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 301–316 of 316

All High Hazard Significant Hazard Low Hazard Poor Fair Satisfactory

Dam Name	Height (ft)	Year	Hazard	Condition
Barus Dam Burke County	22	—	High	Poor
Barbour Pond Dam Cumberland County	16	—	Significant	Poor
Ballentine Farms Pond Dam Wake County	20	—	High	Poor
Baker Quarry Lake Dam Union County	35	1969	High	Poor
Ayers Upper Dam Yancey County	—	—	High	Poor
Ayers Pond Dam Yancey County	22	—	High	Poor
Ashe Lake Dam Ashe County	50	1955	High	Poor
Arrowhead Dam Anson County	20	1978	Low	Poor
Appalachian Ski Mountain Lake Dam Watauga County	42	1981	High	Poor
Andrews Dam Avery County	27	—	Significant	Poor
American Legion Lake Dam Mecklenburg County	25	1950	Low	Poor
Allen Park Dam Upper Wake County	—	—	High	Poor
Al Beshears Dam Wilkes County	30	—	High	Poor
Akins Lake Dam #2 Wake County	20	1959	Low	Poor
A & C Enterprise Dam Moore County	35	1980	Low	Poor
6301 Grasshopper Road Dam Wake County	19	—	High	Poor

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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.