North Carolina Dams

3,622 dams tracked by the National Inventory of Dams

Total Dams

3,622

High Hazard

1,638

45.2%

Poor / Unsatisfactory

381

Average Age

65 yrs

Hazard Classification

High1,638 (45.2%)
Significant648 (17.9%)
Low1,336 (36.9%)

Condition Assessment

Satisfactory492 (13.6%)
Fair1,790 (49.4%)
Poor / Unsatisfactory381 (10.5%)
Not Rated959 (26.5%)

Federal

52

State

73

Local

370

Private

2,832

All Dams in North Carolina

Showing 226250 of 1,790

Dam NameHeight (ft)YearHazardCondition
Temple Lake Dam

Alleghany County

411960HighFair
Tedder Dam Lower

Stokes County

261986HighFair
Teague Lake Dam

Guilford County

251947HighFair
Teague Dam

Wake County

24LowFair
Tcheng Dam

Durham County

HighFair
Tate Dam

Alamance County

18HighFair
Tarheel Lake Dam

Transylvania County

23SignificantFair
Tanglewood Dam

Forsyth County

271958LowFair
Tallywood Dam

Cumberland County

23HighFair
Table Rock Fish Hatchery Dam

Burke County

231947SignificantFair
Symphony Park Dam

Mecklenburg County

402002HighFair
Sykes Lake Dam

Durham County

211951HighFair
Sykes Dambax Dam

Transylvania County

HighFair
Sycamore Ridge Dam

Cabarrus County

15HighFair
Swiss Pine Lake Dam

Mitchell County

351961HighFair
Sweetgrass Dam

Watauga County

352008HighFair
Swansgate Dam #1

Davidson County

101983HighFair
Swann Water Treatment Plant Rwr Dam #1 (Aka Nw)

Forsyth County

412003HighFair
Swann Water Treatment Plant Rwr Dam #1 (Aka Nw)

Forsyth County

382004HighFair
Swan Lake Dam

Moore County

12HighFair
Sutton Dam

Wake County

17HighFair
Sunset Lake Dam #1

Stanly County

251948LowFair
Sunset Lake Dam

Wake County

251923HighFair
Sunny Acres Farm Dam

Gaston County

25LowFair
Sunbeam Farm Lake Dam #2

Gaston County

28LowFair
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Data sourced from the National Inventory of Dams (NID). Hazard classification reflects potential consequences of failure, not the likelihood of failure.