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 14261450 of 1,638

Dam NameHeight (ft)YearHazardCondition
Buffalo Ranch Lake Dam

Cabarrus County

151956HighFair
Buffalo Millpond Dam

Vance County

201864HighFair
Buffalo Lake Dam

Guilford County

231922HighFair
Buffalo Lake Dam

Harnett County

461953HighFair
Buck Main Ash Basin Dam

Rowan County

701957HighSatisfactory
Buckhorn Lake Dam

Guilford County

201960HighFair
Buckhorn Lake Dam

Wilson County

20HighFair
Buck Basin #2 To Basin #3 Dam

Rowan County

201979HighSatisfactory
Buck Basin #1 To Basin #2 Dam

Rowan County

251982HighSatisfactory
Buck Ash Basin Divider Dam

Rowan County

101977HighSatisfactory
Buck Ash Basin #1 Dam

Rowan County

721982HighSatisfactory
Bryson City Water Supply Dam

Swain County

751977HighFair
Bryson

Swain County

451925HighFair
Brushy Creek Dam #8

Avery County

281965HighSatisfactory
Brush Creek Upper Dam

Macon County

12HighFair
Brush Creek Lower Dam

Macon County

10HighFair
Bruce Hughes Dam

Randolph County

HighFair
Broyhill Walking Park Dam

Caldwell County

20HighFair
Broyhill Baptist Children'S Home Pond Dam

Haywood County

33HighFair
Browns Lake Dam

Macon County

23HighPoor
Brookway Dam

Guilford County

16HighFair
Brook Valley Country Club Dam

Pitt County

111965HighFair
Brooks Pond Dam

Wake County

15HighPoor
Brooks Pond Dam

Cleveland County

HighFair
Brooks Lake Dam

Guilford County

251928HighFair
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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.