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 14011425 of 1,638

Dam NameHeight (ft)YearHazardCondition
Camp Pinewood Lake Dam

Henderson County

14HighSatisfactory
Camp Occoneechee Dam

Rutherford County

241927HighPoor
Camp Merrimac Dam

Buncombe County

25HighSatisfactory
Camp Judaea Dam

Henderson County

18HighSatisfactory
Camp Grier Dam

McDowell County

311930HighFair
Camp Durant Lake Dam #2

Wake County

25HighSatisfactory
Camp Daniel Boone Lake Dam

Haywood County

361951HighPoor
Camp Adventure Lake Dam

Wake County

301930HighFair
Cameron Dam

Haywood County

31HighSatisfactory
Cambro Lake Dam

Harnett County

121945HighFair
Calico Lake Dam

Transylvania County

HighFair
Caldwell Pond Dam

Buncombe County

19HighSatisfactory
Cadence Meadows Dam

Wake County

HighFair
Cade Dam

Polk County

HighPoor
Cabarrus Country Club Lake Dam B

Cabarrus County

23HighFair
Byrd Dam

Wake County

201981HighFair
Bv Hedrick Tailings Dike #3 Dam

Anson County

351989HighFair
B. Vann Dam

Sampson County

20HighFair
Busbee Reservoir Dam

Buncombe County

201914HighSatisfactory
Burnside Drive Dam

Wake County

19HighFair
Burningtown Lake Dam

Macon County

351970HighUnsatisfactory
Bunn Lake Dam

Franklin County

191930HighFair
Bullins Lake Dam

Randolph County

18HighFair
Bullings Creek Dam

Henderson County

HighSatisfactory
Bullard and Patterson Dam

Wake County

8HighFair
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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.