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 13761400 of 1,638

Dam NameHeight (ft)YearHazardCondition
Carriage Park Dam #1

Henderson County

662004HighFair
Carpenter Lake Dam

Lincoln County

301958HighUnsatisfactory
Carpenter Dam

Surry County

17HighFair
Carolina Pines Dam

Wake County

221948HighFair
Carolina Lakes Dam #2

Harnett County

161985HighFair
Carolina Lakes Dam #1

Harnett County

271985HighFair
Carolina Golf and Country Club Irrigation Dam

Mecklenburg County

272007HighFair
Carolina Country Club Water Harvesting Pond Dam

Wake County

2013HighFair
Carolina Country Club Dam

Wake County

16HighFair
Carolina Commons Dam

Craven County

2009HighFair
Carmel Hills Pond Dam

Mecklenburg County

14HighFair
Cardinal Lake Dam

Guilford County

19HighFair
Cardinal Lake Dam

Moore County

251971HighFair
Cardinal Club Pond Dam

Moore County

251955HighPoor
Capps Pond Dam

Buncombe County

20HighPoor
Cape Fear 1985 Ash Basin Dam

Chatham County

28HighFair
Cape Fear 1978 Ash Basin Dam

Chatham County

27HighFair
Cape Fear 1970 Ash Basin Dam

Chatham County

27HighPoor
Cape Fear 1963 Ash Basin Dam

Chatham County

22HighPoor
Cannon Run Dam #1

Cabarrus County

15HighFair
Cannon Pond Dam

Cabarrus County

HighFair
Cane Creek Resevoir Dam

Orange County

721989HighSatisfactory
Camp Stewart Dam

Mecklenburg County

HighNot Rated
Camp Ridgecrest Lake Dam

Buncombe County

48HighSatisfactory
Camp Pond Dam

Wake County

23HighPoor
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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.