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 176200 of 1,336

Dam NameHeight (ft)YearHazardCondition
Thomas Blue Dam #1

Moore County

23LowFair
Third Creek Watershed Dam #37

Iredell County

371966LowFair
Third Creek Watershed Dam #19

Iredell County

381956LowFair
Third Creek Watershed Dam #11

Iredell County

341956LowFair
Third Creek Watershed Dam #10

Iredell County

331957LowFair
The Falls Dam

Transylvania County

251989LowFair
Temple Pond Dam

Johnston County

25LowFair
Teledyne Allvac Dam #1

Union County

27LowNot Rated
Tedder Dam Upper

Stokes County

25LowNot Rated
Teague Dam

Wake County

24LowFair
Taylor Pond Dam

Beaufort County

21LowNot Rated
Taylor Millpond Dam

Northampton County

151920LowNot Rated
Taylor Lake Dam

Stokes County

28LowNot Rated
Taylor Lake Dam

Duplin County

241948LowNot Rated
Taylor Lake Dam

Buncombe County

25LowSatisfactory
Taylor Lake Dam

Duplin County

201969LowNot Rated
Taylor Lake Dam

Lincoln County

261951LowUnsatisfactory
Taylor-Brown Pond Dam

Bertie County

16LowNot Rated
Tar Heel Farm Lake Dam

Johnston County

171957LowNot Rated
Tanglewood Dam

Forsyth County

271958LowFair
Tandon Lake Dam

Forsyth County

221970LowNot Rated
Talley Dam

Stanly County

231982LowNot Rated
Sylvania Lake Dam

Johnston County

201973LowNot Rated
Sutton 1972 Cooling Lake Dam

New Hanover County

191972LowSatisfactory
Superior Stone Co. Dam

Guilford County

251925LowNot 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.