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 2650 of 316

Dam NameHeight (ft)YearHazardCondition
Weeks Lake Dam

Edgecombe County

181956LowPoor
Webbs Millpond Dam

Nash County

151918LowPoor
Watson Lake Dam

Lee County

321956HighPoor
Waters Lake Dam

Burke County

301968SignificantPoor
Warrior Mountain Dam

Polk County

22HighPoor
Warren Dam

Gaston County

23HighPoor
Wall Store Road Dam

Wake County

SignificantPoor
Wall Lake Dam

Richmond County

151913HighPoor
Upper Tanglewood Dam

Cherokee County

311974HighPoor
Tynecastle Dam

Avery County

491971HighPoor
Turner Shoals Dam

Polk County

871925HighPoor
Trout Lake Dam

Jackson County

291952HighPoor
Tritonia Dam

Macon County

25HighPoor
Trimont Trail Dam

Macon County

HighPoor
Town of Sylva Water Supply Dam

Jackson County

291973HighPoor
Town of Boone Water Supply Dam

Watauga County

771957HighPoor
Thunder Lake Dam

Transylvania County

421962HighPoor
Thagards Lake Dam

Moore County

211964HighPoor
Texas Pond

Cumberland County

101963HighPoor
Sunrise Recreation Club Dam

Wake County

12SignificantPoor
Sunnyside Lake Dam

Rutherford County

241950HighPoor
Sunnybrook Dam

Wake County

18SignificantPoor
Summit Camp Dam Upper

Transylvania County

301979LowPoor
Sturtevant Dam

Transylvania County

21SignificantPoor
Strickland Bridge Dam

Cumberland County

15HighPoor
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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.