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 10261050 of 1,790

Dam NameHeight (ft)YearHazardCondition
Lutz Dam

Buncombe County

33SignificantFair
Lye Dam

Franklin County

16SignificantFair
Lynco Dam (Aka Forbis Lake Dam)

Guilford County

24HighFair
Lynwood Lake Dam

Guilford County

331962HighFair
Macedonia Lake Dam

Henderson County

452000HighFair
Macgregor Downs Lake Dam

Wake County

351948HighFair
Mahler'S Pond Dam

Polk County

301965HighFair
Maiden Water Plant Lake Dam

Catawba County

261965HighFair
Mailman Road Dam 5

Wake County

5SignificantFair
Mallard Creek Wrf Equalization Basin Dam

Mecklenburg County

231979SignificantFair
Mallard Lake Dam

Guilford County

23HighFair
Mallard Lake Dam Lower

Forsyth County

231967HighFair
Mallard Lake Dam Upper

Forsyth County

231967HighFair
Mallard Lake Dam Upper West

Forsyth County

211967HighFair
Mallard Pond Dam

Wake County

16HighFair
Manchester Dam

Wake County

23HighFair
Maness Dam

Swain County

39LowFair
Maplecroft Dam

Mecklenburg County

20HighFair
Maples Fishing Pond Dam

Cleveland County

161960HighFair
Marblehead Lake Dam

Forsyth County

29LowFair
Marchman Lake Dam

Transylvania County

18HighFair
Maready Lake Dam

Forsyth County

26LowFair
Marimont Lower Dam

McDowell County

201965SignificantFair
Marks Creek Dam

Wake County

19HighFair
Marlwood Lake Dam

Mecklenburg County

121955LowFair
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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.