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 551575 of 1,638

Dam NameHeight (ft)YearHazardCondition
Newman-Bowman Dam

Rockingham County

18HighFair
New Johnson Pond Dam

Lee County

221991HighFair
New Hope Fishing Lake West Dam

Iredell County

24HighFair
New Hope Fishing Lake East Dam

Iredell County

24HighFair
Newcomb Lake Dam

Durham County

151942HighSatisfactory
Neuse River Ww Treatment Plant Equalization Basin Dam

Wake County

362006HighSatisfactory
Nelson Park Dam

Rutherford County

271981HighPoor
N. Durham Quarry West Dam

Durham County

16HighSatisfactory
N. Durham Quarry East Dam

Durham County

16HighSatisfactory
Ncsu Unit No. 4 Dam

Wake County

27HighFair
Ncsu Centennial Campus Farm Pond Dam

Wake County

20HighFair
Nc Hwy 11-903 Dam

Duplin County

HighNot Rated
National Fruit Products Dam

Lincoln County

30HighFair
Nantahala - Gated Spillway and 2 Fuseplugs

Macon County

451942HighSatisfactory
Myrick Lake Dam

Wake County

13HighFair
Murray Hilton Lake Dam

Rutherford County

501963HighSatisfactory
Murray Hill Lake Dam

Cumberland County

121800HighNot Rated
Mundorf Lake Dam

Union County

171955HighFair
Mulberry Farm Dam

Madison County

HighSatisfactory
Muddy Creek Dam #8

McDowell County

621964HighFair
Muddy Creek Dam #3

McDowell County

36HighSatisfactory
Muddy Creek Dam

McDowell County

341975HighPoor
Mt. Vernon Estates Dam

Cumberland County

141989HighNot Rated
Mt. Olive Waste Water Treatment Plant #2 Dam

Wayne County

242008HighFair
Msd Treatment Plant Dam

Buncombe County

751967HighSatisfactory
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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.