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 801825 of 1,638

Dam NameHeight (ft)YearHazardCondition
Lake Hyco Dam

Person County

681963HighFair
Lake Jane Dam

Haywood County

18HighFair
Lake Jeanette Dam

Guilford County

501943HighFair
Lake Johnson Dam

Wake County

401914HighSatisfactory
Lake Julian Dam

Buncombe County

1061962HighSatisfactory
Lake Junaluska Dam

Haywood County

351913HighPoor
Lake Kannapolis Dam

Rowan County

401940HighPoor
Lake Kenilworth Dam

Buncombe County

441923HighSatisfactory
Lake Lee Dam

Union County

391925HighFair
Lake Lindsay

Harnett County

221935HighPoor
Lake Lochmere Dam

Wake County

261985HighSatisfactory
Lake Logan Dam

Haywood County

621931HighPoor
Lake Lure Dam

Rutherford County

1241927HighFair
Lake Lynn Dam

Cabarrus County

311950HighFair
Lake Lynn Dam

Wake County

421976HighSatisfactory
Lake Mackintosh Dam

Alamance County

691992HighFair
Lake Megan Dam

Transylvania County

20HighFair
Lake Michael Dam

Orange County

351952HighFair
Lake Michie Dam

Durham County

921926HighSatisfactory
Lake Monroe Dam

Union County

461955HighFair
Lake Montonia Dam

Cleveland County

451933HighFair
Lake Myers Family Campground Dam

Davie County

351984HighFair
Lake Orange Dam

Orange County

401969HighSatisfactory
Lake Pinehurst Dam

Moore County

48HighFair
Lake Pinehurst Pond Dam #2

Moore County

20HighFair
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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.