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 826850 of 1,638

Dam NameHeight (ft)YearHazardCondition
Lake Lure Dam

Rutherford County

1241927HighFair
Lake Logan Dam

Haywood County

621931HighPoor
Lake Lochmere Dam

Wake County

261985HighSatisfactory
Lake Lindsay

Harnett County

221935HighPoor
Lake Lee Dam

Union County

391925HighFair
Lake Kenilworth Dam

Buncombe County

441923HighSatisfactory
Lake Kannapolis Dam

Rowan County

401940HighPoor
Lake Junaluska Dam

Haywood County

351913HighPoor
Lake Julian Dam

Buncombe County

1061962HighSatisfactory
Lake Johnson Dam

Wake County

401914HighSatisfactory
Lake Jeanette Dam

Guilford County

501943HighFair
Lake Jane Dam

Haywood County

18HighFair
Lake Hyco Dam

Person County

681963HighFair
Lakehurst Sd Dam

Durham County

261955HighSatisfactory
Lake Hunt Dam

Rockingham County

401966HighFair
Lake Hosea Dam

Henderson County

251958HighPoor
Lake Hollifield Dam

Cleveland County

28HighFair
Lake Higgins Dam

Guilford County

351956HighFair
Lake Herman Dam

Guilford County

251920HighFair
Lake Hazel Dam

Rockingham County

221962HighFair
Lake Hamilton Dam

Guilford County

261931HighFair
Lake Glenwood Dam

Pitt County

201966HighUnsatisfactory
Lake Fisher Dam

Cabarrus County

501948HighFair
Lake Falmouth Dam

Forsyth County

31HighFair
Lake Evens Dam

Buncombe County

321962HighSatisfactory
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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.