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 626650 of 1,638

Dam NameHeight (ft)YearHazardCondition
Melrose Mountain Dam #1

Polk County

451972HighFair
Medlin Pond Dam

Vance County

11HighFair
Meditation Lake Dam

Henderson County

22HighFair
Meadowood Lake Dam

Alamance County

15HighFair
Meadowlands Pond Dam

Davidson County

HighFair
Meadowlands Dam

Orange County

18HighFair
Mcneil Lake Dam

Moore County

18HighPoor
Mclendon Creek Dam

Moore County

702000HighFair
Mclamb Lake Dam

Harnett County

101950HighFair
Mckendry-Horner Dam

Lee County

HighNot Rated
Mckellars Lake (Upper)

Cumberland County

121972HighUnsatisfactory
Mckeithan Lake Dam

Moore County

15HighFair
Mcguire Lake Dam

Jackson County

30HighFair
Mcgee Dam

Union County

8HighFair
Mcgarry Dam

Cherokee County

25HighPoor
Mcfayden Lake

Cumberland County

141970HighUnsatisfactory
Mcewen Estate Dam

Alamance County

241950HighFair
Mcdonald Dam

Mecklenburg County

13HighFair
Mccurdy Dam

Alexander County

251986HighFair
Mccrary Lake Dam

Randolph County

151930HighFair
Mccoy Farm Pond

Union County

HighFair
McArthur Lake

Hoke County

211935HighPoor
Mayo Retention Basin Dam

Person County

53HighSatisfactory
Mayo Lake Dam

Person County

100HighSatisfactory
Mayo Fgd Settling Basin Dam

Person County

55HighSatisfactory
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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.