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 15011525 of 1,638

Dam NameHeight (ft)YearHazardCondition
Blanchard Lake Dam #2

Harnett County

211953HighPoor
Blanchard Lake Dam #1

Harnett County

501943HighPoor
Blanchard Dam #4

Harnett County

37HighPoor
Black Run Creek Dam

Cabarrus County

481988HighFair
Black Mountain Reservoir Dam

Buncombe County

46HighSatisfactory
Blackhawk Dam

Wake County

24HighSatisfactory
Blackburn Lake Dam

Orange County

171952HighFair
Biltmore Lake Dam (Enka Lake Dam)

Buncombe County

261933HighSatisfactory
Billingsley Dam

Mecklenburg County

18HighFair
Big Warrior Creek Dam

Wilkes County

762000HighFair
Big Muddy Lake

Scotland County

201937HighPoor
Bibey Pond Dam #2

Moore County

15HighFair
Bibey Pond Dam #1

Moore County

18HighPoor
Beverly Crest Dam

Mecklenburg County

25HighFair
B. Everett Jordan Dam

Chatham County

1141974HighNot Available
Betty Kay Lake Dam

Transylvania County

311962HighFair
Betts Pond Dam

Wake County

20HighFair
Bessemer City Water Treatment Reservoir Dam

Gaston County

20HighFair
Berry Downs Dam

Johnston County

18HighFair
Beroth Lake Dam

Forsyth County

16HighNot Rated
Berewick Farm Pond Dam #2

Mecklenburg County

152006HighFair
Ben Webber Lake Dam

Gaston County

341982HighFair
Bentwinds Upper Dam

Wake County

251977HighFair
Bent Creek Ranch Dam

Buncombe County

20HighNot Rated
Bennetts Bridge Upper South Dam

Duplin County

15HighNot Rated
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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.