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 776800 of 1,638

Dam NameHeight (ft)YearHazardCondition
Lake Charles Dam

Macon County

27HighPoor
Lake Charles Dam

Buncombe County

19HighFair
Lake Charles Dam

Cumberland County

211964HighPoor
Lake Clair Dam

Cumberland County

15HighFair
Lake Concord Dam

Cabarrus County

311926HighFair
Lake Corriher Dam

Rowan County

231953HighPoor
Lake Crabtree Dam

Wake County

451988HighSatisfactory
Lake Craig Dam

Buncombe County

20HighSatisfactory
Lake Daffodil Dam

Cabarrus County

221993HighFair
Lake Devin Dam

Granville County

36HighFair
Lake Don T. Howell Dam

Cabarrus County

551993HighFair
Lake Ellen Dam

Orange County

30HighFair
Lake Elton Dam

Durham County

251962HighFair
Lake Evens Dam

Buncombe County

321962HighSatisfactory
Lake Falmouth Dam

Forsyth County

31HighFair
Lake Fisher Dam

Cabarrus County

501948HighFair
Lake Glenwood Dam

Pitt County

201966HighUnsatisfactory
Lake Hamilton Dam

Guilford County

261931HighFair
Lake Hazel Dam

Rockingham County

221962HighFair
Lake Herman Dam

Guilford County

251920HighFair
Lake Higgins Dam

Guilford County

351956HighFair
Lake Hollifield Dam

Cleveland County

28HighFair
Lake Hosea Dam

Henderson County

251958HighPoor
Lake Hunt Dam

Rockingham County

401966HighFair
Lakehurst Sd Dam

Durham County

261955HighSatisfactory
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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.