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 14011425 of 1,790

Dam NameHeight (ft)YearHazardCondition
R.S. Jones Jr Upper Dam

Macon County

20HighFair
Rudy Hill Dam

Wayne County

191964HighFair
Ruth Bryan Dam

Wayne County

132000HighFair
Rutherfordton Wastewater Lagoon Lower Dam

Rutherford County

21SignificantFair
Salem Lake Dam

Forsyth County

372012HighFair
Salisbury City Park Dam

Rowan County

151936HighFair
Salisbury Community Park Dam

Rowan County

322001HighFair
Samonds Dam

Mecklenburg County

13HighFair
Sampson Acres Lake Dam

Sampson County

301968LowFair
Sam Wall Dam

Wake County

19LowFair
Sanders Lake Dam

Cumberland County

331955LowFair
Sandler Mcnairy Dam

Guilford County

251991LowFair
Sandy Woods Lake Dam

Moore County

251950LowFair
Sanford Raw Water Reservoir Dam

Lee County

301993HighFair
San-Lee Park Dam

Lee County

311945HighFair
San-Lee Park Upper Dam

Lee County

13HighFair
Sapona Country Club Dam

Davidson County

22HighFair
Sapphire Lake Lower Dam

Jackson County

201922SignificantFair
Sapphire Lakes G & T Dam #1

Transylvania County

501984HighFair
Sapphire Lake Upper Dam

Jackson County

201922SignificantFair
Sapphire Lower Dam

Transylvania County

351993LowFair
Schoonbeck Lake Dam

Randolph County

391965SignificantFair
S.C. Lovelace Dam

Gaston County

152002SignificantFair
Scotch-Irish Plantation Lake Dam

Rowan County

261958LowFair
Scott Dam

Randolph County

27LowFair
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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.