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 226250 of 1,638

Dam NameHeight (ft)YearHazardCondition
Cadence Meadows Dam

Wake County

HighFair
Caldwell Pond Dam

Buncombe County

19HighSatisfactory
Calico Lake Dam

Transylvania County

HighFair
Cambro Lake Dam

Harnett County

121945HighFair
Cameron Dam

Haywood County

31HighSatisfactory
Camp Adventure Lake Dam

Wake County

301930HighFair
Camp Daniel Boone Lake Dam

Haywood County

361951HighPoor
Camp Durant Lake Dam #2

Wake County

25HighSatisfactory
Camp Grier Dam

McDowell County

311930HighFair
Camp Judaea Dam

Henderson County

18HighSatisfactory
Camp Merrimac Dam

Buncombe County

25HighSatisfactory
Camp Occoneechee Dam

Rutherford County

241927HighPoor
Camp Pinewood Lake Dam

Henderson County

14HighSatisfactory
Camp Pond Dam

Wake County

23HighPoor
Camp Ridgecrest Lake Dam

Buncombe County

48HighSatisfactory
Camp Stewart Dam

Mecklenburg County

HighNot Rated
Cane Creek Resevoir Dam

Orange County

721989HighSatisfactory
Cannon Pond Dam

Cabarrus County

HighFair
Cannon Run Dam #1

Cabarrus County

15HighFair
Cape Fear 1963 Ash Basin Dam

Chatham County

22HighPoor
Cape Fear 1970 Ash Basin Dam

Chatham County

27HighPoor
Cape Fear 1978 Ash Basin Dam

Chatham County

27HighFair
Cape Fear 1985 Ash Basin Dam

Chatham County

28HighFair
Capps Pond Dam

Buncombe County

20HighPoor
Cardinal Club Pond Dam

Moore County

251955HighPoor
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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.