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 125 of 1,638

Dam NameHeight (ft)YearHazardCondition
Zebulon Outdoor Storage Dam

Wake County

2022HighSatisfactory
Young's Lake

Cumberland County

261993HighUnsatisfactory
Young Lake Dam #2

Forsyth County

29HighFair
Young Lake Dam

Harnett County

201870HighNot Rated
Young Lake Dam

Rockingham County

201965HighFair
Yanceyville Water Supply Dam

Caswell County

191952HighFair
Yadkinville Wtp Reservoir Dam

Yadkin County

412009HighFair
Yadkin River Water Supply Project Dam

Union County

14HighFair
Yadkin Narrows

Stanly County

2141917HighSatisfactory
Yadkin Falls

Montgomery County

1201919HighFair
Yachtmans Point Dam

Davidson County

172004HighFair
X Way Millpond Dam

Scotland County

151949HighNot Rated
W. Reynolds Dam

Surry County

34HighFair
Wrenn Road Wwtp (Aka Garner Ww) Lagoon #2 Dam

Wake County

331988HighFair
Wrenn Road Wwtp (Aka Garner Ww) Lagoon #1 Dam

Wake County

361988HighFair
Wooten Pond Dam

Wake County

16HighFair
Woolner Dam

Wake County

19HighFair
Woodview Lake Dam Lower

Forsyth County

21HighPoor
Woods Drive Dam

Iredell County

27HighFair
Woodrow Allen Dam

Mecklenburg County

23HighPoor
Woodpecker Lane Dam

Polk County

HighPoor
Woodman Dam

Randolph County

16HighFair
Woodland Hills Dam

Buncombe County

22HighSatisfactory
Wood Lake Dam

Guilford County

151930HighFair
Wood Lake Dam

Hoke County

191981HighFair
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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.