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 15011525 of 1,638

Dam NameHeight (ft)YearHazardCondition
Turnage Millpond Dam

Greene County

141900HighFair
Turner Shoals Dam

Polk County

871925HighPoor
Tusquittee Landing Dam #1

Clay County

HighNot Rated
Tuxedo Hydroelectric Dam

Henderson County

1291920HighSatisfactory
Tuxedo Saddle Dam

Henderson County

40HighSatisfactory
Twin Lake Dam #2

Durham County

15HighFair
Twitty Dam

Union County

601973HighFair
Tynecastle Dam

Avery County

491971HighPoor
Underwood Dam

Wake County

14HighSatisfactory
Underwood Pond Dam

Wake County

17HighFair
University Lake Dam

Orange County

391932HighSatisfactory
University Place Dam

Mecklenburg County

451985HighFair
University Place On The Green Dam

Mecklenburg County

171997HighFair
University Pond Dam

Mecklenburg County

HighFair
Upper (Allen Creek) Dam

Brunswick County

HighNot Rated
Upper Holiday Lake Dam

Lee County

20HighFair
Upper Tanglewood Dam

Cherokee County

311974HighPoor
Upper Toms Creek Nursery Dam

Randolph County

19HighFair
Uwharrie Lake Dam

Guilford County

291958HighFair
Valmont Dam

Henderson County

18HighFair
Victory Dam #1

Union County

HighFair
Village Lake Dam

Mecklenburg County

30HighFair
Village of Wesley Chapel Dam

Union County

HighFair
Vitale Orchard Dam

Macon County

451965HighFair
Vogler Lake Dam

Forsyth County

141969HighFair
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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.