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 776800 of 1,638

Dam NameHeight (ft)YearHazardCondition
Landmark Apartments (Tribridge) Dam

Wake County

18HighFair
Landis Water Reservoir Dam

Rowan County

251955HighFair
Landis Lake Dam

Rowan County

25HighPoor
Lancewood Dam

Jackson County

20HighFair
Lampley Dam

Richmond County

HighNot Rated
Lambert Pond Dam #2

Wake County

HighNot Rated
Lambert Dam

Franklin County

18HighFair
Lakota Farm Dam

Guilford County

29HighFair
Lake Windemere Dam

Guilford County

26HighFair
Lake Wilson Dam

Wilson County

201960HighFair
Lake Wheeler Dam

Wake County

381956HighFair
Lake Wanteska Dam

Transylvania County

701972HighFair
Lake Vista Dam

Durham County

201958HighSatisfactory
Lakeview Farm Dam

Guilford County

21HighFair
Lakeview Dam At Faires Farm

Mecklenburg County

12HighFair
Lakeview Acres Dam

Stokes County

21HighFair
Lake Toxaway Lower Dam

Transylvania County

601964HighFair
Lake Townsend Dam

Guilford County

411969HighFair
Lake Tomahawk Dam

Buncombe County

221935HighSatisfactory
Lake Tiaroga Dam

Transylvania County

47HighFair
Lake Thom-A-Lex Dam

Davidson County

431957HighFair
Lake Tahoma Dam

McDowell County

731928HighSatisfactory
Lake Tabor Dam

Columbus County

151999HighNot Rated
Lake Swannanoa Dam

Durham County

HighFair
Lake Susan Dam

Buncombe County

201925HighSatisfactory
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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.