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 701725 of 1,638

Dam NameHeight (ft)YearHazardCondition
Lott Dam

Swain County

231980HighPoor
Lora Young Dam

Transylvania County

36HighUnsatisfactory
Lookout Shoals

Catawba County

881915HighSatisfactory
Longview Lake Dam Upper

Wake County

15HighFair
Longview Lake Dam Lower

Wake County

201945HighSatisfactory
Longleaf Road Dam

Moore County

HighNot Rated
Longleaf Golf Course Dam

Moore County

15HighPoor
Long Lake Dam

Stanly County

311915HighSatisfactory
Long Hope Club Dam

Ashe County

24HighPoor
Lockwood Dam

Cumberland County

14HighNot Rated
Lock Lane Dam

Mecklenburg County

19HighFair
Lochmere Lake Dam #2

Wake County

30HighSatisfactory
Loch Lomond Dam

Cumberland County

21HighNot Rated
Loch Highlands Dam

Wake County

23HighSatisfactory
Little Yadkin River WS Dam #9

Stokes County

34HighFair
Little Yadkin River WS Dam #8a

Stokes County

341998HighFair
Little Yadkin River WS Dam #6

Stokes County

451971HighFair
Little Yadkin River WS Dam #4

Stokes County

631977HighFair
Little Yadkin River WS Dam #29

Stokes County

33HighFair
Little Yadkin River WS Dam #26

Stokes County

31HighFair
Little Yadkin River WS Dam #25

Stokes County

29HighFair
Little Yadkin River WS Dam #20

Stokes County

291990HighFair
Little Yadkin River WS Dam #18

Stokes County

321988HighFair
Little Yadkin River WS Dam #17

Stokes County

301989HighFair
Little Yadkin River WS Dam #14, 16

Stokes County

19HighFair
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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.