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

State

Local

370

Private

2,832

Tallest Dams

Fontana Dam480 ft
Hiwassee Dam307 ft
Cheoah 236 ft
Santeetlah 216 ft
Yadkin Narrows 214 ft

High Hazard Dams

Poor Condition Dams

Santeetlah Poor
Moss Lake DamPoor
Gaston Poor
Cliffside Inactive Ash Basin #5 Main DamUnsatisfactory
Turner Shoals DamPoor

All Dams in North Carolina

Showing 1776–1790 of 1,790

All High Hazard Significant Hazard Low Hazard Poor Fair Satisfactory

Dam Name	Height (ft)	Year	Hazard	Condition
Wral Dam Wake County	20	—	Low	Fair
Wrenn Road Wwtp (Aka Garner Ww) Lagoon #1 Dam Wake County	36	1988	High	Fair
Wrenn Road Wwtp (Aka Garner Ww) Lagoon #2 Dam Wake County	33	1988	High	Fair
W. Reynolds Dam Surry County	34	—	High	Fair
Wysong Dam Guilford County	36	—	Low	Fair
Yachtmans Point Dam Davidson County	17	2004	High	Fair
Yadco Lake Dam Moore County	15	1959	Low	Fair
Yadkin Falls Montgomery County	120	1919	High	Fair
Yadkin River Water Supply Project Dam Union County	14	—	High	Fair
Yadkinville Wtp Reservoir Dam Yadkin County	41	2009	High	Fair
Yanceyville Water Supply Dam Caswell County	19	1952	High	Fair
Yates Millpond Dam Wake County	19	1880	Low	Fair
Yelton Dam Rutherford County	72	—	Significant	Fair
Young Lake Dam Rockingham County	20	1965	High	Fair
Young Lake Dam #2 Forsyth County	29	—	High	Fair

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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.