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 101125 of 648

Dam NameHeight (ft)YearHazardCondition
Shirley Farm Hog Lagoon Dam

Greene County

161979SignificantNot Rated
Shephard Lake Dam

Clay County

66SignificantSatisfactory
Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Main Dam

Chatham County

1081983SignificantNot Rated
Shealy Lake Dam Lower

Henderson County

29SignificantSatisfactory
Shaver Dam

Iredell County

191960SignificantFair
Shattalon Lake Dam

Forsyth County

251959SignificantFair
Sei Farms Dam

Henderson County

24SignificantFair
Second Broad River WS #11-5 Dam

McDowell County

221994SignificantFair
Second Broad River WS #10a Dam

McDowell County

491984SignificantSatisfactory
Scott'S Lake Dam

Wilson County

15SignificantPoor
Scott Braswell Dam

Nash County

16SignificantNot Rated
S.C. Lovelace Dam

Gaston County

152002SignificantFair
Schoonbeck Lake Dam

Randolph County

391965SignificantFair
Saylors Lake Dam

Mitchell County

36SignificantSatisfactory
Saxapahaw

Alamance County

281938SignificantSatisfactory
Sassafras Ridge Dam

Jackson County

33SignificantNot Rated
Sas Lower Dam

Wake County

25SignificantSatisfactory
Sardis Road Dam

Mecklenburg County

SignificantNot Rated
Sapphire Lake Upper Dam

Jackson County

201922SignificantFair
Sapphire Lake Lower Dam

Jackson County

201922SignificantFair
Sam Furr Road Dam #2

Mecklenburg County

SignificantNot Rated
Sam Furr Road Dam #1

Mecklenburg County

SignificantNot Rated
Rutherfordton Wastewater Lagoon Upper Dam

Rutherford County

21SignificantPoor
Rutherfordton Wastewater Lagoon Lower Dam

Rutherford County

21SignificantFair
Rutherford County Boe Dam

Rutherford County

SignificantNot 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.