry II | WAVERLY | KY | UNION | 20 | 98 | |
37° 40 \' 57\" | 87° 49 \' 1\"\" | Camp 9 Prep Freshwater | WAVERLY | KY | UNION | 20 | 98 | |
36° 49 \' 11\" | 83° 14 \' 57\"\" | Right Fork (Turtle Creek) Impoundm | COALGOOD | KY | HARLAN | 10 | 98 | |
39° 45 \' 0\" | 81° 39 \' 60\"\" | Tiltons Run Impoundment | RENROCK | OH | MUSKINGUM | 20 | 91 | |
39 ° 59 \' 38 | 79 ° 58 \' 47 | Slurry Pond #2 La Belle Site | BELLE VERNON | PA | FAYETTE | 185 | 86 | |
37° 20 \' 12\" | 83° 10 \' 42\"\" | Sediment Dam | BULAN | KY | PERRY | 40 | 85 | |
36° 52 \' 38\" | 82° 9 \' 51\"\" | Louder Creek Slurry Impoundment | HOLMES MILL | KY | HARLAN | 40 | 84 | |
36° 9 \' 0\" | 84° 25 \' 26\"\" | Gum Branch Slurry Dam | TN | ANDERSON | 150 | 814 | ||
36° 53 \' 53\" | 83° 35 \' 22\"\" | Little Camp Branch Dam | FIELD | KY | BELL | 40 | 82 | |
39°36\'19 | 80°17\'44 | Loveridge Fresh Water Impoundment #1 | FAIRVIEW | WV | 26570 | MARION | 65 | 78 |
37°24\'06 | 81°32\'01 | Elkhorn Creek Coal Refuse Dam | SUPERIOR | WV | 24801 | MCDOWELL | 157 | 76 |
39°26\'42 | 80°21\'18 | Edgell AMD Impoundment | WYATT | WV | 26463 | HARRISON | 57 | 74 |
39°39\'30 | 80°06\'10 | Lemley Siding AMD Impoundment | CORE | WV | 26529 | MONONGALIA | 45 | 73 |
39 ° 49 \' 59 | 79 ° 55 \' 59 | Robena Sedimentation Pond | GREENSBORO | PA | GREENE | 90 | 71 | |
37° 38 \' 14\" | 87° 48 \' 32\"\" | Camp # 11 Freshwater | WAVERLY | KY | UNION | 26 | 72 | |
37 ° 21 \' 23 | 82 ° 36 \' 38 | Enterprise Impoundment | ROBINSON CREEK | KY | PIKE | 200 | 70 | |
40 ° 8 \' 51 | 80 ° 3 \' 45 | Eighty Four Pond 5 Abandoned Slurry Tailings | PA | WASHINGTON | 79 | 70 | ||
37° 41 \' 9\" | 87° 48 \' 50\"\" | Camp 9 Prep Slurry II | WAVERLY | KY | UNION | 20 | 67 | |
37° 43\' 34 | 81° 59\' 00 | Rockhouse Mitigation Pond | WV | 25601 | LOGAN | 50 | 66 | |
37° 19 \' 50\" | 83° 10 \' 35\"\" | Upper South Fork Dam | BULAN | KY | PERRY | 59 | 65 | |
37 ° 33 \' 12 | 83 ° 30 \' 1 | Slurry Impoundment 401 | KY | BREATHITT | 50 | 65 | ||
39° 44 \' 5\" | 82° 11 \' 5\"\" | Rehobeth | REHOBOTH | OH | PERRY | 20 | 65 | |
40° 13 \' 31\" | 80° 59 \' 41\"\" | Upper Supply Dam | CADIZ | OH | HARRISON | 10 | 65 | |
38° 55 \' 42\" | 82° 34 \' 1\"\" | Double Cell Impoundment | OAK HILL | OH | JACKSON | 30 | 62 | |
39°32\'50 | 80°24\'10 | Nailler Slurry Impoundment | MANNINGTON | WV | 26582 | MARION | 67 | 61 |
36° 55 \' 44\" | 84° 48 \' 48\"\" | Pond of Reeds | CORBIN | KY | KNOX | 10 | 59 | |
39° 43 \' 21\" | 80° 53 \' 26\"\" | No. 1 Slurry | CLARINGTON | OH | MONROE | 20 | 58 | |
39° 43 \' 0\" | 80° 52 \' 55\"\" | NO. 3 SLURRY | CLARINGTON | OH | MONROE | 17 | 58 | |
37° 48 \' 8\" | 82° 24 \' 35\"\" | Holty Branch Impoundment | PILGRIM | KY | MARTIN | 240 | 570 | |
40° 15 \' 0\" | 81° 27 \' 0\"\" | Pond 001 | SALEM | OH | TUSCARAWAS | 22 | 56 | |
37° 43 \' 50\" | 83° 59 \' 25\"\" | Puckett Impoundment | IRVINE | KY | ESTILL | 40 | 55 | |
39° 56 \' 38\" | 81° 25 \' 4\"\" | Meigs Phillips Dam | OH | BELMONT | 60 | 52 | ||
39°42\'30 | 80°17\'46 | Blacksville #2 Fresh Water Impoundment | WV | 26589 | MONONGALIA | 58 | 51 | |
37° 37 \' 54\" | 82° 21 \' 59\"\" | Sidney Impoundment | SIDNEY | KY | PIKE | 135 | 48 | |
37° 35 \' 54\" | 82° 28 \' 26\"\" | Scott\'s Branch Impoundment | KY | PIKE | 80 | 48 | ||
37° 0 \' 30\" | 83° 19 \' 47\"\" | Britton Branch Slurry Impoundment | CHAPPELL | KY | LESLIE | 60 | 49 | |
37 ° 3 \' 12 | 83 ° 10 \' 9 | Saddle Fork Slurry Impoundment | LEATHERWOOD | KY | PERRY | 80 | 456 | |
40° 15 \' 53\" | 81° 59 \' 7\"\" | Pond 47 | TUNNEL HILL | OH | COSHOCTON | 30 | 46 | |
40° 15 \' 3\" | 81° 27 \' 2\"\" | Pond 001 | PEOLI | OH | TUSCARAWAS | 25 | 46 | |
39°29\'45 | 80°22\'45 | Whetstone AMD Impoundment | MANNINGTON | WV | 26582 | MARION | 80 | 44 |
39°36\'30 | 80°17\'47 | Loveridge Freshwater Impoundment #3 | FAIRVIEW | WV | 26570 | MARION | 535 | 43 |
40 ° 6 \' 59 | 79 ° 45 \' 1 | SLURRY POND | PA | FAYETTE | 65 | 42 | ||
39°36\'28 | 80°17\'56 | Loveridge Freshwater Impoundment #2 | FAIRVIEW | WV | 26570 | MARION | 45 | 42 |
40° 1 \' 60\" | 80° 57 \' 41\"\" | Coal Refuse | LAMIRA | OH | BELMONT | 40 | 42 | |
39°40\'00 | 80°16\'18 | Sediment Pond #5 | BLACKSVILLE | WV | 26521 | MONONGALIA | 35 | 41 |
40° 8 \' 35\" | 81° 8 \' 35\"\" | Pond E-1 | OTSEGO | OH | MUSKINGUM | 20 | 41 | |
39°06\'34 | 80°09\'05 | Indian Fork Pond 2 | CENTURY | WV | 26238 | BARBOUR | 76 | 40 |
40° 15 \' 0\" | 80° 53 \' 30\"\" | Pond 004 | OH | JEFFERSON | 30 | 40 | ||
37° 23 \' 50\" | 87° 55 \' 30\"\" | Centerprep Freshwater | CENTRAL CTY | KY | OHIO | 27 | 39 | |
40° 1 \' 33\" | 80° 57 \' 44\"\" | Freshwater Impoundment | LAMIRA | OH | BELMONT | 47 | 36 | |
40° 2 \' 2\" | 80° 57 \' 41\"\" | Loy-McFarland | LAMIRA | OH | BELMONT | 49 | 35 | |
40 ° 6 \' 58 | 80 ° 3 \' 58 | Eighty Four Steel Pond at the Prep Plant | EIGHTY FOUR | PA | WASHINGTON | 10 | 34 | |
37° 13 \' 47\" | 83° 7 \' 17\"\" | Buckeye Creek Impoundment | JEFF | KY | PERRY | 300 | 32 | |
37° 25 \' 43\" | 82° 53 \' 28\"\" | Four Mile Branch Impoundment | MOUSIE | KY | KNOTT | 115 | 33 | |
37 ° 32 \' 48 | 82 ° 24 \' 56 | Big Groundhog Impoundment | META | KY | PIKE | 85 | 258 | |
40 ° 24 \' 58 | 80 ° 16 \' 59 | Champion Slurry | MIDWAY | PA | WASHINGTON | 66 | 33 | |
37° 45 \' 17\" | 87° 57 \' 4\"\" | Ohio # 11 Slurry | UNIONTOWN | KY | UNION | 55 | 33 | |
37° 28 \' 54\" | 83° 13 \' 1\"\" | Fugate Fork Slurry Impoundment | CLAYHOLE | KY | BREATHITT | 50 | 33 | |
36° 13 \' 35\" | 84° 10 \' 46\"\" | Refuse Area #3 Slurry Dam | TN | ANDERSON | 20 | 33 | ||
37° 45 \' 41\" | 87° 57 \' 10\"\" | Ohio # 11 Freshwater | UNIONTOWN | KY | UNION | 15 | 33 | |
40° 21 \' 0\" | 80° 52 \' 30\"\" | Pond 001 | OH | JEFFERSON | 33 | 30 | ||
37° 37 \' 10\" | 81° 57 \' 30\"\" | Ben Creek #1 Freshwater Impoundment | WV | 25621 | MINGO | 41 | 29 | |
39°27\'33 | 80°26\'05 | Margaret Fresh Water Impoundment | WV | 26448 | HARRISON | 50 | 28 | |
39 ° 49 \' 31 | 79 ° 58 \' 25 | Robena-Colvin Shaft Sedimentation Pond | GREENSBORO | PA | GREENE | 43 | 28 | |
39°06\'48 | 80°08\'42 | Indian Fork Pond 1 | CENTURY | WV | 26416 | BARBOUR | 302 | 26 |
39 ° 43 \' 31 | 80 ° 53 \' 26 | Alum Run Disposal | OH | MONROE | 15 | 24 | ||
39° 9 \' 0\" | 82° 28 \' 60\"\" | Fresh Water Impoundment | WELLSTON | OH | VINTON | 26 | 23 | |
39° 47 \' 30\" | 80° 50 \' 18\"\" | Slurry Impoundment | CLARINGTON | OH | MONROE | 19 | 23 | |
40 ° 11 \' 18 | 79 ° 58 \' 37 | Silt Pond B Sediment Basin | PA | WASHINGTON | 43 | 20 | ||
40 ° 14 \' 38 | 80 ° 55 \' 18 | Lamborne #3 | OH | HARRISON | 30 | 20 | ||
39 ° 58 \' 2 | 80 ° 24 \' 34 | Bailey Sedimentation Pond No 2 | WEST FINLEY | PA | GREENE | 39 | 19 | |
40 ° 32 \' 10 | 79 ° 50 \' 47 | Harmar Storage Pond #4 Slurry Impoundement | PA | ALLEGHENY | 39 | 18 | ||
37° 7 \' 19\" | 82° 55 \' 42\"\" | Oldhouse Branch Impoundment | ROXANA | KY | LETCHER | 260 | 16 | |
37 ° 44 \' 28 | 82 ° 28 \' 10 | Peter Cave Dam | PILGRIM | KY | MARTIN | 60 | 16 | |
40 ° 33 \' 58 | 79 ° 27 \' 0 | Treatment Pond Cleaning Plant | MAYSVILLE | PA | ARMSTRONG | 50 | 16 | |
37° 23 \' 1\" | 82° 48 \' 33\"\" | Big Branch Impoundment | RAVEN | KY | KNOTT | 25 | 16 | |
37° 6 \' 50\" | 83° 19 \' 51\"\" | Left Fork Slurry Impoundment | WENDOVER | KY | LESLIE | 20 | 16 | |
39° 54 \' 32\"\" | 80° 58 \' 60\" | Water Treatment Pond #10 | ALLEDONIA | OH | BELMONT | 23 | 15 | |
37 ° 50 \' 0 | 82 ° 15 \' 27 | Spruce Fork Coal Refuse Impoundment | LENORE | WV | 25671 | MINGO | 145 | 14 |
39°25\'45 | 80°24\'04 | Main North AMD Impoundment | WYATT | WV | 26463 | HARRISON | 55 | 15 |
39 ° 30 \' 02 | 80 ° 10 \' 44 | #41 Slurry Impoundment | BARRACKVILLE | WV | 26559 | MARION | 70 | 12 |
39°30\'02 | 80°10\'44 | Barrackville Coal Refuse Disposal Site | BARRACKVILLE | WV | 26559 | MARION | 70 | 12 |
40° 14 \' 26\" | 81° 2 \' 32\"\" | Brushy Fork Dam #7 | CADIZ | OH | HARRISON | 48 | 11 | |
39 ° 57 \' 56 | 80 ° 24 \' 36 | Bailey Sedimentation Pond No 1 | WEST FINLEY | PA | GREENE | 32 | 11 | |
40 ° 8 \' 48 | 80 ° 3 \' 45 | Eighty Four Pond 7 Debris Control | EIGHTY FOUR | PA | WASHINGTON | 36 | 11 | |
36 ° 52 \' 27 | 83 ° 35 \' 15 | Sims Fork Dam | FIELD | KY | BELL | 60 | 10 | |
39 ° 53 \' 1 | 80 ° 11 \' 46 | Emerald-Sedimentation Pond 11 | PA | GREENE | 25 | 10 | ||
40° 14 \' 56\" | 80° 55 \' 37\"\" | Lamborne #4 | OH | HARRISON | 25 | 10 | ||
Freshwater Impoundment | WV | MINGO | 61 | 8 | ||||
40 ° 32 \' 49 | 79 ° 52 \' 14 | Treatment Pond 14-North Impoundment | PA | ALLEGHENY | 42 | 8 | ||
38° 55 \' 42\" | 82° 34 \' 10\"\" | Cross Valley Water Impoundment | OAK HILL | OH | JACKSON | 20 | 8 | |
39 ° 55 \' 59 | 79 ° 55 \' 59 | Isabella Slurry Pond | EAST MILLSBORO | PA | FAYETTE | 25 | 7 | |
40 ° 24 \' 58 | 80 ° 18 \' 0 | Champion Slurry Duck Pond | MIDWAY | PA | WASHINGTON | 25 | 7 | |
37° 25 \' 49\" | 82° 52 \' 57\"\" | Four Mile Branch Sediment | MOUSIE | KY | KNOTT | 75 | 3 | |
39 ° 38 \' 10 | 81 ° 42 \' 50 | Waterloo Recycling Pond | UNIONVILLE | OH | MUSKINGUM | 22 | 0 |