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 851875 of 1,638

Dam NameHeight (ft)YearHazardCondition
Lake Elton Dam

Durham County

251962HighFair
Lake Ellen Dam

Orange County

30HighFair
Lake Don T. Howell Dam

Cabarrus County

551993HighFair
Lake Devin Dam

Granville County

36HighFair
Lake Daffodil Dam

Cabarrus County

221993HighFair
Lake Craig Dam

Buncombe County

20HighSatisfactory
Lake Crabtree Dam

Wake County

451988HighSatisfactory
Lake Corriher Dam

Rowan County

231953HighPoor
Lake Concord Dam

Cabarrus County

311926HighFair
Lake Clair Dam

Cumberland County

15HighFair
Lake Charles Dam

Buncombe County

19HighFair
Lake Charles Dam

Macon County

27HighPoor
Lake Charles Dam

Cumberland County

211964HighPoor
Lake Carolina Dam

Harnett County

301965HighFair
Lake Cammack Dam

Alamance County

61HighFair
Lake Butner Dam

Granville County

80HighFair
Lake Brandt Dam

Guilford County

391960HighFair
Lake Benson Dam

Wake County

261952HighFair
Lake Auman Dam

Moore County

931979HighFair
Lake Amberly Dam

Wake County

232001HighSatisfactory
Lady Marion Dam

McDowell County

26HighPoor
Kyle Siler Dam

Randolph County

HighNot Rated
Kyle Boone Dam

Buncombe County

20HighFair
Kyfields Condominiums Dam

Buncombe County

25HighSatisfactory
K & W Lake Dam

Forsyth County

28HighFair
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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.